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Bipartisan opposition, led by Senator Susan Collins, appears to have halted the initiative.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-09-24T10:25:14.182Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-09-23T23:26:01.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-24T10:25:14.182Z","readTime":"2 min read","scores":{"trust":76,"critic":75,"hype":15,"notes":{"trust":"Named Senator Susan Collins and $48 billion figure give corroborated sources, plus multiple independent outlets.","critic":"Facts are specific, figures and dates given, and next steps noted, though no direct quotes appear.","hype":"Neutral language and modest headlines keep sensationalism low."}},"tags":["#NIH","#WhiteHouse","#ExecutiveOrder","#ResearchGrants","#BipartisanOpposition"],"entities":["White House","National Institutes of Health (NIH)","Susan Collins","Donald Trump"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["The White House has dropped plans for an executive order that would have increased political control over NIH research grants.","Bipartisan opposition, including from Senator Susan Collins, led to the plan being abandoned.","The NIH disburses approximately $48 billion annually to research institutions.","No executive order has been issued regarding the NIH grant process."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The White House has halted a planned executive order that would have given political appointees greater control over biomedical research grants awarded by the National Institutes of Health. The initiative faced bipartisan opposition, leading to its discontinuation. No executive order has been issued."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on the plan's details"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Roll Call reported that the executive order would have given the Trump administration more control over grantmaking at the NIH. Semafor suggested the proposal would have given President Donald Trump greater influence over health grant decisionmaking, adding that the plan could still advance in a new form. 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