The White House lifted the ban on TikTok for US government devices after the Justice Department ruled that TikTok's new US joint venture is no longer controlled by ByteDance under the 2022 law.
The Trump administration plans to redirect billions in federal R&D funding from universities to individual scientists and AI projects. This overhaul, outlined in a White House report, aims to boost US competitiveness against China, which has matched US R&D spending.
The White House requested $87.6 billion in supplemental spending from Congress for the Iran war, Ebola response, farmer aid, and other projects. The request, made by OMB Director Russell Vought, faces opposition from Democrats and potential difficulties for Republicans.
The Trump administration is proposing a rule change that would allow political appointees to review federal research grants, potentially undermining the peer-review system. Critics warn this could politicize science, ban research on DEI and gender, and hinder international collaborations.
