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The president’s budget request includes $1.1 trillion in discretionary funds. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Winners and Losers in the Trump Budget in One Chart

By Randy Leonard
Posted February 13, 2018 at 11:12am
President Donald Trump would be wise to follow the model of his predecessors, including Barack Obama, in using science and evidence in his budget’s policy proposals, Hart and Shea write. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Opinion: Is There Room for Science and Evidence in Trump’s Budget?

By Nick Hart and Robert Shea
Posted February 5, 2018 at 5:01am
Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., canceled a panel on President Donald Trump’s mental fitness for office due to threats of violence against the event. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Threats Force Raskin to Cancel Panel on How Trump Inspires Violence

By Griffin Connolly
Posted January 17, 2018 at 9:58am
Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, speaks to Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, in January 2018. A new study released by a data company forgot to include King, the clear frontrunner. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call File Photo)

Northeastern Lawmakers Unite Against Trump Offshore Drilling Plan

By Griffin Connolly
Posted January 9, 2018 at 10:03am
Democratic candidate Hans Keirstead said leadership wanted to give him an “early appointment” on Appropriations. (CQ Roll Call file photo)

Democratic Candidate Misspeaks When Asked About Potential Influence

By Bridget Bowman
Posted January 5, 2018 at 2:57pm
A scientist tracking tornadoes in Oklahoma in May looks at radar on his smartphone as part of a project that gets funding from the National Science Foundation and other government programs. Rep. Paul Tonko  writes that federal funding has had a direct impact on technology such as Doppler radar, GPS and smartphones. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images file photo)

Opinion: Where Science Goes, So Goes Our Nation

By Rep. Paul Tonko
Posted December 13, 2017 at 5:00am
Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., left, and Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., hold thank you signs made by Max Schill, who’s diagnosed with Noonan Syndrome, a rare genetic condition, after the U.S. House of Representatives voted in favor of the 21st Century Cures Act on Capitol Hill in Washington in 2015. Upton and DeGette spearheaded the act. (Al Drago/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Opinion: One Year Later — Why 21st Century Cures Still Matters

By Rep. Fred Upton and Diana DeGette
Posted December 12, 2017 at 5:00am
The Titan supercomputer at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Oak Ridge, Tenn. The U.S. is falling behind China in key science and technology areas, Smith writes. (Courtesy Oak Ridge National Laboratory)

Opinion: Science That Leads

By Rep. Lamar Smith and R-Texas
Posted November 30, 2017 at 5:00am
Marchers, including Bill Nye the Science Guy, center, lead the March for Science down Constitution Avenue in Washington on Earth Day 2017. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Bill Nye, from Science Guy to Science Statesman

By Jason Dick
Posted November 16, 2017 at 5:01am