How Trump’s Proposed Budget Will Gut Public Health in America

The Trump administration is hoping to take a sledgehammer to science and public health. In its new proposed budget released this week, the White House is pushing for sweeping cuts to the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and other vital agencies. The White House revealed its budget proposal Friday. Some of the proposal’s lowlights include slashing the NIH and CDC’s budget by nearly 50%. While Congress is unlikely to pass all the cuts, passing just a few could destabilize the country’s public health programs and gravely set back scientific research. Trump’s proposed budget calls for a total of $163 billion to be cut in non-defense discretionary spending for the 2026 fiscal year, or about 22% from this year’s current budget. It specifically asks for $18 billion to be cut from the NIH (around 40% of its current $47 billion budget), $4 billion from the CDC (roughly 50%), and $4 billion from the National Science Foundation (55%). It’s also push ... Read full article.