Philadelphia Science Action

06/12/2026

“A political litmus test on federally funded research is dangerous. An administration’s scientific goals should drive advances in treatments and responses to new threats, not drive fear into every scientist that promising ideas will be ignored or halted midstream because they don’t match a political talking point. Reevaluating every research grant with a political lens each time a new party is in power could end America’s scientific progress and leadership.”

“American science is too valuable to be turned into a political football,” writes David J. Skorton, president of the Association of American Medical Colleges.

06/11/2026

06/07/2026

“They are saying the quiet part out loud. You’re combining a general anti-regulatory, pro-business administration with very close ties to an enormous amount of wealth to a segment of society that wants us to go fast.”

Inside the Trump-backed push for AI doctors

06/04/2026

Behind a paywall but not before Sen. Dave McCormick states “The mission of the fund, I concur with." Good to know that he is on the record as supporting this use of taxpayer dollars when so many vital institutions and programs are being decimated

A settlement approved by acting Attorney General Todd Blanche created the $1.776 billion fund and shielded Trump and his family from legal action pertaining to past and future tax returns.

06/03/2026

A summary of the proposed OMB rule that could have devastating consequences for American science

Our Policy team reviewed the new OMB proposal so you don’t have to read the 412 pages.

06/03/2026

More on the proposed federal rule that would effectively put political appointees in charge of all federal grantmaking decisions. It also bans research on certain subjects and puts restrictions on international collaboration

The White House Office of Management and Budget is moving to take more control of billions of dollars in federal grants. Critics say the proposed change would jeopardize the integrity of U.S. science.

06/03/2026

👉 Comments on the proposed rule are due by 7/13!
“The consequences could fall hardest on health and science, a field in which Trump has pursued some of the steepest cuts in his second term.
In exchange for federal assistance, researchers would face limits on the subjects that they can explore, the foreign labs with which they may collaborate, and even the conferences at which they can appear. Georges C. Benjamin, chief executive of the American Public Health Association, a professional organization and advocacy group, said the policy could ‘devastate innovation, science, and research’ in the United States.”

White House seeks to tighten grip on grants

06/02/2026

The White House’s proposed rule would fundamentally alter the U.S. approach to science, drive away multitudes of researchers and eliminate the promise of lifesaving cures for decades to come.

We call on Congress to block the implementation of this rule.

Our full response: https://bit.ly/4a6VZUh

06/02/2026

The American College of Physicians is deeply concerned by the executive order that the administration issued on May 29, 2026, directing the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to alter the childhood vaccine schedule. Read more: https://bit.ly/4x96Qan

05/25/2026

Not a cure but finally an important breakthrough in the treatment of pancreatic cancer. “It’s palpable right now in the pancreas cancer world — we’re excited. We’ve got a pill option and side effects we can manage, and people are surviving for a lot longer. … [We’re] able to offer things that give people the flexibility to live their lives, not coming in every week or every other week for IV chemotherapy.” -

Hope for treating one of the deadliest cancers