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'Unprecedented': White House moves to control science funding worry researchers

If the Trump administration continues targeting DEI in science and seeking to slash funding, American science will look fundamentally different.

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Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk at President Trump's inauguration ceremony on Jan. 20. Trump has tasked Musk with leading a team focused on cutting costs in the government.

Elon Musk is barreling into government with DOGE, raising unusual legal questions

The billionaire's campaign to radically upend federal agencies is stunning former White House officials, even in a political moment when many things are described as unprecedented.

MSI Reproductive Services, a nonprofit group, lost U.S. funds during the first Trump administration because they would not abide by the Mexico City policy, which cut off American aid to groups that discuss or provide abortion services. Above: A 19-year-old woman talks with a nurse at a traveling contraception clinic in eastern Madagascar run by the group.

Trump re-enacts policy banning aid to groups abroad that discuss or provide abortions

The Mexico City Policy cuts off U.S. aid to health groups in other countries that offer abortion services or counseling. As in 2021, Trump has reinstated this policy, which was deactivated by Biden.

Then-congressman Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., walks off stage after speaking during the Republican National Convention in July.

Trump's withdrawn nominees latest in a long line of Cabinet members who never were

Many presidents face failed Cabinet picks so when former Rep. Matt Gaetz withdrew from consideration for President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet, it wasn't unprecedented, though Trump's style has been.

At an April 14, 2020 briefing in the Rose Garden of the White House, President Trump announced his intention to halt U.S. funding for World Health Organization WHO. U.S. membership in the U.N. body is likely to be reviewed in the early days of his second term.

How will Trump's return to the White House change the face of global health?

When Donald Trump returns to the White House, he's expected to issue a series of orders with far-reaching impact on global health — from abortion services to support for the World Health Organization.

Migrants walk into Mexico after being deported from the U.S. at El Chaparral pedestrian border bridge in Tijuana, Mexico, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025.

What has changed with immigration under Trump and what is still playing out?

President Donald Trump has signed 10 executive orders on immigration and issued a slew of edicts to carry out promises of mass deportations and border security. Some actions were felt immediately.

Alia Shawkat stars in Atropia, the feature debut of writer-director Hailey Gates. Atropia won the Grand Jury Prize for dramatic films.

These films took the top prizes at Sundance – plus 11 films our critic loved

A documentary deconstructs the true crime genre, an obsessive worms his way into a pop star's entourage, and more standouts from Sundance 2025.

Biden's Guantánamo legacy 'one step forward, several steps backwards'

After some initial momentum and a few successes, Biden leaves office like his predecessors, with the prison at Guantánamo Bay open, and the 9/11 case unresolved.

Meta says it will end fact-checking as Silicon Valley prepares for Trump

CEO Mark Zuckerberg called the company's previous content moderation policies "censorship," repeating talking points from President-elect Donald Trump and his allies.

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