President Donald Trump’s proposed federal budget for 2026 slashes funds for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) by $17.97 billion. The 2026 blueprint was shared Friday (PDF) and allows the ...

President Donald Trump’s first budget proposal for his second term, released Friday, calls for cutting the National ...

The White House budget calls for slashing $ ... declined to take up Trump on his proposed NIH cuts, given the administration's lab leak justification for the cuts. The final report from the ...

The White House budget is merely a recommendation to Congress for spending and tax levels, and does not have the force of law. Congress is unlikely to pass major cuts to the NIH. Nevertheless ...