10/29/25: Democrats embrace votes to make government shutdown hurt less (Axios) Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has seized on the plan that Republicans floated – and then discarded – to soften the government shutdown’s sting for some federal workers and aid beneficiaries. https://www.axios.com/2025/10/29/schumer-government-shutdown-votes-military-snap
See also: The Missing President (The Atlantic) https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/10/trumps-absence-government-shutdown/684726/
10/29/25: Scientists had to change more than 700 grant titles to receive NIH funding. Health disparities researchers fear what’s next (STAT) While wording changes may seem trivial amid the Trump administration’s broad upheaval of federally funded research , such compromises can alter the course of projects and the questions scientists address. They can also be demoralizing. https://www.statnews.com/2025/10/29/nih-banned-words-analysis-grant-title-changes/
10/29/25: Northwestern, Cornell Still Working to Unfreeze Federal Funds (Inside Higher Ed) The Trump administration has used funding freezes as leverage in negotiations with universities as officials seek sweeping changes to campus policies and practices. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/government/politics-elections/2025/10/29/northwestern-cornell-still-working-unfreeze-federal
10/29/25: Higher Ed Institutions Raise Concerns About H-1B Visa Fee (Inside Higher Ed) A number of higher education institutions and the associations that represent them are asking to be exempted from the new $100,000 H-1B visa application fee, saying the prohibitive cost could be detrimental to the recruitment and retention of international faculty, researchers and staff members. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2025/10/29/higher-ed-institutions-raise-concerns-about-h-1b-visa-fee
10/29/25: From MRI to Ozempic: breakthroughs that show why fundamental research must be protected (Nature) In these financially straitened times, funders must recognize that great discoveries often arise from work that was looking for something completely different. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03470-1
10/28/25: China Closing In on US as Leader in Global Science, Study Shows (Bloomberg Law) China is on track to lead the world in science — at least by one revealing measure. An analysis of almost 6 million research papers shows that Chinese scientists are taking the helm in almost half of all collaborations with US counterparts, a shift that underscores Beijing’s growing influence in setting the global research agenda. https://news.bloomberglaw.com/pharma-and-life-sciences/china-closing-in-on-us-as-leader-in-global-science-study-shows?context=search&index=12
10/28/25: The Trump Education Compact: Threat or Salvation? (Wall Street Journal, Opinion) In this Future View, students discuss President Trump’s Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-trump-education-compact-threat-or-salvation-01fb72d4?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqfhurWOrkUBzfIz1Pgj5iH76qwi6CVAOz1JCPEsnp-xxdOX_CCZqUvuuUgOYKo%3D&gaa_ts=69025445&gaa_sig=7lidza_7_v_FkN_l-zOrMSsuqnuKQh53Npe7E34RQOC2oKr63O-OGFn8hDAqhTAEM2yXzmQUXj2CNzj9Z6-bwA%3D%3D
See also: Florida college that faced DeSantis takeover becomes first to sign Trump pledge (The Hill) https://thehill.com/homenews/education/5576448-new-college-of-florida-trump-pledge-desantis/
