The president's proposed budget cuts to the NIH would eventually result in fewer drugs on the market, the U.S. Congressional Budget Office said.

Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) and 13 other Senate Republicans are urging the Trump administration to release National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding that has been held up for months. The GOP senators warned in a letter to White House budget chief Russell Vought that the “slow disbursement of funds” that Congress appropriated in March

The number of basic science papers published by NIH grant recipients has been falling since 2013, when the agency’s budget was cut by 5%.

The U.S. Congressional Budget Office (CBO) cautioned that President Trumps proposed 2026 federal budgetfeaturing deep cuts to scientific researchcould significantly hinder the introduction of new drugs.

Canceled grants and slashed budgets are disproportionately affecting junior health researchers, dealing a major blow to the future of science and society in the U.S.

The federal judge said the NIH violated federal law by arbitrarily canceling more than $1 billion in research grants because of their perceived connection to DEI initiatives.