Among those elected to Congress on Tuesday are a mathematician, a microbiologist and a chemical engineer. They plan to take on a White House that has threatened funding cuts to research.
Daniel K. Biss earned a Ph.D. in mathematics at M.I.T. and taught math at the University of Chicago before moving to politics, first as an Illinois state legislator and, since 2021, as the mayor of Evanston.
As Microsoft pours billions into artificial intelligence, the company has offered buyouts to about 60,000 employees. The work force was already on edge.
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