A Harvard researcher lays out the devastating impact of new rules proposed by the #TrumpAdministration for federal grants. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/06/27/opinion/federal-research-grants-omb-regulation/#bgmp-comments

#science #research

Opinion | The silent war on federal science funding

The changes would cement federal control of research grants, but there’s still time to act.

The Boston Globe
Trump news at a glance: America wins ‘either way’, Vance claims amid shaky ceasefire with Iran

Vice-president JD Vance says US holds all the cards in conflict with Iran – key US politics stories from Saturday 27 June

The Guardian
8 Things You Should Know About Trump’s Effort to “Take Over” the Midterm Elections. #Democracy #Filedunder—Democracy #TrumpAdministration
https://iwpost.com/8-things-you-should-know-about-trumps-effort-to-take-over-the-midterm-elections/?fsp_sid=11132
8 Things You Should Know About Trump’s Effort to “Take Over” the Midterm Elections

When President Donald Trump attempted to overturn the 2020 election, the institutional guardrails of American democracy held — but just barely. If faced with the same tests today, those guardrails and the people who held the line would largely be missing, a ProPublica examination found. At least 75 career officials who once held roles at […]

IwPost

VentureBeat: OpenAI unveils GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra and Luna models — but only accessible to limited preview partners for now, per US Gov. “The staggered release follows an executive order issued by President Donald J. Trump earlier this month on June 2, 2026, which calls upon various federal agencies to collaborate on a process for benchmarking and assessing capabilities of new AI models to […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/27/venturebeat-openai-unveils-gpt-5-6-sol-terra-and-luna-models-but-only-accessible-to-limited-preview-partners-for-now-per-us-gov/
VentureBeat: OpenAI unveils GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra and Luna models — but only accessible to limited preview partners for now, per US Gov

VentureBeat: OpenAI unveils GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra and Luna models — but only accessible to limited preview partners for now, per US Gov. “The staggered release follows an executive order issued …

ResearchBuzz: Firehose
Trump says he will nominate Lance Schroyer as next ICE director

Schroyer, whom Trump calls ‘a patriot’, led deportation campaign in Oklahoma under ICE-partnered program

The Guardian

KQED: Exclusive: The Bay Area’s National Archives Office Is Closing. Researchers Are Worried. “The National Archives at San Francisco, located just south of the city in San Bruno, holds more than 75,000 cubic feet of immigration, court and genealogical records, some dating back to before California became an official state. The archival holdings include documents from federal agencies […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/27/kqed-exclusive-the-bay-areas-national-archives-office-is-closing-researchers-are-worried/
KQED: Exclusive: The Bay Area’s National Archives Office Is Closing. Researchers Are Worried

KQED: Exclusive: The Bay Area’s National Archives Office Is Closing. Researchers Are Worried. “The National Archives at San Francisco, located just south of the city in San Bruno, holds more …

ResearchBuzz: Firehose

New York Times: U.S. Presses Meta to Agree to A.I. Reviews as Security Concerns Rise. This link goes to a gift article. “Meta is the only major U.S. developer of A.I. technology that has not reached an agreement to voluntarily share its models with the federal government for review, said the people familiar with the request, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/27/new-york-times-u-s-presses-meta-to-agree-to-a-i-reviews-as-security-concerns-rise-gift-article/
New York Times: U.S. Presses Meta to Agree to A.I. Reviews as Security Concerns Rise ( Gift Article)

New York Times: U.S. Presses Meta to Agree to A.I. Reviews as Security Concerns Rise. This link goes to a gift article. “Meta is the only major U.S. developer of A.I. technology that has not …

ResearchBuzz: Firehose
JD Vance claims US holds all the cards in Iran and will win ‘either way’

Vice-president appeared on Bill Maher’s show hours before more military strikes were exchanged in strait of Hormuz

The Guardian
Appeals court rejects Trump EPA bid to abandon rule restricting deadly soot pollution

Decision leaves in place Biden-era standard on pollution from coal-fired plants, factories and other industrial sources

The Guardian

'It's coming from the top': Trump’s EEOC abandons trans man’s workplace discrimination case

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-eeoc-transgender-investigations