White House drafting executive order to take over NIH grant approvals: Reports

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White House Headlines - September 21, 2026

White House Headlines - September 21, 2026

The Trump administration is reportedly putting together an executive order to move the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) grant approval process away from the agency and giving political appointees more control.

Reports emerged over the weekend that the Oval Office was considering enforcing more political oversight into NIH’s grantmaking process.

The Washington Post was first to report of a fraught meeting held in the Oval Office on Friday in which senior administration staffers argued over whether NIH was continuing to fund research at odds with President Trump’s........

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