The U.S. Senate passed a limited spending package on Thursday that will largely fund several science- and land-related agencies, including the Department of Interior, the U.S. Forest Service, the ...

Scientists' worst fears about Trump's cuts to research funding haven't come to pass, thanks to several legal challenges and Congress’ recent rejection of his proposed budget cuts.

After a tumultuous 2025 that saw it lose around 4,000 employees, NASA finally has an operating budget for 2026, and one that largely preserves its scientific capabilities. On Thursday, the Senate ...

Dozens of measures sprinkled throughout the recently enacted spending package seek to tie the Trump administration’s hands on ...

Congressional appropriators mostly ignored the Trump administration’s requests to slash budgets at several science and data agencies in a package of fiscal year 2026 bills released this week. While ...