The NIH agreed to evaluate hundreds of grant applications that had been paused under new administration directives, committing to scientific‑merit review without applying the challenged diversity‑related directives. The agreement follows litigation brought by scientific organizations and individual investigators and restores normal review processes while the legal case continues. Separately, a federal judge in Maine issued a temporary restraining order halting a 340B rebate pilot intended to deduplicate IRA discounts, citing concerns about the administrative record and impacts on 340B hospitals. Together these rulings create immediate regulatory and legal relief for researchers and hospitals while preserving uncertainty about long‑term policy outcomes.