The White House Office of Management and Budget is moving to take more control of billions of dollars in federal grants.

Scientists across multiple disciplines are raising the alarm after the White House proposed taking greater control over how ...

Restoring”standards is, in reality, a means of political control On 29 May 2026, the US White House's Office of Management ...

The National Science Foundation division that covers social, behavioral, and economic sciences is in the crosshairs.

No investor would accept a due diligence process run by someone with a financial stake in the outcome, yet that is the ...

The Trump administration, having already made cuts to research on topics it disfavors, now wants scientists to submit to political control.

A new kind of institutional vandalism appeared last month in the form of a 412-page Trump administration regulatory proposal ...

A new administration proposal is part of a larger campaign by the president to exert political control over the federal scientific enterprise.

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. A generation of scientific talent is at the brink of being lost to overseas ...

As scientific institutions face unprecedented challenges under the Trump administration, the future of climate monitoring and environmental policy hangs in the balance. Can we afford to turn our backs ...

All 22 members of the National Science Board were terminated by the Trump administration via a terse email on Friday. The administration has provided no explanation for purging the board, which helps ...

Some federal contractors are feeling the squeeze after the president slashed support for climate programs and other research efforts. Melinda Holland started last year with high hopes for her business ...