Policies & Analysis
Learn more about the policies and actions taken by the Trump-Vance administration, and how they threaten communities, freedoms, and democracy.
The Trump-Vance Administration is trying to
Undermine scientific inquiry and integrity
This order attacks scientific inquiry and integrity under the guise of restoring trust in the scientific community.
This Executive Order represents an assault on scientific inquiry and integrity and paves the way for the manipulation of evidence-based policy by the federal government. For example, this EO directs agencies to make public “the data, analyses, and conclusions” related to scientific information or data used for making major policy. This is similar to the "Secret Science" rule from the first Trump administration that undermined federal agencies' abilities to use the best available science to craft policy. The EO purports to aim to restore trust in the scientific process, but it traffics in misinformation and propaganda around science and exacerbates the lack of trust in the scientific community.
People are fighting back
How communities are responding
Democracy 2025 and our partners are ready to counter threats to people's rights, justice, and equality in courtrooms and communities across the country. Learn more about how people and communities are responding to this harmful policy:
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