Pentagon sought to divert NIH funds for defense use, top House Appropriations Democrat says

Source: thehill.com · Section: politics · Bias: Left · Published: Thu, 03 Sep 2026 22:48:08 GMT

The Pentagon is attempting to divert billions of dollars from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to bolster the agency's budget, according to the top Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) in a statement Thursday said Trump administration officials only recently disclosed to Congress that the Defense Department signed an interagency agreement...

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