OMB’s plan to increase political control of science faces stiff opposition on Capitol Hill

Anthony Letai reflects on Year One as NCI Director: “The NCI is in business”

“I don’t know of a single grant that left my desk that was not approved and funded,” NCI Director Anthony G. Letai said on this episode of The Cancer Letter Podcast. https://open.spotify.com/episode/2PFYGwliBDYEbxBXFd9MtB?si=95DNBAy0QGSKBX31_uETEA This episode is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Youtube. Letai recapped his first year as NCI director in conversation with Paul Goldberg,...

October 07, 2026

White House

Michael Caputo appointed to President’s Cancer Panel
The cancer survivor and political operative says his appointment signals Trump’s interest in cancer, survivorship

Michael R. Caputo, a cancer survivor and a Republican political operative with a wide-ranging resume, was named to the President’s Cancer Panel, a board formed under the National Cancer Act to monitor the National Cancer Program and report to the president about “barriers to progress in reducing the burden of cancer.”

Trump targets HHS in $810M appropriations clawback

President Donald Trump has moved to cancel $810 million in government spending that has already been appropriated by Congress.

Federal judge blocks Trump’s second attempt at imposing $100,000 fee for H1-B visas

Judge Haywood Gilliam, of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, blocked the Trump administration’s second attempt to require a $100,000 fee for H1-B visas, which allows foreign nationals in “specialty occupations” to live and work in the U.S. The fee was previously $5,000 to $10,000.

Trump weighs—and abandons—an executive order that would give OMB veto power over NIH grants

The White House last week considered, but ultimately abandoned, a plan to create a panel that would review NIH grants in an effort to weed out projects the administration regards as “woke.”

Trump administration pulls 750,000 people from ACA coverage, claiming fraud

The Trump administration has announced the removal of 750,000 people from coverage on the Affordable Care Act marketplace. Vice President JD Vance asserted that these individuals are suspected of “fraudulently enrolling in the program.”

September 25, 2026

Vol.52 No.35

By Sara Willa Ernst

OMB’s plan to increase political control of science faces stiff opposition on Capitol Hill

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Anthony Letai reflects on Year One as NCI Director: “The NCI is in business”

Michael Caputo appointed to President’s Cancer Panel
The cancer survivor and political operative says his appointment signals Trump’s interest in cancer, survivorship

Trump targets HHS in $810M appropriations clawback

Federal judge blocks Trump’s second attempt at imposing $100,000 fee for H1-B visas

Trump weighs—and abandons—an executive order that would give OMB veto power over NIH grants

Trump administration pulls 750,000 people from ACA coverage, claiming fraud

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OMB’s plan to increase political control of science faces stiff opposition on Capitol Hill

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Anthony Letai reflects on Year One as NCI Director: “The NCI is in business”

Michael Caputo appointed to President’s Cancer PanelThe cancer survivor and political operative says his appointment signals Trump’s interest in cancer, survivorship

Trump targets HHS in $810M appropriations clawback

Federal judge blocks Trump’s second attempt at imposing $100,000 fee for H1-B visas

Trump weighs—and abandons—an executive order that would give OMB veto power over NIH grants

Trump administration pulls 750,000 people from ACA coverage, claiming fraud

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Michael Caputo appointed to President’s Cancer Panel
The cancer survivor and political operative says his appointment signals Trump’s interest in cancer, survivorship