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A tunnel in the Nevada National Security Site's PULSE complex, an underground facility where sub-critical nuclear experiments are performed.
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  • Trump proposes nuke tests
  • DOGE staffer takes over naval research
  • DOD again raids R&D funds for payroll
WEEK OF NOV 03, 2025
Energy Secretary Chris Wright approaches the entrance to NNSA's Nevada National Security Site.
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  • NNSA issues its first-ever shutdown furloughs
  • Duffy eyes permanent leadership of NASA
  • Recent grads exempt from new H-1B fee
WEEK OF OCT 27, 2025
A white domed building lit up against a black sky.
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  • Colleges reject Trump higher-ed compact
  • Judge halts shutdown RIFs
  • Harvard research funding restored
WEEK OF OCT 20, 2025
The Pentagon pictured at sunset.
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  • White House firings begin
  • DOD raids R&D to make payroll
  • Senate advances NDAA
WEEK OF OCT 13, 2025
Russell Vought, Office of Management and Budget director, speaks alongside House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), from left, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), and Vice President JD Vance as they address members of the media outside the White House.
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  • Trump floats shutdown layoffs and cuts
  • White House dangles perks to universities
  • Congress lets business research programs expire
WEEK OF OCT 06, 2025
The Capitol Building, pictured at dawn.
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  • White House threatens shutdown layoffs
  • Science groups protest grantmaking order
  • More S&T nominees teed up for confirmation
WEEK OF SEP 29, 2025
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  • Trump adds $100K fee to H-1B visas
  • Federal funding cliff looms
  • Layoffs continue at national labs
WEEK OF SEP 22, 2025
NASA's headquarters in Washington, DC.
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  • NASA clamps down on work with Chinese nationals
  • Bloc of science nominees set for confirmation
  • Harvard awaits grant reinstatements
WEEK OF SEP 15, 2025
A U.S. passport and visa card.
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  • International student restrictions proposed
  • House advances DOE budget
  • Appropriators to vote on science budgets
WEEK OF SEP 08, 2025
The facade of Building One at the National Institutes of Health campus in Bethesda, MD.
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  • NIH House budget revealed
  • Commerce scuttles Natcast
  • NSF misusing temp managers
WEEK OF SEP 02, 2025
The Supreme Court of the United States at night.
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  • Supreme Court allows NIH cuts to proceed
  • House Science chair promotes Artemis
  • EPA's GHG endangerment finding repeal draws flak
WEEK OF AUG 25, 2025
Students moving about on UCLA's campus.
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  • Judge restores UCLA grants
  • EPA moves to roll back climate rules
  • NSF and Nvidia partner on science AI
WEEK OF AUG 18, 2025