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‘A disaster for all of us’: US scientists describe impact of Trump cuts

President’s assault on science –particularly climate science – has led to unprecedented funding cuts and staff layoffs

The Guardian - US · Jul 20, 2025

Federal Budget Cuts That Disproportionately Affect Blue States

Explore how recent federal budget cuts may hit blue states hardest and what it could mean for local economies.

GOBankingRates · Jul 19, 2025

Health experts raise alarm over RFK Jr’s ‘war on science’ amid mass firings and budget cuts

Experts warn that the dangerous ideologically driven cuts at HHS will have long-term consequences for healthcare

The Guardian - US · Jul 19, 2025

Inside RFK Jr’s conflicted attempt to rid America of junk food

‘Maha’ promised to tackle ultra-processed foods – but is it hijacking the food movement instead?

The Guardian - US · Jul 8, 2025

EPA employees put names to 'declaration of dissent' over agency moves under Trump

A group of Environmental Protection Agency employees has published a declaration of dissent to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin over the agency's leadership and policies

The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2025

Trump’s ‘Trans Mice’ Line Got Laughs. The Science Behind It Could Save Lives.

Research on HIV, cancer and infertility is being quietly dismantled under Trump’s anti-DEI agenda.

Capital & Main · Jun 27, 2025

Cancer experts alarmed over ‘gut-wrenching’ Trump plan to cut research spending by billions

More people will die due to White House’s plans to slash nearly $2.7bn from National Cancer Institute, workers warn

The Guardian - US · Jun 26, 2025

Amid alarm over a US ‘autism registry’, people are using these tactics to avoid disability surveillance – podcast

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. caused controversy in April by promising to find the cause for autism by September. Claims by the new US secretary for health and human services that autism is a “preventable disease” with an environmental cause, contradict a body of research that suggests autism is caused by…

The Conversation · Jun 26, 2025

More than half of US teens have had at least one cavity, but fluoride programs in schools help prevent them – new research

Programs delivering fluoride varnish in schools significantly reduce cavities in children. That is a key finding of our recently published study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

The Conversation · Jun 25, 2025

DOGE cuts to the IRS will cost $500 billion in lost revenue, watchdog finds

DOGE ‘destroyed, diminished or jeopardized’ billions of dollars in returns on government investments, CREW discovered

The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2025