Second Trump Administration

photo of the Artemis II launch; many people are watching in the foreground, across a body of water from the launch site, and a US flag flaps in the breeze

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

April 9, 2026

The United States Can Still Reach the Stars. President Trump’s New Budget Can’t.

Sean Manning
Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellow

Shot from a panel discussion "When Housing is Out of Reach" at National Low Income Housing Coalition’s (NLIHC) annual Housing Policy Forum in Washington, DC, March 2026. Alicia Race.

National Low Income Housing Coalition’s (NLIHC) annual Housing Policy Forum in Washington, DC, March 2026. Alicia Race.

April 8, 2026

Top 3 Takeaways from the National Low Income Housing Coalition Housing Policy Forum

Alicia Race
Climate Resilience Policy Advocate

USDA National Agricultural Library

April 7, 2026

Smokey Knows: President Trump’s Forest Service Restructuring Is Bad News

Julian Reyes
Chief of Staff

Firefighter battling 2020 El Dorado Fire, California.

San Bernardino County Fire/Wikimedia Commons

April 6, 2026

Climate Change Is a Significant Driver of More Dangerous Wildfire Seasons

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

A blue sign reading NOTICE is attached to a fence in front of a coal-fired power plant spewing emissions into a gray sky over Harrodsburg, Kentucky. Under President Trump, EPA administrator Lee Zeldin revoked a finding that carbon dioxide emissions are hazardous to human health.

Jon Cherry/Getty Images

March 31, 2026

Despite What This EPA Says, Enforcement under Trump Has Dropped

UCS Science Network

President Trump signs an executive order while appointees including Lee Zeldin, Doug Burgum and Chris Wright look on

Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images

March 31, 2026

One Year in, the Anti-Science Agenda of the Trump Administration Is Evident

Jules Barbati-Dajches
Analyst

Chris J Ratcliffe for Greenpeace/Getty Images

March 26, 2026

Big Oil Borrowing from Gun Industry’s Playbook: Blanket Immunity to Protect Profits

Laura Peterson
Corporate Analyst & Advocate

Tasos Katopodis / Getty Images

March 25, 2026

Democracy Depends on Science—So Scientists Need to Show Up for Democracy

Jennifer Jones
Program Director, Center for Science & Democracy

A park ranger checks in with a visitor at a checkpoint for a road closed due to flooding in Yosemite Valley, in a photo from 2023.

Mario Tama/Getty Images

March 24, 2026

We’re Suing the Trump Administration for Removing Science, History from Our National Parks

Julian Reyes
Chief of Staff

photo of President Trump sitting at a table and speaking into a microphone while reading from notes; to his left Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins also appears to be reading notes while putting a hand on Trump's shoulder and smiling; a US flag is in the background

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

March 23, 2026

Why Linking Data Systems at Trump’s USDA Isn’t Enough. (And Might Be a Disaster for Farmers.)

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

photo of a US military vehicle being driven by a soldier in the foreground, passing by a grandstand where President Trump watches along with his wife, secretary of defense, and others

Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

March 23, 2026

Trump’s Proposed Military Spending Would Be a “Bloody New Deal”

Sean Manning
Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellow

photo of an Iranian woman dressed in black and wearing a face mask sitting in front of a pile of rubble and a bombed-out building in the background

Majid Saeedi/Getty Images

March 19, 2026

The US–Israeli History Behind Their War Against Iran

Sara Al-Sayed
Kendall Fellow

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

March 19, 2026

What a Recent Court Win Reveals About the Trump Administration’s Unlawful Attacks on Climate Science

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

an industrial facility emitting smoke near a river

Kanae Kanesaki / Unsplash

March 19, 2026

We (Still) Have the Science on Cumulative Impacts

Kristie Ellickson
Senior Scientist

photo of President Trump and members of his cabinet listening to a presentation on the war with Iran in a dark room at Mar-a-Lago; Trump wears a hat with "USA" in large letters, and in the background is a US flag and a screen displaying a map of the Middle East

Daniel Torok/White House via Getty Images

March 19, 2026

What Farmers Will Pay for President Trump’s War on Iran

Omanjana Goswami
Interdisciplinary Scientist

Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

March 18, 2026

Electricity Bills Are High. Trump Administration Policies are Set to Make them Soar.

Julie McNamara
Federal Energy Policy Director

Win McNamee/Getty Images

March 17, 2026

If Confirmed, Will Senator Markwayne Mullin Be DHS’s Next Disaster?

Shana Udvardy
Senior Climate Resilience Policy Analyst

Jim O'Neill being sworn in by Robert F. Kennedy Jr

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

March 17, 2026

Trump’s Nominee to Run NSF is Unqualified, Conflicted, and a Threat to Science

Julian Reyes
Chief of Staff

Unsplash / Chelaxy Designs

March 12, 2026

EPA, “Common Sense” is Protecting Communities and Workers from Chemical Disasters

Darya Minovi
Fair Access Research Manager

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

Megan Varney / Getty Images

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"

Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

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

Scott Olson/Getty Images

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