More than 20,000 jobs were eliminated, billions of dollars in scientific research has been threatened or paused, and a budget draft proposes a major restructuring of Health and Human Services.

When Donald Trump descended a golden escalator at Trump Tower in New York City in 2015 to announce the launch of his first presidential campaign, it marked the beginning of a politically turbulent period.

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