White House drops NIH grant control plan after bipartisan opposition

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How did the left and right cover White House drops NIH grant control plan after bipartisan opposition?

Of the 11 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 36% are rated left, 64% are rated centre, 0% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 15. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is White House drops NIH grant control plan after bipartisan opposition left or right?

Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 11 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.

Is the coverage of White House drops NIH grant control plan after bipartisan opposition biased?

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Which side is not reporting White House drops NIH grant control plan after bipartisan opposition?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.

Which outlets covered White House drops NIH grant control plan after bipartisan opposition?

15 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

What was the White House planning to do with NIH grants?

The White House had planned an executive order that would have increased political control over the National Institutes of Health's biomedical research grants. This would have involved giving political appointees more say in the approval process for these research funds.

Why did the White House drop the plan?

The plan was dropped due to bipartisan opposition from senators. Senator Susan Collins was identified as leading this opposition, which pressured the White House to abandon the executive order.

How much money does the NIH distribute annually?

The National Institutes of Health disburses approximately $48 billion each year. This funding goes to research labs and academic investigators for various health-related studies.