Shifting Election Dynamics and the Impact of Policy on Science

The Trump administration’s drive to dismantle inclusion policies is undercutting federal funding for scientific-research grants. The 19th looks into some of the fallout. 

CNN reports on how special elections for two House seats in Florida this week have Republican leaders worried about their razor-thin majority. 

A preliminary report from South Korea’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission acknowledges that the government failed to protect the rights of adoptees. The Washington Post has the details. PBS spoke to adoptees about falsified records and swapped identities.  

Plus, Trump expressed anger at Putin, rescue efforts in Myanmar continued, and all four No. 1 seeds made it to the men’s NCAA basketball Final Four.

Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.