US President Donald Trump’s Executive Orders Impact Science Funding

US President Donald Trump’s executive orders have led to drastic cuts across the sciences
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In a recent communication to Michael Kratsios, director of the US Office of Science and Technology Policy, the Trump administration emphasized the need to revitalize the country’s science and technology sector and accelerate research and development efforts. However, President Donald Trump’s actions have contradicted this goal by implementing significant cuts to scientific funding.
One of the latest executive orders issued by the administration references the concept of the “endless frontier”, a framework originally outlined in…