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fromNextgov.com
20 hours ago

Inside DOGE's early days of pressure campaigns, rule breaking and 'chaos'

DOGE officials pressured NEH leadership to terminate approximately 1,400 grants and lay off two-thirds of its workforce, with depositions revealing questionable justifications for cancellations labeled as DEI elimination.
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fromAdvocate.com
5 days ago

Former DOGE staffer says ChatGPT helped feds cancel grants mentioning 'LGBTQ+'

A Trump administration staffer testified that NEH humanities grants were flagged for cancellation based solely on LGBTQ+ terminology appearing in project descriptions, revealing systematic targeting of diversity-related scholarship.
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fromwww.nytimes.com
11 months ago

Opinion | Trump Wants to Make American Culture Great Again. This Is How He Should Do It.

The proposed N.E.H. cuts are misguided; rather than cutting, support for American cultural heritage projects is essential.
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