Trump Administration Climate Policy Rollback
Track whether climate research cuts correlate with timing of major election integrity or rule-of-law actions over next 60 days to confirm distraction pattern; monitor if cuts target specific politically inconvenient research (e.g., extreme weather attribution studies).
Climate research cuts represent modest institutional capture (score 2/5) through resource reallocation, but are easily reversible through next administration's budget priorities and represent standard partisan policy rather than constitutional damage. However, the timing amid major election integrity actions (voter data demands, mail-in voting orders) and the classic pattern of climate cuts during controversy cycles suggests strategic distraction value, scoring high on timing overlap and narrative pivot.