What: The Trump administration announced significant cuts to NIH funding that would have affected research universities and medical centers nationwide. On Monday, a federal judge issued a temporary stay on the funding freeze after 22 states—including some that backed Trump in 2024—sued the administration.

Key line: “Maine Sen. Susan Collins became the first Republican lawmaker to speak out forcefully against the new policy. She stated, ‘I oppose the poorly conceived directive imposing an arbitrary cap on the indirect costs that are part of NIH grants…’”

Source: Stat News