Trump ousts National Science Board members [View all]
Source: Washington Post
Trump ousts National Science Board members
Members of the independent board that guides the National Science Foundation said they received a notice from the White House that their positions were being terminated.
Updated
April 25, 2026 at 2:51 p.m. EDT today at 2:51 p.m. EDT
Members of the National Science Board, which advises Congress and the president and sets policies for the U.S. National Science Foundation, were dismissed recently. (U.S. National Science Foundation/AP)
By Carolyn Y. Johnson
Multiple scientists who serve on an independent board established to guide the nation’s nearly $9 billion basic science funding agency were terminated from their positions Friday by President Donald Trump.
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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2026/04/25/national-science-board-members-dismissed/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/carolyn-johnson/
Hat tip, Joe.My.God.
https://www.joemygod.com/2026/04/trump-fires-members-of-national-science-board/
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