Trump, Senate and NIH

Trump's pick for NIH director clears committee, heads to full Senate vote
The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions voted Thursday morning to advance President Donald Trump's pick to head the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, in a 12 to 11 party line vote.
Trump’s FDA and NIH picks clear committee, teeing up final Senate confirmation
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee approved Dr. Jayanta Bhattacharya’s nomination to be NIH director in a 12-11 vote and backed Dr. Martin Makary’s bid to be
Trump’s NIH pick grilled on research funding cuts and vaccine views in Senate hearing
President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the National Institutes of Health answered sharp questions in a confirmation hearing Wednesday about his views on vaccines, research funding and the role scientists should play in a pandemic.
Trump's Nominees to Run FDA, NIH Get Greenlighted by Senate Committee
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions (HELP) Committee voted Thursday to recommend that the Senate confirm President Trump's nominees to run the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the FDA.
Trump’s NIH Pick Urges ‘Scientific Dissent’ in Senate Hearing Remarks
Jay Bhattacharya, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the US National Institutes of Health, will tell senators this week that he plans to establish a culture of “scientific dissent” at the agency.
Trump’s NIH and FDA nominees advance to full Senate vote
Two of President Donald Trump’s key public health nominations advanced at the committee level Thursday morning, moving them to consideration in the full Senate. The Senate Committee on Health, Education,
Trump’s picks to run FDA and NIH win approval from Senate’s health committee
Jay Bhattacharya, nominee for National Institutes of Health director, and FDA pick Marty Makary clear key Senate committee.
As Trump, Musk cuts lead to Hopkins layoffs, public funding of universities under the spotlight
Some scrambled to wind down projects that suddenly lost funding, some brushed up their resumes after being told this week ...
Trump’s NIH pick recounts censorship by Biden for views on COVID: ‘Science … needs free speech’
Science should be an engine for freedom,” Dr. Jayanta Bhattacharya told senators. “Not something where it stands on top of ...
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Republicans Again Reject Durbin’s Unanimous Consent Request To Pass Resolution In Support Of Medical Research At NIH
WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, in a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) again asked for ...
US judge bars Trump administration from cutting medical school research funding from NIH
A judge on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump's administration from carrying out steep cuts to federal grant funding ...
Trump NIH appointee defends president's research funding cuts, lays out new vision for future
Donald Trump's pick to lead the NIH, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, spent much of his time during his confirmation hearing Wednesday defending the president's move to cap indirect research costs doled out by ...
Trump pick to lead NIH pressed on response to possible DOGE cuts at hearing
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, President Trump's nominee to lead the National Institutes of Health, faced scrutiny over how he would ...
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NIH cuts funding for vaccine-hesitancy research. mRNA research may be next
The National Institutes of Health is terminating dozens of studies examining why people are hesitant about vaccines and how ...
Universities Scramble to Avoid Being Trump’s Next Target
Amid the DEI backlash and funding threats, universities nationwide are canceling events and rescinding grad school offers.