Joel Achenbach

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Document shows health cuts | Arkansas Democrat Gazette

6 days ago | arkansasonline.com | Lena Sun |Carolyn Johnson |Rachel Roubein |Joel Achenbach

On the move? Let us read it for you. LISTEN NOW Your browser does not support the audio element. The Trump administration is seeking to deeply slash budgets for federal health programs, a roughly one-third cut in discretionary spending by the Department of Health and Human Services, according to a preliminary budget document obtained by The Washington Post.
Webb telescope detects a possible signature of life on a distant world; Nikku Madhusudhan lead author of paper

1 week ago | newsindiatimes.com | Joel Achenbach |Ela Dutt
Webb telescope detects a possible signature of life on a distant world

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Joel Achenbach

Webb telescope detects a possible signature of life on a distant world (washingtonpost.com) Webb telescope detects a possible signature of life on a distant world By Joel Achenbach 2025041623010000 A distant planet's atmosphere shows signs of molecules that on Earth are associated only with biological activity, a possible signal of life on what is suspected to be a watery world, according to a report published Wednesday that analyzed observations by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. The...
Internal budget document reveals extent of Trump’s proposed health cuts

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Lena Sun |Carolyn Johnson |Rachel Roubein |Joel Achenbach |Lauren Weber

Internal budget document reveals extent of Trump’s proposed health cuts (washingtonpost.com) Internal budget document reveals extent of Trump’s proposed health cuts By Lena H. Sun; Carolyn Y.
Massive Cuts To NASA Science Proposed In Early White House Budget Plan

1 week ago | southfloridareporter.com | Joel Achenbach |Christian Davenport

NASA's science budget could be cut nearly in half under an early version of President Donald Trump's budget proposal to Congress, a move that would terminate billions of dollars' worth of ongoing and future missions, according to two individuals with direct knowledge of the administration's plan.
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1 week ago | stuff.co.nz | Joel Achenbach
Massive cuts to NASA science proposed in early White House budget plan - The Boston Globe

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Joel Achenbach |Christian Davenport

NASA’s science budget could be cut nearly in half under an early version of President Donald Trump’s budget proposal to Congress, a move that would terminate billions of dollars’ worth of ongoing and future missions, according to two individuals with direct knowledge of the administration’s plan.
Massive cuts to NASA science proposed in early White House budget plan

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Joel Achenbach |Christian Davenport

Massive cuts to NASA science proposed in early White House budget plan (washingtonpost.com) Massive cuts to NASA science proposed in early White House budget plan By Joel Achenbach; Christian Davenport 2025041113545600 NASA's science budget could be cut nearly in half under an early version of President Donald Trump's budget proposal to Congress, a move that would terminate billions of dollars' worth of ongoing and future missions, according to two individuals with direct knowledge of the...
NASA at a fork in the road as Trump pick gets hearing for top spot

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Joel Achenbach

NASA at a fork in the road as Trump pick gets hearing for top spot (washingtonpost.com) NASA at a fork in the road as Trump pick gets hearing for top spot By Joel Achenbach 2025040818045600 NASA is determined to land astronauts on the moon again. The agency wants to do it very soon, in mid-2027, an extremely ambitious timeline.
Widespread layoffs, purge of leadership underway at U.S. health agencies

3 weeks ago | spokesman.com | Carolyn Johnson |Rachel Roubein |Joel Achenbach |Lena Sun

Senior leaders across the Department of Health and Human Services were put on leave and countless other employees lost their jobs Tuesday as the Trump administration began a sweeping purge of the agencies that oversee government health programs. Top officials at the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Food and Drug Administration were put on administrative leave or offered reassignment to the Indian Health Service.