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mahatmakanejeeves

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Sat Apr 25, 2026, 04:20 PM Saturday

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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