Donald Trump seeks to bring health-research funding under his control, Politico reports

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Donald Trump has directed his budget director, Russ Vought, ‌to draft an executive order to create a board that would ‌decide which grants would be funded ‌by ⁠the National Institutes of Health…

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  • Reported by The Hindu and published Sun, 20 Sep 2026 06:36:10 UTC.

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