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Trump Can’t Cap Overhead Rate on NIH Grants to Research Universities, Appeals Court Rules
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1/7/26Inside Higher Ed
Congress Plans to Largely Buck Trump on NSF, NASA, Energy Department Cuts
Federal lawmakers crafting appropriations legislation for this fiscal year have released plans that largely reject President Trump’s huge proposed cuts to the National Science Foundation, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the Energy Department
1/6/26Washington Post
Congress has four weeks to dodge another shutdown
Lawmakers are back in Washington this week for a four-week sprint to finish funding the government before the current spending law runs out on Jan. 30. If they fail, they will need to pass another short-term extension or spark another government shutdown just two and a half months after the last one, the longest funding lapse in U.S. history
1/6/26The Chronicle
Universities Need a New Defense
The American university remains the standard for the world. Some of the most talented individuals from around the globe spend their lives as professors on American campuses working to discover new knowledge and introduce the next generation to accomplishments of the human mind. But this moment has brought severe and unprecedented challenges to its continued viability — indeed, to its very existence. The most immediate threats come, of course, from our own federal government
1/6/26Marijuana Moment
Senate Approves Trump’s White House Drug Czar Pick Who Supports Medical Marijuana As Rescheduling Looms
The Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump’s pick to serve as White House drug czar…. Despite her personal ambiguity on the rescheduling issue, Trump last month signed an executive order directing the attorney general to expeditiously complete the process of moving cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA)
1/5/26Gov Exec
Trump administration agrees to drop anti-DEI criteria for stalled health research grants
The Health and Human Services Department will allow the National Institutes of Health to resume considering current research grant applications while legal challenges over the Trump administration's new grant funding criteria play out in court.
1/5/26GAO-26-107444
Federal Awards : Selected Programs Did Not Fully Include Identified Practices to Enhance Oversight and Fraud Prevention
We looked at how 5 programs oversee awards and prevent fraud. But—contrary to leading practices and requirements—4 of them didn't have or document key processes for preventing fraud. This increases their risk of fraud. Our 12 recommendations address this and other issues