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A familiar move with a new twist: Trump tries to cut CDC funds he just signed into law

OMB Director Russell Vought (center, behind President Trump) is the lead defendant in a lawsuit brought by four state attorneys general over more than $600 million in cuts to CDC grants announced this week. Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem and Interior Sec. Doug Burgum are also pictured in the Oval Office in June 2025. (Getty Images)
OMB Director Russell Vought (center, behind President Trump) is the lead defendant in a lawsuit brought by four state attorneys general over more than $600 million in cuts to CDC grants announced this week. Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem and Interior Sec. Doug Burgum are also pictured in the Oval Office in June 2025. (Getty Images)

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