# Spending bill blocks Trump plan to politicize grants

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/spending-bill-blocks-trump-plan-to-politicize-grants/
- Published: 2026-08-03T15:05:05+00:00
- Original publisher: The Hill (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/6005660-senate-spending-bill-trump-administration-scientific-grants/
- Topics: Art, Culture, Government, Politics

## Summary

A spending bill unveiled Sunday by Senate Republicans would temporarily block the Trump administration's proposal to give political appointees control over hundreds of billions of dollars in scientific grants. The provision contained in the continuing resolution marks a rare instance of congressional Republicans standing up to a controversial Trump administration policy. It emerged from bipartisan...

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