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Follow COGR on LinkedIn 9/4/26Inside Higher Ed OMB Grants Rule Delayed Until Mid-December President Trump  signed legislation this week that will fund the government through Dec. 11 and delay  a proposed rule that would give political appointees more power over grant making.  AIP, COGR Director Krystal Toups quotedSee also Congress Delays OMB Grantmaking Rule with Stopgap…

Follow COGR on LinkedIn 9/1/26New York Times House Clears Bill to Avert an Election-Season Shutdown The House overwhelmingly passed a stopgap bill on Tuesday to avert a government shutdown at the end of the month, sending it to President Trump’s desk and punting a spending fight until after the midterm elections. The HillSee also Congress…

8/31/26The Washington Post With shutdown looming, House leaders aim to quickly pass funding bill House lawmakers are poised to vote this week on a Senate-passed measure to fund U.S. agencies through Dec. 11, avoiding a federal shutdown before the midterms. 8/31/26Inside Higher Ed The NIH Director Says a Lot. Critics Call Much of It Misleading.…

Follow COGR on LinkedIn Inside Higher Ed 8/27/26 DOD Demands 30 American Universities Audit Foreign Partnerships The Department of Defense has directed a group of 30 research-focused universities to conduct an “immediate and comprehensive” audit of their partnerships with foreign institutions that it says could be a threat to national security. Each university has until…