U.S. midterms bring new focus to weather and science in Washington
A Bloomberg article by Lauren Rosenthal reports that the Democrats' midterm sweep is poised to give scientists, disaster officials and weather forecasters new allies in Washington, reopening fights over science funding, FEMA and the National Weather Service after nearly two years of upheaval under President Trump. It recounts Trump's attempts to slash climate-research funding and NSF budgets, FEMA recovery funds denied to blue-state governors, and hundreds of National Weather Service departures in 2025 that left budgets severely squeezed.
