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Trump’s ‘fear factor’: Scientists go silent as funding cuts escalate

Many worry about retribution. But for others, speaking out is worth the risk.

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Trump 100 days: after tepid start, protest movements – and Democrats – find footing

Although the resistance at the start of Trump’s second term was wobbly, ‘ordinary people’ are pushing the movement forward

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Trump administration's early-morning media strategy targets loyal viewers — and "an audience of one"

Trump administration's early-morning media strategy targets loyal viewers — and "an audience of one

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The Trump White House shut out the AP. They keep showing up anyway.

The Associated Press has been barred from events for not using “Gulf of America,” but on Thursday will have another chance to make its case to a judge.

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Scientists Respond to FTC Inquiry into Tech Censorship

On February 20, 2025, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced an inquiry into “how technology platforms deny or degrade users’ access to services based on the content of their speech or...

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Should you be taking a vitamin A supplement? All the things the nutrient can — and can’t — do

Google searches for “does vitamin A help with measles” have skyrocketed by more than 5,000% over the past month as the highly contagious virus continues to spread across the country.

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The measles vaccine is safe and incredibly effective. Take it.

As an outbreak brews, readers admonish attempts to discredit the measles vaccine.

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Doctors must defy ICE to fulfill their duty to heal

Hospitals are meant to be sanctuaries of healing, yet immigration enforcement policies are turning them into sites of surveillance, fear and exclusion.

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U.S. federal workers clamp down on their communications in climate of DOGE-induced fear

Court ruling Tuesday suggests government overreach after DOGE targeted USAID in February

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‘Uncertain, anxious, fearful.’ That’s the mood at 2025’s first big U.S. science meeting

President Trump’s downsizing of federally funded science leaves researchers scrambling