The Trump administration has proposed rule changes to the Federal Register that would give the president and his political appointees far more power to decide how billions of dollars of scientific research grants are awarded. Draft regulations released by the Office of Management and Budget would give partisan political appointees oversight over how grants are awarded to scientists researching everything from vaccine safety to LGBTQ+ health to the climate crisis. Trump appointees would also have the power to terminate active projects and could limit international scientific collaborations. The American Association for the Advancement of Science condemned the proposed rule as a “brazen power grab” and said it would make future discoveries less likely. The Union of Concerned Scientists warned, “It could also give politically connected industries a functional veto over research that might reveal risks associated with products and practices.”