22 States Sue Trump Administration Over 'Reckless and Illegal' NIH Research Funding Cuts

Twenty-two states sue the Trump administration over abrupt NIH funding cuts, arguing the move threatens critical medical research and violates federal law. (Credit: Rebecca Noble/Getty Images/NIH/portal.ct.gov)

Twenty-two states sued the Trump administration Monday, challenging abrupt National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding cuts they say will "devastate critical public health research" nationwide.

"Donald Trump is defunding cancer research. He is defunding treatment for heart disease. He wants to defund research into autism, Alzheimer's, and preventable newborn deaths. He wants to make us all sicker, and we cannot let him," Connecticut Attorney General William Tong said.