POLITICS
Trump Administration Escalates Control Over Federal Data Collection and Release
The Trump administration is implementing changes to how the federal government collects and releases data, moving the traditionally nonpartisan field deeper into executive control. Agencies across government are reportedly being affected by this shift in data policy.
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Left-leaning outlets characterize this as a dangerous politicization of previously apolitical federal data systems, with concerns that the administration is using data control as part of a broader campaign to consolidate executive power and limit public access to information.