Scientific research should not be political. The US has led the world in biomedical research funded by the NIH for more than 50 years. Our innovation ecosystem is unmatched. But Trump's newest EO wants to change that: instead of the judgement of scientists, applications for research grants will also have to pass approval by a committee including political officials, as proposed by Russell Vought of Project 2025, and Trump, who hates universities and science, because - well, education and truth. This is really bad.