science

Political Science: Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks as President Donald Trump and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick listen during an Oval Office event on health care affordability, April 23, 2026. Kennedy’s HHS has become central to the administration’s campaign against research it deems ideological. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Government

Trump Escalates War on Science

by Merrill Goozner June 8, 2026June 5, 2026

The administration, having already made savage cuts to research on topics it disfavors, now wants scientists to submit to political control.

Podcast

Federal Data Are Disappearing

by Anne Kim November 26, 2025October 6, 2026

Political Animal

Why the Location of Trump’s Silicon Valley Fundraiser Is a Secret

by Martin Longman September 17, 2019January 9, 2022

Political Animal

Trump’s Firefighting Advice for Notre-Dame Was Revealing

by Martin Longman April 17, 2019January 9, 2022

Political Animal

Will Science Make a Recovery in a Democratic House?

by Martin Longman November 21, 2018January 9, 2022

Political Animal

Liberals Should Stop Feeding the Conservative Frame About Elitism

by Nancy LeTourneau June 6, 2017January 9, 2022

Political Animal

The GOP’s Turn to Fake Science Should Have Consequences

by Martin Longman May 8, 2017January 9, 2022

Political Animal

For Republicans, Being Anti-Science is a Feature, Not a Bug

by Nancy LeTourneau December 7, 2016January 9, 2022

Political Animal

Trump’s Very Scientific Administration

by Martin Longman September 14, 2016January 9, 2022

Political Animal

Republicans Battle Planned Parenthood, Not Zika

by Martin Longman August 5, 2016January 9, 2022