Policy Analysis

States are debating whether to replace NIH funding as the federal research system contracts

Historically, state governments have provided less than 1% of US research and development funding

One Big Beautiful Bill shifts $800 billion in Medicaid costs to states

CBO projects 10.3 million people will lose Medicaid coverage by 2034 due to structural changes

CBO says Trump's new borrowing adds $1.4 trillion to federal debt by 2035

Nonpartisan analysts say Trump borrowing will increase debt to 116% of GDP by 2035

38 CDC disease tracking databases stopped updating as the US outbreak early-warning system goes dark

FoodNet, which once tracked 9 foodborne pathogens, now monitors only salmonella and E. coli

Anthropic puts $20 million into politics to push for AI regulation

The only major AI company actively spending to regulate its own industry

Vought Permanently Embeds DOGE Staff Within OMB as In-House Consultants After Musk Steps Back

The FY2026 budget requests $45 million to make DOGE a permanent executive branch operation

Trump holds 104-minute White House briefing marking first-year anniversary, fact-checkers find multiple false claims

Fact-checkers document inflated investment claims and false gas prices

Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 reaches 50% implementation in Trump's first year

Key architects Russell Vought, Peter Navarro, Brendan Carr now lead major agencies

Blackburn's TRUMP AMERICA AI Act would erase all state AI laws with one federal bill

"4 Cs" framework bundles KOSA, NO FAKES Act, Section 230 reform, and data center fast-tracking

Anthropic donates Model Context Protocol to the Linux Foundation

Rival AI companies co-found open standard called the USB-C for AI tools