Monica Bertagnolli joins Friends of Cancer Research board of directors

Bhattacharya provides calm answers to anxious questions at confirmation hearing
Trump nominee for NIH director calls for transparency, audits of indirect costs

Amid the flood zone of today’s Washington, the confirmation hearing for Jayanta (Jay) Bhattacharya’s nomination as director of NIH was remarkably calm.

Trump et al. focus on NIH, cancer—and how peer review is done

In a speech before a joint session of Congress, President Trump briefly addressed pediatric cancer, pointing to a 13-year old brain tumor survivor, Devarjaye “DJ” Daniel, who was watching from the gallery, making his dream come true by naming him a Secret Service agent.

March 07, 2025

Vol.51 No.09

By Jacquelyn Cobb, Claire Marie Porter and Paul Goldberg

Capitol Hill

Pushing for tax cuts, Trump threatens the federal workforce, Medicaid, and cancer research

The House Republicans have narrowly pushed through a FY25 budget resolution, setting off a tangle of life-and-death sequelae for access to health insurance through Medicaid and Obamacare, and through a second-order effect, biomedical research.

February 28, 2025

Vol.51 No.08

By Paul Goldberg and Jacquelyn Cobb

White House

Fired NCI employee says Trump’s purge was baseless yet punitive
“I feel like I’ve been erased”

On the evening of Feb. 15, when the dreaded letter of termination arrived, an NCI employee was just a few weeks away from job security—the end of the probationary period.

February 28, 2025

Vol.51 No.08

By Claire Marie Porter

Capitol Hill White House

Amid funding cuts and firings, cancer groups seek relief from judges, in Congress—and in the court of public opinion

As NCI employees and others at HHS were receiving notices of termination, national cancer organizations called on Congress “to restore stability to NIH.”

February 21, 2025

Vol.51 No.07

By Claire Marie Porter, Jacquelyn Cobb and Paul Goldberg

White House

RFK Jr. is confirmed, NCORP stops collecting data on sexual orientation, gender
One month in: Trump’s impact on oncology

Earlier this week, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed as secretary of Health and Human Services amid many resignations at federal health agencies and cancellations of NIH and NCAB meetings. All of this happened at a time when the Trump administration is reportedly preparing to fire thousands of HHS workers.

February 14, 2025

Vol.51 No.06

By Claire Marie Porter and Jacquelyn Cobb

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Bhattacharya provides calm answers to anxious questions at confirmation hearing
Trump nominee for NIH director calls for transparency, audits of indirect costs

Fired NCI employee says Trump’s purge was baseless yet punitive
“I feel like I’ve been erased”

RFK Jr. is confirmed, NCORP stops collecting data on sexual orientation, gender
One month in: Trump’s impact on oncology