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Navigating the Nonsense

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Trial Balloon · Ep. 189: Navigating the Nonsense

Trump Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds

October 2, 2026 · 3:20 pm ET · Leave a Comment

“The National Science Foundation, one of the biggest sources of federal research funding, withheld $1.4 billion that Congress had intended for research over the course of the past year,” the New York Times reports.

“The extraordinary move — holding back about one-fifth of the NSF’s primary research budget — is the latest sign of how the Trump administration is finding creative ways to work around Congress.”

Science, White House

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