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Trump Administration Funding Delays Worry NIH Grant Recipients
3/3/26New York Times
How Trump Keeps Withholding Money After Being Sued 198 Times
President Trump has tried to withhold billions of dollars in federal funding to coerce states, punish opponents, remake programs and impose his views. His targets have repeatedly sued to stop him, and the courts have repeatedly rebuked him — only for the president to try again and again. Take just these seven cases, all of them tied to the administration’s efforts to block funds from “sanctuary” communities, those that restrict cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
3/3/26Inside Higher Ed
Florida Board Approves Ban on H-1B Visas
Earlier this year, Florida governor Ron DeSantis asked the board to ban the use of H-1Bs in order to “make sure our citizens here in Florida are first in line for job opportunities” and to limit professors coming from China and elsewhere. During the pause, the chancellor’s office will study the use and costs of H-1Bs at public institutions.
2/27/26Nature
White House stalls release of approved US science budgets
Weeks after the US Congress rejected unprecedented cuts to science budgets that the administration of US President Donald Trump had sought for 2026 , funding to several agencies that award research grants is still not freely flowing.
2/26/25Science
Private money cannot replace public funding of science
Who should pay for American science? In the current political climate, many are looking to the private sector to compensate for cuts in public funding. At the Harvard School of Public Health—particularly hard-hit by Trump administration cuts—