Article · Aug 18, 2026

Trump 2.0 has deleted or altered nearly 400 US datasets, endangering public health, education and more

The Guardian reports, citing a tracker, that the Trump administration has removed or changed nearly 400 federal datasets, with health data most affected and examples ranging from law-enforcement misconduct records to youth violence surveys and air-quality readings. The stakes are public access to evidence for health, education, policing, and pollution.