A spending bill approved by a House committee would require the agency to “accelerate” the replacement of nonhuman primates in laboratories starting in October.

The bill for fiscal year 2019 increases allocations for NSF, FDA, and others above 2018 levels.

The ongoing stalemate over the federal budget has forced one-quarter of the US government to begin a second week of closure.

The Democrats’ takeover of the House inspires hope for science-based policies, but voters struck down several ballot initiatives to counteract climate change.

Opponents of the proposal call the changes a “wildlife extinction package.”

Appointed by Ronald Reagan, Heckler led the agency from 1983 to 1985, and helped promote research into AIDS.

Medical groups have criticized the legislation, which will give terminal patients access to experimental treatments, as dangerous and unnecessary.

Rush Holt, CEO of AAAS, discusses what’s changed as a result of the March for Science—and what hasn’t.

In 2017, the agency began posting redacted records, but Congress is now demanding full transparency.