Trump Administration Aims to Eliminate E.P.A.’s Scientific Research Arm
More than 1,000 chemists, biologists and other scientists could be laid off under a plan to dismantle the Office of Research and Development.
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Federal Cuts Prompt Johns Hopkins to Cut More Than 2,000 Workers
The university, a leader in scientific research, has been hard hit by the Trump administration’s cuts, which will slash at least $800 million from its budget.The New York Times - 4d -
How major cuts at Johns Hopkins could impact public health
Major health research institution Johns Hopkins University says it is eliminating more than 2,000 jobs after the Trump administration cut $800 million in funding from the United States Agency for ...CBS News - 12h -
Trump Administration Sends Politically Charged Survey to Researchers
Scientists on overseas projects must say whether they work with communist governments and help combat “Christian persecution.”The New York Times - Mar. 8 -
Australian researchers asked to confirm they align with Trump administration interests if they receive US funding
Researchers told to respond within 48 hours to more than 30 questions, including on DEI, gender and climate. • Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates . • Get our breaking news ...The Guardian - 4d -
Out of the lab and into the streets, researchers and doctors rally for science against Trump cuts
Researchers, doctors, their patients and supporters are venturing out of labs, hospitals and offices across the country to stand up to what they call an attack on life-saving science by the Trump ...ABC News - Mar. 7 -
Harvard researchers sue the Trump administration for removing their work from public website
Two Harvard researchers said in a lawsuit that the Trump administration removed their work from a public website because it referenced the LGBTQ community.NBC News - 4d -
Wildfire researchers replicate "firenado" and other fire conditions in Montana lab
Tucked beneath snow-capped mountains in Missoula, Montana, there's a laboratory unlike any other in the country, where scientists are starting fires to better understand how they burn and how to ...CBS News - 6d -
Trump Cuts Imperil Cancer, Diabetes and Pediatric Research at Columbia
Dozens of medical and scientific studies are ending or at risk of ending, leaving researchers scrambling to find alternative funding.The New York Times - 6h -
Stand up for Science rallies protesting Trump cuts held across U.S.
Thousands of people, including researchers, scientists, medical professionals and cancer survivors rallied across the U.S. in protest of the Trump Administration’s firings, budget and grants cuts ...NBC News - Mar. 8
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Deadly New Strikes in Gaza, and Abortion Arrests in Texas
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Trump Promises, Again, to Release ‘All’ Kennedy Assassination Files
The president said more than 80,000 pages would be disclosed, with no redactions, which he allowed in 2017. An estimated 99 percent of the records are already public.The New York Times - 4h -
Timeline of Trump’s Deportation Flights, From Alien Enemies Act to Judge’s Order
A New York Times review of flight data showed that at the time of a federal judge’s order, two flights were in the air, and one had not yet taken off.The New York Times - 43m -
The Deportation Rationale
We cover President Trump’s immigration crackdown.The New York Times - 2h -
Why Isn’t Ukraine in NATO, and What Has Trump Said?
The mutual-defense alliance has been central to Ukraine’s war against Russia, but the future is uncertain with President Trump back in office.The New York Times - 4d
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