Trump cuts to science research threaten his administration’s own AI action plan Experts warn of undermining environment that fostered foundations of artificial intelligence as federal agencies hit The Guardian - US · Aug 14, 2025
Tracking the Chaos of Trump 2.0 Digital activists are building tools to monitor the havoc caused by Trump-era policies — from deportations to funding cuts. Capital & Main · Aug 11, 2025
I Came from Rural Texas to Harvard’s MD-PhD program. Now, Trump Defunded that Program. These decisions affect not just the archetypal Ivy League student many imagine—they affect people who grew up in places like Lindale. Texas Observer · Aug 7, 2025
‘Impossible to rebuild’: NIH scientists say Trump cuts will imperil life-saving research Researchers say scientific community is in state of whiplash and accuse president of trying to ‘destroy’ vital work The Guardian - US · Aug 7, 2025
Charles River Sees Limited Impact From NIH Cuts, Tariffs, Drug Pricing Charles River Laboratories International Inc. (NYSE:CRL) stock is trading lower on Wednesday after the company released second-quarter 2025 earnings. Benzinga · Aug 6, 2025
Budget maneuvers expected to reduce NIH funding opportunities - Roll Call NIH will be able to fund fewer research grants in fiscal 2026, even if Congress provides more funding, due to administration budget maneuvers. Roll Call · Aug 5, 2025
Science Needs Dissent: NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya on COVID, Autism, and Climate Change NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya defends open disagreement, criticizes groupthink, and argues that democracy depends on our ability to speak and listen across political and scientific divides. Reason · Aug 2, 2025
A professor had a $2.4m grant to study Black maternal health. Then Trump was elected Jaime Slaughter-Acey said it was ‘heartbreaking’ to discover her study on Black maternal health was cancelled after the Trump administration’s NIH cuts The Guardian - US · Aug 2, 2025
Republicans brush aside Trump plan to slash NIH funding - Roll Call Despite criticism of accusations of sexual harassment, controversial research, lawmakers say a 40 percent cut at the agency is too much. Roll Call · Jul 28, 2025
NIH cuts spotlight a hidden crisis facing patients with experimental brain implants People with experimental brain implants often turn to the treatment as a last resort, hoping to improve their health when everything else has failed The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2025
14 Republican senators break ranks to sound alarm on Trump’s dangerous scheme that could put Americans at risk GOP senators raise alarms over Trump’s actions. We Got This Covered · Jul 25, 2025
Gary Taubes: MAHA, Ultra-Processed Foods, and Bad Science Science journalist Gary Taubes discusses the MAHA Report, new dietary guidelines, and bad nutrition science on the latest episode of Just Asking Questions. Reason · Jul 24, 2025
Drug Innovation At Risk By Trump Budget, Says Congressional Budget Office According to a new U.S. Congressional Budget Office analysis, President Donald Trump’s 2026 budget plan proposes cuts to the National Institutes of Health that could significantly reduce the number of new drugs entering the market. Benzinga · Jul 22, 2025
‘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
GOBankingRates · Jul 19, 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.
The Guardian - US · 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
Roll Call · Jul 18, 2025 CBO finds health agency cuts would result in fewer new drugs - Roll Call Potential NIH and FDA cuts could lower the number of new drugs that come to market in the next three decades, according to a CBO analysis.
The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2025 NIH executive fired amid allegations of steering $3.3 million contract to company that named his wife as a potential staffer Army veteran Eric Schnabel was hired to help lead the NIH in April
The Guardian - US · Jul 16, 2025 NIH under fire for funding dog tests despite vow to cut animal research Watchdog says NIH approved $12m in new dog studies months after pledge to reduce animal testing
The Guardian - US · Jul 12, 2025 ‘Tremendous uncertainty’ for cancer research as US officials target mRNA vaccines Amid Trump cuts and state-level backlash, experts worry that progress in messenger RNA vaccines could stall
The Guardian - US · Jul 8, 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 Independent UK · Jun 30, 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
Capital & Main · Jun 27, 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.
The Guardian - US · Jun 26, 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 Conversation · 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…