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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Lindsay Whitehurst

Trump administration appeals to Supreme Court to allow $783 million research-funding cuts

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The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to allow it to cut hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of research funding in its push to roll back federal diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.

The Justice Department argued a federal judge in Massachusetts was wrong to block the National Institutes of Health from making $783 million worth of cuts to align with President Donald Trump’s priorities.

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