One must-read delivered daily to your inbox
February 14, 2025 11:36 a.m.
BETHESDA, MARYLAND – FEBRUARY 10: A sign that reads “NIH Employees Only” stands near an entrance at the National Institute of Health on February 10, 2025 in Bethesda, Maryland. Attorney generals from 22 states filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration and asked the court to block the proposed $4 billion a year budget cut in funding to biomedical researchers nationwide. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
MORE
LESS
In recent days I have been inundated by reports out of HHS and particularly NIH (National Institutes of Health) and NCI (National Cancer Institute). I hope you will keep inundating me. You can find out how to contact me through encrypted channels in the footer of this post. Since it’s time consuming to dig in and confirm each individual thread of the story, which I’m in the process of doing, I want now to give you the broad picture. And the broad picture is bad. It’s nothing less than a very concerted attempt to shut down medical research across the United States.
Want to keep reading?
Join TPM and get The Backchannel member newsletter along with unlimited access to all TPM articles and member features.
Not yet a TPM Member?
I’m already subscribed
Sign up for the FREE weekly edition of The Backchannel
One must-read from Josh Marshall delivered weekly to your inbox
Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again.
Your subscription has been successful.
One must-read from Josh Marshall delivered weekly to your inbox
Josh Marshall
Read More