A staff member arranges National Medal of Science certificates ahead of remarks by US President Donald Trump at the Golden Age of American Innovation Summit at the US Institute of Peace in Washington, DC, on October 8, 2026. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)

A staff member arranges National Medal of Science certificates ahead of remarks by US President Donald Trump at the Golden Age of American Innovation Summit at the US Institute of Peace in Washington, DC, on October 8, 2026. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)

A staff member arranges National Medal of Science certificates ahead of remarks by US President Donald Trump at the Golden Age of American Innovation Summit at the US Institute of Peace in Washington, DC, on October 8, 2026. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 08: National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Jayanta Bhattacharya (R) attends the Golden Age of American Innovation Summit at the Institute of Peace on October 08, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump is expected to award some of the nation's highest scientific honors to technology leaders including Elon Musk, Sergey Brin, Jensen Huang, Lisa Su, Michael Dell, and Satya Nadella. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 08: POLITICO Senior Vice President for Communications Evan Hollander stands outside the E. Barrett Prettyman United States Court House on October 08, 2026 in Washington, DC. Judge Tim Kelly briefly extended CNN, MS Now and Politico's access to the White House until Tuesday while he considers a longer-term ruling. (Photo by Finn Gomez/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 08: Politico Vice President and General Counsel Meredith Jolivert stands outside the E. Barrett Prettyman United States Court House after a hearing on October 08, 2026 in Washington, DC. Judge Tim Kelly briefly extended CNN, MS Now and Politico's access to the White House until Tuesday while he considers a longer-term ruling. (Photo by Finn Gomez/Getty Images)

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Vice President JD Vance speaks during a news conference on the Fraud Task Force inside the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)