A controversial rule that would give the Trump administration more control over grants won’t take effect until mid-December—at least—under a Senate plan to temporarily fund the government. Higher education research advocates praised the delay in the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) proposed changes to the federal grant rules. The continuing resolution in the House to keep the government open does not block the OMB rule, so it’s unclear whether the Senate’s version will ultimately succeed. And both options expire in December, providing only temporary relief to opponents of the OMB rule. “While Republicans rejected killing the proposed rule outright, I’m going to keep fighting to put a stop to it once and for all, and I will keep pressing my Republican colleagues to do exactly that.”