Trump rule that would politicize grants faces fight from scientists and many others

A proposed Trump administration rule would give political appointees control over more than $1 trillion in federal grants. Scientists, local governments and many others are fighting it.

If all goes the Trump administration’s way, political appointees will soon gain unprecedented control over the money the federal government doles out in grants: more than $1 trillion per year. Scientists have banded together to fight the proposal, this time with local governments, nonprofit groups and even medical patients alongside them.

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