Shumita Basu

The president has acknowledged the importance of holding on to these and other Republican seats. It's the reason he gave reporters last week for pulling the nomination of loyalist and New York representative Elise Stefanik for U.N. ambassador.

Most observers think these seats will likely remain with the GOP. And the campaign arm of House Republicans called talk about it, quote, noise. Democrats have said if their candidates overperform in these races, which minority leader Hakeem Jeffries said shouldn't even be on the radar, it's a sign some attitudes might be shifting.

Most observers think these seats will likely remain with the GOP. And the campaign arm of House Republicans called talk about it, quote, noise. Democrats have said if their candidates overperform in these races, which minority leader Hakeem Jeffries said shouldn't even be on the radar, it's a sign some attitudes might be shifting.

Most observers think these seats will likely remain with the GOP. And the campaign arm of House Republicans called talk about it, quote, noise. Democrats have said if their candidates overperform in these races, which minority leader Hakeem Jeffries said shouldn't even be on the radar, it's a sign some attitudes might be shifting.

Trump, who won both districts by 30 points, spent part of these final days in teletown halls for both candidates, shoring up support. Let's turn now to recent actions the Trump administration has taken that are impacting science and research.

Trump, who won both districts by 30 points, spent part of these final days in teletown halls for both candidates, shoring up support. Let's turn now to recent actions the Trump administration has taken that are impacting science and research.

Trump, who won both districts by 30 points, spent part of these final days in teletown halls for both candidates, shoring up support. Let's turn now to recent actions the Trump administration has taken that are impacting science and research.

The administration has ordered major cuts to the workforce and funding at the National Institutes of Health and huge reductions of NIH grants to universities. These are institutions that lead research on a huge array of diseases and conditions, everything from pediatric brain cancer to heart disease and asthma.

The administration has ordered major cuts to the workforce and funding at the National Institutes of Health and huge reductions of NIH grants to universities. These are institutions that lead research on a huge array of diseases and conditions, everything from pediatric brain cancer to heart disease and asthma.

The administration has ordered major cuts to the workforce and funding at the National Institutes of Health and huge reductions of NIH grants to universities. These are institutions that lead research on a huge array of diseases and conditions, everything from pediatric brain cancer to heart disease and asthma.

And because of Trump's crackdown on DEI, NIH employees are being told not to approve grants that include words such as women, trans, or diversity. Shefali Luthra is a reproductive health reporter for The 19th who's been talking to researchers about the fallout.

And because of Trump's crackdown on DEI, NIH employees are being told not to approve grants that include words such as women, trans, or diversity. Shefali Luthra is a reproductive health reporter for The 19th who's been talking to researchers about the fallout.

And because of Trump's crackdown on DEI, NIH employees are being told not to approve grants that include words such as women, trans, or diversity. Shefali Luthra is a reproductive health reporter for The 19th who's been talking to researchers about the fallout.

And Luther says if they can't get that funding back, it'll be a waste of, in some cases, years of research.

And Luther says if they can't get that funding back, it'll be a waste of, in some cases, years of research.

And Luther says if they can't get that funding back, it'll be a waste of, in some cases, years of research.

One of the gaps in health care that these kinds of studies seek to address is our understanding of conditions that impact women. Research on women's health already lags far behind men.

One of the gaps in health care that these kinds of studies seek to address is our understanding of conditions that impact women. Research on women's health already lags far behind men.

One of the gaps in health care that these kinds of studies seek to address is our understanding of conditions that impact women. Research on women's health already lags far behind men.

That's in part because for a long time, the FDA actively discouraged researchers from including women who could become pregnant in clinical trials, which means we have less reliable data when it comes to how a lot of medications might impact women or for women-specific conditions. Luthra told us the story of one researcher at Columbia University.