Trump administration plans to slash NIH funding stalled

How critical are ‘indirect costs’ — like keeping the lights on — to medical research? The question comes into focus as President Trump targets federal grant funding from the National Institutes of Health. A judge has put cuts on hold for now after 22 states filed a lawsuit Monday.

Here & Now’s Scott Tong speaks with Angus Chen, a reporter with our editorial partner, STAT, about the latest.

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