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US judge blocks slashing of universities’ federal funding from National Science Foundation

By Thomson Reuters Jun 20, 2025 | 5:32 PM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A federal judge on Friday blocked the National Science Foundation from sharply cutting research funding provided to universities in the latest legal setback to efforts by U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration to slash government support of research at major academic institutions.

(Reporting by Blake Brittain and Kanishka Singh)