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In an escalating legal battle, the Trump administration is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to approve its plan to cut billions from NIH grants, claiming that diversity programs misappropriate federal funds. This request comes despite a ruling by Judge William Young to halt these cuts due to violations of federal law.
The NIH, known as the world’s largest funder of biomedical research, is embroiled in controversy. Trump’s budget blueprint aims to reshape government spending and reduce funding, which critics argue politicizes scientific inquiry and negatively impacts global healthcare outcomes.
With a conservative-majority Supreme Court often favoring the administration, this latest legal move seeks to overturn lower court decisions, emphasizing the need for administrative coherence and legal conformity. Meanwhile, resistance grows, highlighting broader debates on government roles in diversity and gender-related initiatives.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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