White House Abandons Plan to Give Political Appointees Veto Power Over NIH Research Grants

By Anil Oza and Chelsea Cirruzzo · STAT News · 2026-09-23

According to STAT News, a proposed executive order that would have allowed political appointees to block National Institutes of Health funding appears to have stalled following intense bipartisan pushback. Senator Susan Collins and other lawmakers successfully challenged the Whit

According to STAT News, a proposed executive order that would have allowed political appointees to block National Institutes of Health funding appears to have stalled following intense bipartisan pushback. Senator Susan Collins and other lawmakers successfully challenged the Whit