Proposed US rule threatens political censorship of federally funded research
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The article warns about a proposed rule by the second Trump administration (May 29, 2026) that would impose political censorship and micromanagement on US federal grants, including research funding. It calls on the global medical and public health community to recognize this threat and take action to challenge it, noting that similar previous attempts faced successful legal challenges.
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This new rule seeks to establish, as regulations, practices involving political censorship of research and political micromanagement of federal funding
the administration has already tried to impose, both despite and because of many successful legal challenges to these actions
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