A proposal by President Trump to cut federal spending for biomedical research by 18 percent has run into a buzz saw on Capitol Hill, with Republicans and Democrats calling it misguided.

With the small number of tenure-track faculty positions available and the large number of Ph.D. holders in career limbo, many are advocating for increased numbers of staff scientist positions.

The Trump administration is proposing a $1.2 billion cut this year to the NIH (National Institutes of Health) budget, targeting research grants.

Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of President Trump is going to unveil a new White House agency called the "Office of American Innovation".

International student applications were down at nearly 40% of U.S. schools surveyed.

Agency attempts to set the record straight after suggesting rise in cases.

Academia says payments essential to high-quality research.

Crippling the US National Institutes of Health might increase resistance to other attacks on science.

NIH cuts could mean no new grants in 2018.

Who could object to calls for basing government regulations on the "best available science"? But in Washington, D.C., the phrase has become code for a contentious debate surrounding federal regulatory agencies.

The Environmental Protection Agency and the National Institutes of Health are big losers — but planetary science at NASA stands to gain.

Many targeted research agencies have historically had broad bipartisan support.

Other research agencies also hit hard.

Scott Gottlieb may face scrutiny over potential conflicts of interest.

Spike in drug company spending pushes federal share below 50%.

Researchers everywhere should pay more attention to how their subject is presented.

Its prospects for keeping dangerous people out are dubious at best. But would-be immigrants in science and tech will almost certainly be turned away.

Where do researchers from the seven banned nations go?