Trump officials herald a 'golden age' of science. Critics say it's a distraction

White House officials say they are ushering in a new "golden age" of science, with changes to grantmaking and priorities like AI and quantum computing. Democrats say it masks damage to U.S. science.
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The Trump administration aims to pull science funding under tighter political control

President Trump continues to whittle away at federal science funding. And now his administration is attempting to put the decisions about what gets funding under tighter political control. The move is ...
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This week in science: Exoplanetary salt clouds, ancient families and laughter's origin

It's ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Scott Detrow. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: And I'm Juana Summers. And it's time now for our science news roundup from Short Wave, NPR's science podcast. I'm ...
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The White House aims to give political appointees more power over research funding

Under Trump, the Office of Management and Budget has proposed a rule change that would shift authority for grant making to political appointees. Experts say it could negatively affect U.S. science.