FIRST ON FOX: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has canceled hundreds of National Institutes of Health (NIH) research grants—worth over $350 million—funding projects related to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and gender ideology, according to a department official. The cuts included slashing projects studying “multilevel and multidimensional structural racism,” “gender-affirming hormone therapy
Volunteers Olly De Almeida (left), Jordan Bordenave (right) and Rosemary White (far right) plant a tree in front of Tribble Condor’s (center) house in New Orleans’ Lower 9th Ward. The project was funded by a federal grant terminated in February. Arbor Day Foundation hide caption toggle caption Arbor Day Foundation The Trump administration’s efforts to
A protestor in Houston, Texas, holds a sign in favor of funding from the National Institutes of Health on March 7 during a “Stand Up for Science” rally at the Houston Medical Center. Kirk Sides/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kirk Sides/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images Dr. Fola May studies diseases of
University of California leaders are eliminating a years-old practice of requiring faculty job applicants to submit “diversity statements,” a move that comes after the Trump administration threatened to revoke federal funding from schools and universities that maintain diversity, equity and inclusion programs. As part of job applications or promotions, many departments at UC campuses have
A feature story about Jackie Robinson’s military service was briefly taken down from the Department of Defense’s website on Tuesday before being restored Wednesday afternoon. While the story had been removed, the new URL, which had also included the letters “dei” in it, directed readers to a 404 page. The story, titled “Sports Heroes Who
Lauren Sugerman maintained and repaired elevators in the 1980s. She says she got the job because of a 1965 executive order that required federal contractors to identify and address barriers to employment for women and people of color. Amber N. Ford for NPR hide caption toggle caption Amber N. Ford for NPR In 1980, Lauren
The Trump administration is planning to make cost-saving cuts by merging two similar HIV/AIDS prevention programs run by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an administration official told Fox News Digital on Wednesday. The cuts will pertain to administrative costs and DEI-related spending. The tentative proposal,
Last year, Walt Disney Co.’s annual shareholder meeting was fraught with tension as a billionaire activist investor sought to shake up the boardroom and change the course of the company. This year, by comparison, will be less charged. The Burbank media and entertainment company is coming off a strong year for its studio business, with
An article highlighting the U.S. Army career of baseball legend Jackie Robinson has been restored to the Department of Defense website. Its removal had appeared to be related to the Trump administration’s stance against diversity, equity and inclusion. Robinson, the Hall of Famer who broke baseball’s color barrier when he started at first base for
Donald Trump’s plan to ban transgender troops from serving in the military has been dealt a crippling blow. US District Judge Ana Reyes described the plan as ‘unabashedly demeaning’ in a fiery 76-page written decision declaring the administration cannot enforce the ban. The policy was due to come into effect later this month and would