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Staff fired, major U.S. government climate change website likely to be closed.

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Major US climate website likely to be shut down after almost all staff fired Exclusive: Climate.gov, which supports public education on climate science, will soon no longer publish new content The Guardian
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U.S. universities struggle to continue cancer research amid Trump administration budget cuts

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Universities struggle to keep cancer research afloat amid Trump funding cuts The pause of billions of dollars in research funding to universities has had devastating effects on cancer research as lab work is put on hold and schools are halting the acceptance of new Ph.D. st… llonas The Hill

 

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Major U.S. universities sue to block Trump cuts to NSF research funding

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Major universities sue to block Trump cuts to NSF research funding

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Trump's draft budget reportedly proposes billions of cuts in health, child care and other domestic programs

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Trump's 2026 budget proposal plans billions in cuts, New York Times reported

President Donald Trump's administration aims to cut billions of dollars from programs that support child care, health research, education and housing in its fiscal 2026 budget proposal, the New York Times reported on Friday.
The plan would also hit community development and housing assistance and is being finalized by the White House's Office of Management and Budget, according to the report, which cited preliminary documents.
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NIH considering halting all new research grants to half a dozen top universities.

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NIH said to have halted awarding of new grants to top universities Universities whose NIH funding has been frozen may face further strain as the agency holds off awarding new grants to at least a half dozen of them, according to an internal email. Anil Oza STAT

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About 40 per cent of Trump administration's science funding cuts affect states he won

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Beyond Ivy League, RFK Jr.’s NIH Slashed Science Funding Across States That Backed Trump - KFF Health News A KFF Health News analysis underscores how the terminations have spared no part of the country, politically or geographically. Of the organizations that had grants cut in the first month, about 40% are in states President Donald Trump won in November. khnkit KFF Health News

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Trump administration budget document outlines massive proposed cuts in health and even head start programs

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Internal budget document reveals extent of Trump’s proposed health cuts HHS would be asked to absorb a $40 billion cut, about one-third of its discretionary budget. The Washington Post
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