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Follow COGR on LinkedIn 7/27/26ProPublica How Trump’s “America First” Administration Could Shut U.S. Scientists Out of the Next Nobel-Worthy Discovery A proposed White House rule would give political appointees unprecedented control over scientific funding. One physicist, who helped discover the Higgs boson, explains how the rule would’ve stifled that breakthrough. 7/27/26NOT-OD-26-094 NIH Is Replacing Letters…

Follow COGR on LinkedIn 7/24/26Inside Higher Ed, COGR President Matt Owens Quoted White House Seeks to Steer More Research Funding Away From Academia The report should be read in the wider context of the administration’s cuts to federal research funding and policy changes, said Matt Owens, president of COGR, ….“If enacted, the report—together with the…

Follow COGR on LinkedIn 7/22/26Reuters   US to spend $5 billion on health, construction research powered by AI The U.S. will spend $5 billion to tackle long-standing scientific problems across multiple fields using AI, the Trump administration said in a statement on Wednesday. The agencies will use the funding to identify the root causes of…

Follow COGR on LinkedIn 7/20/26Roll Call Critics mount offensive against change to federal grant rules Opposition is building to a sweeping government-wide crackdown on federal grant awards, with opponents threatening litigation over a proposed rule that would put the grant approval process into the hands of political appointees….Dozens of organizations representing grant recipients — who…

Follow COGR on LinkedIn 7/15/26The Hill Shutdown fears rise as Trump, Democrats gird for September showdown Senators in both parties say the odds are rising of another government shutdown in September after President Trump demanded that GOP leaders abolish the filibuster or face a spending showdown and another shutdown 7/15/26STAT, COGR President Matt Owens quoted…