Trump’s Mass Firing Deals Another Blow to American Science

Trump’s mass firing just dealt another blow to American science

Trump fired all 22 National Science Board members, removing NSF’s main governance layer. NSF spent $9.39B in 2024, 0.1% of federal spending; the administration sought a 57% cut, and staff is down 40%. AI and quantum remain listed as 2027 “frontier initiatives.”

Why it matters: HKR-H/K/R all pass, but the core story is US science governance, not an AI model or product release. AI and quantum appear as NSF budget priorities, so this lands at the featured threshold, below same-day must-write AI launches.