As the battle over Elon Musk's DOGE-directed cuts to federal medical research continues, institutions already are freezing hiring, cutting back on the number of Ph.D. students they'll accept and making other contingencies.

Lab leaders, scientists and professors with the University of Montana released a letter Thursday on the potential impact cutting funds from the government will

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) said the Department of Government Efficiency is only cutting funds “for shock and awe.” These criticisms came after U.S. Department of Agriculture Inspection Service employees were fired last week as the bird flu crisis continues to threaten farmers and increase the price of eggs.