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US PROPOSES UNILATERAL GRANT CANCELLATION POWERS

New US funding rules would allow government officials to cancel research grants at any time and make peer review optional. Political staff would screen grants for forbidden topics.

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Peer review now optional, political staff would screen grants for forbidden topics.

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Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/05/the-office-of-management-and-budget-tries-again-to-cripple-us-scien…