

Cover Story
White House
The Trump administration did exactly what it said it would do to disorient anyone involved in making policy or touched by it. The president and his crew have “flooded the zone”—the term and the image are theirs, as is the strategy of dropping a flurry of executive orders and memoranda that shake the foundations of the American system of government, raising questions of legality and constitutionality, and, above all, making it a challenge for anyone to see the entire picture and think strategically.
In Brief
Clinical Roundup


Drugs & Targets
Trending Stories
- As his Senate testimony alleged danger from mRNA COVID vaccine, El-Deiry had an offer to run NCI Frederick lab
The job offer to run the lab—home to virus research, RAS Initiative, and data science—was quickly rescinded - Proposed OMB rule aims at the heart of the U.S. research enterprise—and scientists are fighting back
“The question isn’t whether politics will influence research. Under this proposal, that’s the point. That’s their goal.” - Pancreatic cancer breakthrough came from smart scientists making smart bets—not from politicization of science
- House bill gives NCI $7.4 billion in FY 2027—$110 million above current budget
- NIH calls for comment on proposal to limit the number of RPGs per PI
- The story of daraxonrasib is the ultimate hero’s journey
A narrative curve with twists, turns, intrigue, drama—and a blow to a mighty foe



















