NIH cuts remain on hold as judge extends temporary pause

Some colleges have already frozen hiring after the National Institutes of Health unveiled a policy to cap billions of dollars in funding for indirect research costs. A federal judge extended an emergency restraining order Friday against the National Institutes of Health, temporarily preventing the agency from making massive cuts to indirect research funding.  The restraining order bars … Read more

DOGE blocked from accessing Education Department’s sensitive student data until March 10

A federal judge on Monday blocked the U.S. Department of Education from allowing workers affiliated with the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, from accessing the agency’s sensitive student data through 8 a.m. on March 10.  The ruling comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the American Federation of Teachers, a handful of other unions and membership organizations, and … Read more

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