We asked US researchers how the Trump administration's science policies have affected them

The American academic search engine has long been the envy of the world. Typically well-funded, U.S. labs have been successful in attracting the best minds who generate breakthroughs and train the next generation of workforce that fuels the U.S. economy. But since the start of the second Trump administration in January 2025, new federal policies have destabilized the American scientific enterprise.