Trump administration wins Supreme Court fight to slash NIH medical research grants tied to DEI, LGBTQ studies

The Trump administration scored a major victory at the Supreme Court Thursday as the justices, in a 5-4 order, cleared his administration to slash more than $783 million in National Institutes of Health (NIH) research grants tied to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, LGBTQ issues and other hot-button areas.The unsigned majority order said NIH "may proceed with terminating existing grants" while leaving in place a partial block on issuing new directives. The move delivers a political win for Trump’s broader push to roll back DEI programs across the federal government.TRUMP-APPOINTED J