Posted: Sun, May 18, 2025, 9:10 AM ET (1310 GMT)
In a reversal, the White House is expected to continue the National Space Council. Sources familiar with the Trump administration's discussions said the president recently agreed to have the council operate in his second term, with efforts underway to hire an executive secretary to lead the council's day-to-day work. Trump restarted the council in his first term, which continued in the Biden administration, but it initially appeared the new Trump administration would not continue it, thinking it would be unnecessary. Some see the council as offering a counterweight to efforts by the Office of Management and Budget to seek steep cuts in NASA's budget.

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