New lawsuit accuses Trump administration of blocking NIH grants as form of censorship
Activists hold signs during sen Angela Alsobrooks's ‘Sick of It’ rally outside the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, 10 May 2025. Photograph: Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call via Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenActivists hold signs during sen Angela Alsobrooks's ‘Sick of It’ rally outside the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, 10 May 2025. Losing this funding has forced us to abruptly cancel appointments for participants, preventing them from receiving promised research results, and slowing or stopping critical data analysis.
- ▪Activists hold signs during sen Angela Alsobrooks's ‘Sick of It’ rally outside the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, 10 May 2025.
- ▪Photograph: Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call via Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenActivists hold signs during sen Angela Alsobrooks's ‘Sick of It’ rally outside the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, 10 May 2025.
- ▪Losing this funding has forced us to abruptly cancel appointments for participants, preventing them from receiving promised research results, and slowing or stopping critical data analysis.
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Activists hold signs during sen Angela Alsobrooks's ‘Sick of It’ rally outside the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, 10 May 2025. Photograph: Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call via Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenActivists hold signs during sen Angela Alsobrooks's ‘Sick of It’ rally outside the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, 10 May 2025. Photograph: Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call via Getty ImagesTrump administrationNew lawsuit accuses Trump administration of blocking NIH grants as form of censorshipThe administration has used a list of 235 keywords – such as ‘gender’ and ‘racist’ – to prevent topics from being fundedJessica GlenzaWed 16 Sep 2026 14.20 EDTLast modified on Wed 16 Sep 2026 14.23 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleResearchers filed a class action…
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