Science Vs

Is the ‘War on Science’ Over?

November 12, 2026·35 min·6-min readnarrativescience
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Science Versus asks whether the 'war on science' under the Trump administration is really over now that Democrats have won both chambers of Congress in the midterms, and the answer from Nature reporter Max Kozlov is a cautious 'no, but': the nerd wave is real, oversight is coming, but Tru

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Max Kozlov

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Max KozlovDonald TrumpRFK Jr.Abdul El-SayedAnnie AndrewsZoe LofgrenElon Musk

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OpenAINIHNSFUSAIDDepartment of Health and Human Services

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Nature

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Artificial IntelligenceElectionsEpidemiologyLong Form JournalismResearchUs PoliticsVaccines

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