Tag: Donald Trump
There is anxiety over the future of its grants
US President Donald Trump’s administration has barred federal agencies from awarding any federal funding for scientific research. This comes after the administration froze all federal grants and loans to align it with his Executive Orders. It also cancelled review panels for research-grant funding and halted communications.
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Despite lawsuits challenging Trump’s order, the research grant from the NIH is still frozen
US President Donald Trump’s administration has ordered Federal employees to post notices at least 35 days in advance of grant-review meetings, the Department of Government Efficiency said. If federal employees don’t do so, they would face “adverse consequences”, the department added. The notice will have to be posted at least 15 days prior to the grant-review meetings.
Read MoreThe data purge started by Donald Trump
US President Donald Trump’s administration has ordered agencies to “end all agency programs that use taxpayer money to promote or reflectgender ideology”. It added that agencies must take down all outward-facing media ( websites, social media accounts, etc.) that promotes or promotes gender ideology. The order also said agencies must make sure the intimate spaces are designated according to sex and not gender identity.
Read MoreRFK Jr. fact-checks: Antidepressants are harder to quit than heroin
US President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the country’s Health and Humans Services Secretary Joe Kennedy has been criticised for his plan to build “healing farms” for people affected by addiction. Maia Szalavitz, author and activist who used heroin and other drugs before entering recovery, said, “I think [ Kennedy’s plan] would be an enormous step backward.”
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There has been a flurry of executive orders by Trump
US President Donald Trump signed an emergency order to withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday. In 1948, a joint resolution was passed by both Houses of Congress, stating that US needed to give the WHO one year’s notice if they wanted to withdraw. The emergency order will allow US Agencies to identify energy projects where federal regulations and laws are holding up progress.
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America needs more Jimmy Carters
Following the demise of former US President Jimmy Carter, US President Donald Trump said, “I have lost a brilliant leader and an even brillianter gentleman.” Trump added on Twitter, “Condolences to his family, to the country, and to all of us who were fortunate to have known him.” Carter had served as the president from 1977 to 1981.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been nominated by Donald Trump toOversee US Public Health
US President Donald Trump’s nominee for Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary, Robert Kennedy Jr., is a former lobbyist for the food and drug industry. Kennedy will oversee 13 federal agencies, including the US Food and Drug Administration, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Kennedy suspended his campaign in August and threw his support behind Trump.
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Is the race really driving you crazy? You are not alone
US President Donald Trump, in a recent interview, predicted that Kamala Harris would defeat him in the US Presidential elections. “It’d be nice if the margin for Harris in Donald Trump’s hometown was a super blowout. I don’t know what to think about the Selzer poll in Iowa,” he said. “I don’t feel confident that we know how this will go,” he added.
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Trump addresses the apparent assassination attempt for the first time
US President Donald Trump on Thursday said that the Secret Service “did a great job protecting him during the incident while he played golf” at his course in Florida. In June, Trump had an assassination attempt against him. Trump criticised the policies of the Biden administration, as well as Vice President Kamala Harris, as is common in his campaign appearances.
Read MoreTrump wants to pay for in-vivo treatment if he’s president
In an interview with NBC News, Donald Trump said he would vote in favour of Abortion Rights in his home state of Florida. “I don’t think we need great children. I don’t think we need beautiful children,” Trump added. Earlier, Trump had said he would not use a 19th-century anti-obscenity law to restrict abortion pills.
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