Report #115: American attitudes toward government interventions in science

Katherine Ognyanova, David Lazer, James Druckman, Matthew A. Baum, Roy H. Perlis, Mauricio Santillana, Hong Qu
CHIP50
June 30, 2025

Since the start of its second term, the Trump administration has made sweeping changes across the US federal science and health sectors. The changes included massive budget and workforce cuts, agency reorganizations, and shifts in research priorities. While framed by the administration as efforts to reform government and reduce bureaucratic spending, critics argue that these moves endanger public health and risk long-term damage to scientific innovation.