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Trump Dismisses National Science Foundation Board: A Constitutional Correction in a Secularist Order

National Catholic Register portal reports on the dissolution of the National Science Foundation board by the Trump administration, which included two high-ranking staff members from The Catholic University of America. This action, while presented as a routine administrative measure, exposes the inherent tensions within a secularist state apparatus that claims neutrality yet operates under principles fundamentally at odds with the Social Reign of Christ the King. The dismissal of these individuals, regardless of their personal faith, highlights the ultimate subordination of all temporal affairs to the divine law, a truth the modern world consistently seeks to obscure.

Aaron Dominguez and Victor McCrary standing in a grand Catholic chapel after being dismissed from the National Science Board

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Trump Purges Science Board as Catholic Academics Bow to Secular Power

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EWTN News portal reports that U.S. President Donald Trump has dissolved the National Science Foundation’s governing board, which included two senior staff members from The Catholic University of America (CUA). Aaron Dominguez (CUA Executive Vice President and Provost) served as vice chairman of the National Science Board (NSB), while Victor McCrary (CUA Vice Provost) served as its chair before all 22 board members were fired on April 24, 2026. The White House cited constitutional questions raised by the 2021 Supreme Court case U.S. v. Arthrex, which addressed whether non-Senate confirmed appointees can exercise certain executive authorities. The NSB oversees the NSF, advises the president and Congress on science policy, approves funding awards, and publishes influential reports on U.S. science priorities. Both CUA and the affected individuals declined to comment.