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The front of the new NSF HQ
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  • NSF leaves $1 bil unspent
  • AI bills pile up ahead of midterms
  • Second judge blocks H-1B fee
WEEK OF OCT 05, 2026
Senators huddle at a hearing
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  • Trump backs off NIH grants takeover
  • Dem says climate program boss illegally appointed
  • Congress in final sprint before midterms
WEEK OF SEP 28, 2026
A group of people gathered in the Oval Office
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  • White House floats $100K fee for graduate workers
  • OMB seeks more power over NIH grants
  • Federal layoffs balloon spending on paid leave
WEEK OF SEP 21, 2026
NSF's New HQ building
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  • NSF confirms new grants approach
  • Universities review Chinese ties
  • House Republicans look into biosecurity
WEEK OF SEP 14, 2026
Scott Bessent at a podium with flags
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  • Treasury targets diversity programs
  • Trump signs stopgap funding bill with OMB rule delay
  • Climate report under pressure
WEEK OF SEP 08, 2026
Cherry blossoms in front of the Capitol at night
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  • Congress returns to face budget crunch
  • Science agencies targeted by hackers
  • NSF and Treasury announce quantum initiatives
WEEK OF AUG 31, 2026
A metal USCIS sign on a stone wall
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  • Duration of status lawsuit filed
  • White House outlines research security policy
  • Federal job protections to weaken in September
WEEK OF AUG 24, 2026
A small group of scientists in an icy expanse
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  • NOAA pulls support for Arctic Report Card
  • DOJ finds NSF programs unconstitutional
  • Admin again calls for higher-ed reforms
WEEK OF AUG 17, 2026
Anthony Fauci seated at a desk in a hearing room
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  • Scientists decry Fauci prosecution threat
  • National Academies orders probe of peer-review process
  • DOE secretary referred to DOJ
WEEK OF AUG 10, 2026
Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) sits next to Chair Susan Collins (R-ME) at a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing.
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  • Senate stopgap bill counters OMB grantmaking rule
  • State Dept proposes changes to J visa cancellations
  • FCC bans foreign robots
WEEK OF AUG 03, 2026
Michael Kratsios OSTP Science Comm hearing July 2026
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  • White House releases vision for science
  • DOE expands Genesis Mission
  • Congress heads off on break
WEEK OF JUL 27, 2026
A USCIS sign in front of an office
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  • US caps student visa duration
  • Congress looks at tightening research security
  • AI leaders call for regulatory body
WEEK OF JUL 20, 2026