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National Science Foundation staffers express concerns about ‘politically motivated and legally questionable’ Trump actions

  • More than 140 employees of the National Science Foundation condemned President Donald Trump's policies and actions that undermine the NSF.
  • The letter, addressed to Zoe Lofgren, accuses the Trump administration of abruptly terminating staff and cutting the agency's budget.
  • Signatories expressed concerns about 'politically motivated' and 'legally questionable' actions that threaten the NSF's integrity.
  • The signatories urged Congress to defend the NSF's mission and support vital research for national security.
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The 56% announcement by Donald Trump’s government to the budget of his National Science Foundation would “paralyze American science,” as warned in an open letter by 150 workers from this government agency, which in its 75 years of history has funded the research of 262 Nobel Prize winners. Signatories denounce the “systematic dismantling” of the entity, with a budget cut that would exceed 70% in biology, engineering and scientific education. “If…

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politicopro.com broke the news in on Tuesday, July 22, 2025.
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