President Trump recently convened more than 60 major Republican contributors in the White House Rose Garden. Attendees included key GOP financiers and a figure at the center of a nomination controversy, illustrating the president’s strategy of rewarding big donors and launching future political efforts.

As the Trump administration prepares to take office, Congressman Glenn Ivey expresses cautious optimism about the future of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. Scientists remain concerned about the agency’s direction, especially given Elon Musk’s influence, but Ivey aims to keep science moving forward.