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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Jessica Glenza

New lawsuit accuses Trump administration of blocking NIH grants as form of censorship

a person holds a sign that says 'NIH research saves lives'
Activists hold signs during sen Angela Alsobrooks's ‘Sick of It’ rally outside the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, 10 May 2025. Photograph: Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images

Researchers filed a class-action lawsuit against the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on Wednesday, arguing the Trump administration is blocking and cancelling scientific grants to censor topics with which it disagrees.

The administration has used a list of 235 keywords – such as “gender” and “racist” – to prevent topics from health equity to climate change from being funded. The NIH is the world’s largest public funder of biomedical research.

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