Ron Wyden: “Apparently, if he does not get what he wants, he is willing to let this country go through a catastrophic default.”

The White House should make MITRE’s findings public as soon as possible.

What I'm committed to doing is getting both of these over the finish line.

This interpretation is wildly inconsistent with the longstanding treatment of other provisions that use identical or near-identical language.

The Department’s recent decision in August 2026 to quietly strip explicit prohibitions against political interference from its Scientific Integrity Policy is yet another attempt by the Trump administration to undermine scientific facts and…