White House stalls release of approved US science budgets

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• 27 February 2026

White House stalls release of approved US science budgets

The US Congress rejected sweeping cuts to science agencies. But the NIH, the NSF and NASA have had their spending slowed.

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Alexandra Witze &

Dan Garisto

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[The U.S. Capitol building is illuminated at dusk.]

Some members of Congress (who work on Capitol Hill, pictured here) are calling on the US budget office to authorize research funds that they signed into law for 2026.Credit: Kevin Carter/Getty

Weeks after the US Congress rejected unprecedented cuts to science budgets that the administration of US President Donald Trump had sought for 2026, funding to several agencies that award research grants is still not freely flowing.

US Congress set to reject Trump’s sweeping science budget cuts

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