Second Trump Administration

photo of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaking with a large group of reporters

Heather Diehl/Getty Images

March 9, 2026

Rubio’s Promise to “Unleash Chiang” Won’t Land Well in China

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

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March 3, 2026

Racial Disparities Already Undermine Elections—but the Threat to Democracy Is Growing

Liza Gordon-Rogers
Research Associate

photo of Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump shaking hands before a press conference; podiums with the US seal are on both sides of the photo and a blue background prominently features the words "Pursuing Peace"

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February 11, 2026

The United States and Russia Can’t Give Up on Arms Control Now

Tara Drozdenko
Director, Global Security Program

a hand holding a mail ballot and a miniature American flag in front of a yard sign that says "I Voted"

Janine Robinson / Unsplash

February 11, 2026

The Trump Administration Is Attacking Democratic Elections

Liza Gordon-Rogers
Research Associate

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February 10, 2026

Trump Administration to Cut Common-Sense Flood Rule that Saves Homes, Lives and Taxpayer Dollars

Shana Udvardy
Senior Climate Resilience Policy Analyst

An exterior view of the US Department of Energy building in Washington, DC

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

February 10, 2026

Internal DOE Documents Confirm Climate Report Was Created to Justify Administration Policy

UCS Science Network

Brad Sigal/Sigal Photos

February 10, 2026

Words from Minneapolis: In Conversation with UCS Staff on the Ground Amidst ICE’s Aggressive Operations

Guest Commentary

a child in a dentist's chair having their teeth examined by two people in blue scrubs

Navy Medicine / Unsplash

February 10, 2026

Is Fluoride the Only Chemical Trump’s EPA Will Strictly Regulate?

Darya Minovi
Senior Analyst

view of El Palito oil refinery in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela

Jesus Vargas/Getty Images

February 2, 2026

La apropiación ilegal e imperialista del petróleo venezolano por parte del presidente Trump es una apuesta perdida

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

a woman in a research lab looking at test tubes

National Cancer Institute/Unsplash

January 29, 2026

Science, Innovation, and the National Institutes of Health

Liz Borkowski
Science Network Contributor

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

January 28, 2026

Secretary Noem’s Reckless Undermining of FEMA As Well As Her Destructive DHS Agenda Means She Must Go

Shana Udvardy
Senior Climate Resilience Policy Analyst

a factory on the horizon with several smokestacks emitting clouds

Kouji Tsuru / Unsplash

January 28, 2026

EPA Cuts People Out of the Picture

Kristie Ellickson
Senior Scientist

G. Hein/NCAR University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

January 27, 2026

What Americans Lose if Their National Center for Atmospheric Research Is Dismantled

Carlos Javier Martinez
Senior Scientist

Ryan Fleischer/UCS

January 27, 2026

How Climate Superfund Bills Use Science to Make Polluters Pay

Carly Phillips
Research Scientist

cars driving on a highway past a facility with a billowing smokestack

Jacek Dylag / Unsplash

January 20, 2026

Preserving Community Science in the Face of Attacks

Darya Minovi
Senior Analyst

A neon light installation by artist Alicia Eggert in the Smithsonian Institute reads in hot pink lettering: this present moment used to be the unimaginable future.

Gretchen Goldman/UCS (artwork by Alicia Eggert, Smithsonian American Art Museum)

January 15, 2026

The Future Is Not Written. It Is Ours to Create.

Gretchen Goldman
President and CEO of UCS

two armed federal agents standing in a cloud of tear gas on a suburban street

Scott Olson / Getty Images

January 14, 2026

Divide and Destroy: A New Year of the Trump Administration’s Authoritarianism

Jennifer Jones
Program Director, Center for Science & Democracy

photo looking up at a brick wall, at the bottom of which is an old sign with a radiation symbol and the words "fallout shelter"

Spencer Platt/Getty Images

January 13, 2026

Ask a Scientist: What Happens When There Are No Limits on US and Russian Nuclear Weapons?

Guest Commentary

Jesus Vargas/Getty Images

January 13, 2026

President Trump’s Imperial and Illegal Grab for Venezuelan Oil Is a Losing Bet

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

Protesters hold signs during a demonstration against U.S. military action in Venezuela on January 06, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Heather Diehl/Getty Images

January 13, 2026

Illegal, Aggressive, and Unstable: President Trump’s Foray into Venezuela Increases Security Risks

Laura Grego
Research Director, Senior Scientist

Omari Spears/UCS

December 23, 2025

How the Scientific Community Can Defend Itself — and Our Democracy

Guest Commentary

a woman holds a small child while another woman gives her an injection

CDC / Unsplash

December 18, 2025

The Trump Administration’s Assault on Vaccines Endangers Us All

Jules Barbati-Dajches
Analyst

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December 18, 2025

5 Reasons Trump’s Fuel-Economy Standards Rollback Is a White Elephant Gift No One Wants

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

photo of a large group of generals from different branches of the military sitting in rows and listening to a speech

Alex Wong/Getty Images

December 16, 2025

The Exploding Scope of the Military-Industrial Complex

Sean Manning
Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellow