Monica Bertagnolli and Brett Guthrie named Friends 2024 Cancer Leadership Award recipients

Proposed OMB rule aims at the heart of the U.S. research enterprise—and scientists are fighting back
“The question isn’t whether politics will influence research. Under this proposal, that’s the point. That’s their goal.”

The White House Office of Management and Budget has published a “Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance,” a proposed rule that seeks to fundamentally redraw the ground rules for all federally funded research. On the other side are America’s scientists who aren’t just crying foul—they are readying for a political fight.

Federal judge blocks Trump policy to charge $100,000 fee for H1-B visas

Judge Leo Sorokin, of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, struck down a new policy under the Trump administration that tacks on 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.

Richard Pazdur joins Friends board

Friends of Cancer Research announced the election of Richard Pazdur to the organization’s board of directors.

June 05, 2026

Vol.52 No.22

By Claire Marie Porter

Cancer Policy

ACA Marketplace enrollment estimated to fall by 17%, KFF analysis finds

As many as five million people may fall out of coverage on the Affordable Care Act Marketplace this year, according to an analysis from Kaiser Family Foundation and Wakely Consulting Group. The estimate projects enrollment to decline from 22.3 million people to 17.5 million.

At Friends meeting, Pazdur, Woodcock lament FDA’s failure to protect the agency staff from political interference, warn of “lasting implications”

For decades, FDA commissioners sought to insulate the agency’s professional staff from political interference with regulatory decisions.

February 20, 2026

Vol.52 No.07

By Jacquelyn Cobb and Claire Marie Porter

Cancer Policy

CDC scales back childhood vaccine schedule

On Jan. 5, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a scaled-back childhood vaccine schedule that slashed the number of diseases that the institution recommends all children get immunized against—from 17 to 11.

January 09, 2026

Vol.52 No.1

By Jacquelyn Cobb

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Proposed OMB rule aims at the heart of the U.S. research enterprise—and scientists are fighting back
“The question isn’t whether politics will influence research. Under this proposal, that’s the point. That’s their goal.”