Trump administration cuts UCLA’s $200 million in federal research funding over claims university failed to address antisemitism after pro-Palestinian protests.
Federal judge allows NSF to continue withholding hundreds of millions from researchers after Trump administration cut grants targeting misinformation and diversity programs.
Trump touts pledges from Amazon, Apple, Google and OpenAI for a national patient data sharing system, raising privacy warnings about HIPAA gaps.
National Science Foundation slashes most senior executive positions from 143 to 59 after losing one-third of staff and canceling 1,600 research grants.
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announces plan to revoke 2009 endangerment finding that underlies all federal greenhouse gas regulations, calling it largest deregulatory action in US history.
Trump puts two NOAA officials on leave days before confirming Neil Jacobs, whom they investigated for altering hurricane forecasts to match his false Alabama claims.
Trump administration targets four DOE sites to fast‑track AI data centers using federal land and bypass environmental reviews.
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to revive NIH grant cancellations after Massachusetts judge ruled hundreds were illegal and ordered their restoration.
RFK Jr. approves removing thimerosal from flu vaccines despite no scientific evidence of harm after CDC committee heard in June from anti-vaccine group he founded.
Joining a wave of dissent across federal agencies, 149 National Science Foundation employees have accused the Trump administration of politicizing science, with most signing anonymously for fear of reprisal.
The EPA, led by Administrator Lee Zeldin and Jeffrey Clark, seeks to repeal the 2009 endangerment finding, eliminating the legal basis for all climate regulations.
After 287 current and former NASA employees issued a public rebuke over safety, a top director resigned and the Trump administration dismissed the concerns as “radical DEI principles.”
The Trump administration is using a $1.5 million grant to pivot the 55-year-old Title X birth control program toward controversial, non-IVF infertility treatments favored by religious conservatives.
White House, Pentagon, and GSA officials review SpaceX contracts after June feud with Musk, but find government too dependent on company to terminate deals.
Trump’s EPA eliminates scientific research division affecting 1,500 scientists studying pollution who learned of closure through press release.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick suspends NOAA’s climate-driven rainfall prediction tool development weeks after deadly Texas flooding.
A political appointee at the NIH overrode agency scientists to suspend studies they had already deemed safe, citing Trump’s order to halt “dangerous” research.
Police pepper-sprayed dozens of protesters outside a Trump-led summit at Carnegie Mellon University after they blocked a street and confronted attendees.
HHS fired thousands of employees at the FDA, CDC, and NIH just days after a Supreme Court ruling allowed the workforce reduction plan to proceed.
NASA reverses promise to host climate reports after Trump administration shuttered official government websites earlier this month.
DOGE told Nuclear Regulatory Commission in May to rubber stamp reactor approvals already tested by Energy and Defense departments.
Commerce Secretary Lutnick calls weather service layoff reports “fake news” while half of all national weather offices operate with 20 percent staff cuts.
Trump appointees overseeing weather agencies have ties to companies that would benefit from privatizing government weather forecasting, potentially turning free public data into paid services.
Trump names Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy as interim NASA science administrator, giving him dual Cabinet-level roles despite lacking science or aviation background.
Air Force suspends SpaceX hypersonic cargo delivery tests at U.S. territory Johnston Atoll after environmental groups raised seabird protection concerns.
EPA administrator Lee Zeldin places 140 employees on administrative leave after they signed public letter criticizing Trump’s environmental policies.
Federal judge issues 103-page ruling blasting “newly-minted war” against health research as systematic discrimination after finding officials illegally canceled grants based on race, gender and ideology.
Kennedy’s FDA vaccine chief overrules government scientists to restrict COVID shots despite staff conclusions that benefits outweigh rare side effects.
Trump budget proposes eliminating all NOAA climate research and shutting weather labs nationwide while cutting 17 percent of the agency’s staff.
Trump administration takes down U.S. climate research website containing congressionally mandated National Climate Assessment reports four months after dismantling the program.
Virginia lawmakers demand answers from Trump administration on plan to displace National Science Foundation from custom-built Alexandria headquarters for HUD.
Over 170 EPA employees publicly dissent against Trump administration environmental policies with support from 20 Nobel laureates who warn people will die.
NOAA delays cutting critical hurricane forecasting data by just one month after scientists warn of severe consequences during hurricane season.
International nuclear watchdog chief says Iran strikes caused “severe” damage but country retains capability to restart nuclear program, contradicting Trump’s claims of total obliteration.
Defense Department to stop sharing microwave satellite data over cybersecurity risks, hobbling forecasters’ ability to track rapidly intensifying hurricanes ahead of peak season.
Harvard Medical School cancer researcher indicted on federal smuggling charges after government filed criminal case while she fought deportation over undeclared frog embryos.
RFK Jr.’s handpicked vaccine committee votes against flu vaccines containing thimerosal after his office removed CDC safety report from agency website.
Trump administration forces out top FDA gene therapy reviewers who supported drug approvals that new RFK Jr. appointee opposed.
Federal judge blocks NSF’s arbitrary 15% cap on university research funding after Trump administration slashed typical reimbursement rates from 50-65%.
Harvard cancer researcher Kseniia Petrova appears in court after months in custody for allegedly smuggling frog embryos as federal investigator admits he can’t define “biological materials” central to charges.
All 17 fired vaccine advisors unite to blast RFK Jr.’s “destabilizing decisions” and “troubling disregard for scientific integrity” in JAMA editorial.
FDA offers expedited drug reviews to companies promoting vaguely-defined “national priorities,” giving officials unprecedented discretion over which pharmaceutical firms benefit.
EPA plans to reconsider ban on cancer-causing asbestos that kills 40,000 Americans annually and is banned in more than 50 countries.
Reagan-appointed federal judge rules Trump’s cancellation of $1 billion in NIH diversity research grants illegal, calling it “palpable” racial discrimination.
Senior CDC virus expert Fiona Havers resigns citing concerns data will no longer be used objectively after RFK Jr. purges vaccine advisory committee.
Over 400 international academics including 30 Nobel laureates issue anti-fascist manifesto comparing Trump to Mussolini, with some signing anonymously due to fear of reprisals.
Federal judge orders release of Harvard researcher detained 4 months for bringing undeclared frog embryos for cancer research.
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.
