NIH, States Battle Over Pause on Trump’s Cuts to Research Funds

Feb. 21, 2025, 6:15 PM UTC

A federal judge is extending a temporary restraining order against the Trump administration’s cuts to overhead research funds at the National Institutes of Health after weighing arguments at a Friday hearing.

The temporary restraining order was extended by Judge Angel Kelley of the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts until she makes a final decision on whether to issue an injunction.

“I have a lot of work to do,” Kelley said Friday.

At issue before the court are three cases challenging the Trump administration’s 15% cap on “indirect funds” at the NIH, which involves research money the government ...

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