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Federal News Network: A NIST official subtly breaks with administration budget detail
By Tom Temin As the cherry blossoms fade and the muggy Washington summer approaches, the federal budget hearings have cranked up. Those for big departments make the cable TV shows because committee members are sometimes less interested in the federal budget than in some political bone to pick with the secretary. But what about at components, […]
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Earther: America’s Government Scientists Are Eyeing a Future in Politics
By Maddie Stone PHILADELPHIA—As the Trump administration continues to attack science, scientists continue to push back, whether by joining rallies and strikes or running for office. In the next election cycle, the ranks of those choosing the latter route may include more federal government scientists, a group that has traditionally preferred to remain out of the spotlight. That, […]
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Daily Herald: Suburban Democrats call for release of full Mueller report
By Lauren Rohr Suburban Democrats are calling for the release of special counsel Robert Mueller’s full report after receiving a summary of the investigation Sunday that clears President Donald Trump of collusion with Russia in the 2016 election. Mueller’s probe did not reach a conclusion on whether Trump obstructed justice, Attorney General William Barr said […]
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