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White House Considering Plan to Reshape Health Research

In 2023, the conservative think tank, The Heritage Foundation, published its dream plan for a second Trump presidency in an initiative titled Project 2025. The foundation wrote, “funding for scientific research should not be controlled by a small group of highly paid and unaccountable insiders at the NIH (National Institutes of Health).” Three years later, the Trump Administration has begun a push to shift oversight of NIH grants to a politically appointed committee.

NationalColby NixonSeptember 28, 2026NIH, Trump Administration, GrantmakingComment

RFK Jr.’s War on the CDC Risks Public Trust

During his confirmation hearings, RFK jr. pledged that he would not take actions that discourage people from getting vaccines. However, recent HHS decisions have restricted approvals and made access to COVID-19 vaccines more difficult.

Editor's Picks, Opinion, ColumnsAidan TobinOctober 12, 2025RFK Jr., NIH, Trump, Public Health, Vaccines, Opinion Piece, Column PieceComment

Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks President Trump’s Plan To Downsize The Budget for the National Institutes of Health

While Trump’s NIH budget cuts are long-term goal for the Republican Party, a swift response by a federal judge showed that this executive action would not go unchallenged.