Senate Rejects Budget Cuts, Boosts Science Funding
Published on: Jan. 16, 2026, 3:18 a.m. | Source: Devdiscourse
The U.S. Senate has passed a bill approving billions in funding for federal science agencies, countering proposed budget cuts by the White House. Major beneficiaries include NASA, NSF, and NOAA, with NSF receiving $8.75 billion to advance quantum information science and artificial intelligence research, while NOAA receives $634 million for weather forecasting improvements.
