Washington

"Both Beijing and Washington want companies to choose sides, and Tokyo will continue to lean closer to the United States in this matter."

And in Washington, a House subcommittee has been announced to help push through President-elect Donald J. Trump’s vision, announced on Nov. 12, for a department that would slash the $6.7 trillion federal budget.

Trump’s announcement ends the suspense that built since The Washington Post reported on 16 November that Bhattacharya was a top contender for the NIH post.

But Stefanik’s office said the congresswoman was informed of the bomb threat while she was driving with her husband and three-year-old son from Washington to New York for Thanksgiving.

If confirmed, he will be well positioned to steer billions of dollars in funding toward researchers who share his biases and away from those pursuing the sort of science no longer favored in Washington.