The director of NIAID is appointed by the head of the NIH, who must be approved by the Senate. Directors have broad discretion to determine what research to fund and where to award grants, although traditionally those decisions are informed by recommendations from panels of outside experts.

President-elect Donald Trump slammed President Joe Biden’s last minute preemptive pardons to several prominent political figures as “disgraceful.” Biden’s pardons, issued on Monday, covered former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Anthony Fauci,

Hours before leaving the White House, President Joe Biden issued more pardons to ward of potential "revenge" by President-elect Donald Trump.

President Biden preemptively pardons Dr. Anthony Fauci, former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney, retired Gen. Mark Milley to protect them from Trump inquiries.

President Donald Trump declared that the "golden age of America begins right now" and vowed that the nation's challenges would be "annihilated" by his MAGA movement in a bare-knuckled inaugural address Monday,

The statement stressed that the pardons "should not be mistaken as an acknowledgment that any individual engaged in any wrongdoing, nor should acceptance be misconstrued as an admission of guilt for any offense.

President Joe Biden granted pardons to several prominent public servants Monday who have faced attacks from President-elect Donald Trump in one of his final acts in office.

Gen. Mark Milley, the now-retired former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, commented on the pardon he received in Biden's final hours in office.

Mark Milley, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and the lawmakers and staffers from the House committee that investigated the Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021. Those lawmakers include former GOP Reps.

President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn in today as the 47th president of the United States — the second time he has taken the oath to protect and defend the nation. Here’s what to watch for today: Promises: Here's what Trump has promised to focus on in his second term.

President Joe Biden has issued preemptive pardons to Anthony Fauci, Mark Milley and members of the Jan. 6 House committee just hours before Donald Trump’s inauguration. Biden made the move to guard against possible “revenge” from Trump’s administration,