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Science and Democracy
The partnership between science and democracy is as fragile today as ever before. Our experts keep you informed on the latest developments, from Capitol Hill to local communities.
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![U.S. Attorney General nominee-designate Pam Bondi at the center of a group of people in suits, speaking at a microphone](https://blog.ucsusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2154026374-scaled-e1734375575352-1000x600.jpg)
![An American flag with binary code superimposed over it.](https://blog.ucsusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-1135771498-2-scaled-e1734035620513-1000x600.jpg)
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![ethylene oxide hotspots in MN](https://blog.ucsusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/MN-Map-1000x600.jpg)
![An aerial view of the state capitol building in Raleigh, North Carolina](https://blog.ucsusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-1484201602-scaled-e1733779787139-1000x600.jpg)
![White House](https://blog.ucsusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Copy-of-Blog-Lead-Image-Template-24-1000x600.jpg)
![Folder on desk with 100 dollars bills stuck in it.](https://blog.ucsusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-1125-Melissa-blog-1000x600.jpg)
![A billboard truck calling for Justice Clarence Thomas to recuse himself in the case that eventually overturned the Chevron Doctrine passes in front of the US Capitol building in 2023, before the case was heard.](https://blog.ucsusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Copy-of-Blog-Lead-Image-Template175-1000x600.jpg)
![Scientists looks at COVID-19 samples in a lab.](https://blog.ucsusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1209773556-scaled-e1732220875286-1000x600.jpg)
![A shot from above of voters standing in a line, with an American flag in the foreground](https://blog.ucsusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2180057755-scaled-e1732034135387-1000x600.jpg)
![a crowd holding signs at the 2018 March for Science](https://blog.ucsusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-946301872-scaled-e1731964950297-1000x600.jpg)
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![A 2020 U.S. Census form.](https://blog.ucsusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1249888785-scaled-e1731595988795-1000x600.jpg)
![Scientists in a research laboratory.](https://blog.ucsusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1646508468-scaled-e1731434615408-1000x600.jpg)
![Elon Musk behind a podium with a Trump campaign sign speaks at a rally.](https://blog.ucsusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-1107-Kate-blog-1000x600.jpg)
![White House at night](https://blog.ucsusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024-0425-Chitra1-blog-1000x600.jpg)
![Voters line up to cast their ballots at Allegiant Stadium on November 05, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada.](https://blog.ucsusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2024-1105-Jen-Trump-blog2-1000x600.jpg)
![A woman sitting at a tabl;e covered in ballots. Other tables with ballots and people are visible in the background.](https://blog.ucsusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1440067380-scaled-e1730491111885-1000x600.jpg)
![A woman at a voting information booth.](https://blog.ucsusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/2024-Derrick-blog-1000x600.jpg)
![The United States Supreme Court](https://blog.ucsusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/GettyImages-2176481691-scaled-e1729871123547-1000x600.jpg)
![A woman looks at a ballot.](https://blog.ucsusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/GettyImages-1440340565-scaled-e1729711724752-1000x600.jpg)
![A man looking through a microscope in a lab.](https://blog.ucsusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/national-cancer-institute-rHfsPolwIgk-unsplash-scaled-e1729180896808-1000x600.jpg)
![An active oil refinery located next to a single family home in Wilmington, California on September 21, 2022.](https://blog.ucsusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/WilmingtonCA-House-Refinery-e1729026168544-1000x600.jpg)
The partnership between science and democracy is as fragile today as ever before. Our experts keep you informed on the latest developments, from Capitol Hill to local communities.