Chronicles of a Trumpastrophe: Mass firings decimate U.S. science agencies

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Mass firings decimate U.S. science agencies

White House dismissals and rationale challenged by dismissed scientists and lawsuits

• 18 Feb 2025
• 5:55 PM ET
• By John Travis, Katie Langin, Jocelyn Kaiser, Meredith Wadman

 On 13 February, a research entomologist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) was among the first, receiving an email after the close of business hours saying they were being “removed” from what they describe as a dream job, studying a key problem in agriculture science. The change had gone into effect 14 minutes before the email arrived. “The letter said I was being let go due to poor performance, which is nonsensical since they invited me to apply for a promotion just the other month,” the stunned researcher says.

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