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What changes is the Trump administration making to federal grants?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. The Trump administration is working to gain control over billions of dollars in federal grants. It's a change that would affect many fields, including science and health. Advocates say it's jeopardizing the integrity of research in the U.S. NPR's Katie Riddle has more.
Typically, this money is approved by scientists at federal agencies, like the National Institutes of Health or the National Science Foundation. If the process is changed, critics fear the grants will be awarded based on political ideology rather than science. Tim Snyder is a historian who spoke at an event put on by the group Stand Up for Science.
No one in the country, regardless of whether they think they are affected by science or not, no one will be unaffected. If this sort of rulemaking or rule-breaking becomes the norm, then government itself will cease to work.
The administration says the change will be more efficient and reduce fraud, though there is no evidence of widespread fraud in the federal grant-making system. Katie Riddle, NPR News.
Homeland Security Secretary Mark Wayne Mullen fielded questions from House lawmakers today largely about immigration enforcement operations. Congressman Lou Correa of California asked Mullen whether he was committed to restarting protections for DACA recipients.
Let's work on that. I'll work with you on it. And even President Trump, I believe, supports this. So let's work on this. Congressman, I will work on it, but I will still go back. The fastest way to fix this problem is for Congress... To pass something on this. How long have you been in Congress and how long have I been? I was in Congress.
This is an issue the last time we did immigration reform. Ronald Reagan was president. But DACA, we can do this like overnight.
Mullen appearing before the House Homeland Security Committee. Mounting anger in the U.K. following the release of police body cam video showing an 18-year-old student being handcuffed as he lay dying from stab wounds last December. And Paris Lauren Frey reports that in southern England, protesters clashed with police overnight.
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