RFK Jr. names eight vaccine advisory panel replacements including Robert Malone, dubbed “misinformation star” by New York Times, and multiple other COVID vaccine critics.
NIH Director Bhattacharya accepts responsibility for canceling $9.5 billion in research grants to move away from “politicized science” during Senate budget hearing.
92 NIH scientists sign public letter challenging Trump-appointed director Bhattacharya over $12 billion in terminated research grants, including studies that cut tuberculosis patients off treatment mid-course.
Kennedy fires entire CDC vaccine advisory committee for first time in 61-year history, cutting short 13 Biden appointees’ terms through 2028. Type / to choose a block
Trump-Musk feud threatens International Space Station operations that depend on SpaceX while proposed budget cuts target 40 science missions in NASA’s “biggest crisis ever.”
Trump signs executive orders to boost domestic drone production and exports while countering security threats after Pentagon warns U.S. unprepared to defend against drone attacks on homeland.
Trump and Musk escalate into a daylong feud with impeachment threats, Epstein accusations, and Musk vowing to decommission the Dragon ISS capsule after Trump moves to cut billions in federal contracts.
CDC official overseeing COVID-19 vaccine recommendations resigns after RFK Jr. bypassed scientific committee to impose guidance excluding pregnant women from vaccination recommendations.
Trump’s 2026 budget proposal cuts 90% of funding for major U.S. Geological Survey ecology program that studies wildfires, invasive species and climate impacts.
Trump withdraws Jared Isaacman’s NASA nomination one day after releasing budget proposal to cut agency funding by 24% and eliminate dozens of science missions.
