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- HHS halted an $82 million, five-year emerging-virus research program.
- U.S. officials charged NIH researcher Vincent Munster with importing biological specimens without proper documents.
- Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) ordered NIH director Anthony Fauci to testify before a Senate committee, alleging Fauci lied to Congress about COVID-19 origins.
- The White House proposed a May 2025 rule that would give political appointees sweeping authority over federally funded science.
