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Nature examines US science after a year of Trump

The review considers how the administration’s funding priorities and policy changes have affected American research—and what remains.

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The brief

  • ■Federal funding and policy decisions shape research at universities and government labs.
  • ■Trump has sought research spending cuts and reversed federal climate policies.
  • ■Congress controls appropriations, limiting what a president can change alone.

Why it matters

Changes to US research can affect medical advances, weather and climate information, and jobs at universities and businesses in Americans’ communities.

Nature’s review examines US science after a year of the Trump administration, taking stock of losses and remaining strengths. Federal agencies support basic research, operate laboratories and fund work at universities, giving Washington significant influence over the country’s scientific direction.

Trump has sought cuts to federal research spending and rolled back climate policies, challenging longstanding scientific priorities. But presidential budget proposals are not final spending decisions: Congress controls appropriations. Universities, businesses and private foundations also support American science, although their funding does not replace every federal role.

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