Reports emerged that shots were fired at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, and the President was safely evacuated from the event. The post condemns political violence in America.
The Trump administration has dismissed the entire scientific advisory board of the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), a body that reviewed the agency's research programs and priorities. The move eliminates the main external oversight panel for the nation's largest funder of basic scientific research.
The man who opened fire at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, Cole Allen, published a full anti-Trump manifesto before the attack. The document details his grievances against former President Donald Trump and outlines his political motivations for the shooting.
Former President Donald Trump was rushed out of a dinner event by security after reports of shots fired in his vicinity. The incident occurred during a gathering in Washington, D.C., prompting a swift security response and evacuation.
President Trump fired all 24 members of the National Science Board, removing independent oversight of the NSF and its $9 billion research budget. The move gives the administration direct control over grant decisions, raising concerns about politicization of science funding.
The Trump administration fired all 22 members of the National Science Board, effectively gutting the governing body of the National Science Foundation. The mass removal, which lacks precedent, raises concerns about political interference in scientific research funding and oversight.