Track which specific research programs and agencies face cuts, particularly climate science, public health, and independent research institutions—these reveal administration priorities and potential long-term institutional weakening.
Science funding cuts represent institutional capture (score: 3) through resource reallocation affecting federal research capacity. The policy has multi-year durability and sets precedent for politicizing scientific research, but lacks the acute constitutional damage of election or judicial interference. Moderate hype potential exists but insufficient evidence of strategic distraction timing.