How Trump's NIH layoffs upended one probationary staffer's life: "We are important and we do important work"
Before she had even unpacked her Washington, D.C., apartment after making the move from Alabama, Katie Sandlin became one of ...
Claudia Weicker: I am alive because of NIH research. The life they save may also be yours.
It is exactly 28 years since I was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer.  At the time, I had a 50—50 probability of living ...
GOP Sens Worried About Trump’s NIH Cuts Turn To Limp Public Negotiations With RFK, Trump
Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL) was the first Republican to express concerns about the impact the cuts will have on major medical ...
Alabama AG’s lazy lawfare threatens kids with disabilities
Kyle Whitmire is the Washington watchdog columnist for AL.com and winner of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize. You can follow him on ...
Jasmine Crockett Gets 'Perfectly Honest' With Red States: 'They Are About To Find Out'
The Texas Democrat called out conservatives who "fail to realize" how the Trump administration is dragging them to the "find ...
Bethesda Magazine1d
As MoCo’s federal workforce faces layoffs, elected officials voice frustration with Trump administration
Approximately 70,000 Montgomery County residents are part of the federal workforce. Some have lost their jobs under Trump ...
Dothan Eagle3d
What would NIH funding cuts mean for Alabama? 5 things to know
In 2024, the University of Alabama at Birmingham was in the top 1% of all NIH-funded institutions, including private, public and international organizations. And all six of UAB’s health-related ...
Elon Musk’s budget-slashing hits political reality of suffering Americans
While almost everyone agrees that the federal government has become this monstrous leviathan that needs to be curtailed, they ...
Alabama takes part in national anti-Trump, Elon Musk ‘No kings on Presidents Day’ protests
Since taking office on Jan. 20, Trump’s administration has conducted a mass firing of federal workers and announced cuts to ...
Opinion
Comment: In slashing ‘overhead,’ cuts for NIH put health at risk
The Trump administration has targeted $4 billion in cuts to “indirect” costs for NIH research grants. Those funds, typically known as overhead, help cover the facilities and support that enable ...