The Trump administration is preparing an executive order that would place approval of National Institutes of Health research grants under a new White House-led board, giving the president a direct mechanism to block biomedical awards that diverge from his policy agenda.
The expected order follows a Friday meeting at which senior officials accused the NIH of supporting “woke” initiatives that conflicted with Trump’s priorities. The proposal was reported by the Washington Post and Politico.
White House would gain a direct veto
Russell Vought, director of the White House Office of Management and
