Hacker News with Generative AI: Politics

Trump Has Now Deported Multiple U.S. Citizen Children with Cancer (rollingstone.com)
As part of Donald Trump‘s immigration crackdown, three U.S. citizen children were deported with their mothers by the New Orleans Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Friday morning. One of the children was undergoing cancer treatment and one of the mothers is pregnant.
Politics, Immigration, Healthcare, Human Rights
4 points by mandmandam 33 minutes ago | 0 comments
D.C. Prosecutor Threatens Wikipedia's Tax-Exempt Status (thefp.com)
Ed Martin, the firebrand Republican activist whom President Donald Trump picked to be the top prosecutor in D.C., has a new target: Wikipedia.
Politics, Law, Non-Profit Organizations
10 points by coloneltcb 10 hours ago | 3 comments
Major European institutes join race to save US science data (nature.com)
Several research institutes in Germany are joining a worldwide grass-roots effort to save science data sets that researchers fear could be deleted or decommissioned on the orders of US President Donald Trump’s administration, Nature has learnt.
Science, Research, Politics, Europe
8 points by dariosalvi78 12 hours ago | 1 comments
Law students organize to give Trump-caving firms a recruitment problem (allrisenews.com)
The day after Donald Trump’s election last year, three Georgetown Law students started a political movement to brace for impact.
Politics, Law, Recruitment, Activism
9 points by Geekette 12 hours ago | 1 comments
Trump Administration Reverses Course on Student Visa Cancellations (nytimes.com)
The Trump administration on Friday abruptly walked back its cancellation of more than 1,500 student visas held by international students, announcing a dramatic shift by Immigration and Customs Enforcement during a court hearing in Washington.
Politics, Immigration, Education, Law
17 points by whack 14 hours ago | 3 comments
'Vaguely Threatening': Federal Prosecutor Queries Leading Medical Journal (nytimes.com)
A federal prosecutor in Washington has contacted The New England Journal of Medicine, considered the world’s most prestigious medical journal, with questions that suggested without evidence that it was biased against certain views and influenced by external pressures.
Journalism, Medicine, Law, Politics
7 points by nxobject 14 hours ago | 0 comments
A Scaled Down Look at Spending, Revenue, and What's Being Cut (debtinperspective.com)
The national debt is being used to justify spending cuts - but do these cuts actually reduce it?
National Debt, Government Spending, Economics, Politics
71 points by mifydev 17 hours ago | 40 comments
George Mason University calls cops on student for article criticizing Trump (thefire.org)
In 1787, Thomas Jefferson declared that “The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.” George Mason — the founding father for whom GMU is named — championed the right to resist tyranny, penning the 1776 Virginia Declaration of Rights that helped inspire the First Amendment.
Politics, Education
17 points by inverted_flag 18 hours ago | 13 comments
Trump executive action targets ActBlue, the main Democratic fundraising platform (nbcnews.com)
President Donald Trump signed an executive memorandum Thursday aimed at investigating ActBlue, the leading Democratic fundraising platform.
Politics, Fundraising, Democratic Party, Executive Orders
19 points by bhouston 20 hours ago | 1 comments
Trump updates Biden’s robo-car crash reporting rule to benefit Tesla (theverge.com)
In a surprise move, President Trump’s transportation department has decided to keep the Biden-era rule requiring automakers and tech companies to report crashes that involve fully or partially autonomous vehicles. But they’re making a few changes that are likely to have a big impact on one company.
Politics, Autonomous Vehicles, Technology, Tesla
19 points by ra7 20 hours ago | 0 comments
Congressional Republicans Might Set Off the Debt Bomb (theatlantic.com)
Their new budget framework is the most irresponsible in modern history—and will put the American economy on a very dangerous trajectory.
Politics, Economics, Debt, US Government
6 points by Anon84 20 hours ago | 3 comments
Why India fell behind China in tech innovation (restofworld.org)
China’s DeepSeek moment has triggered unease for the Indian government and tech industry.
India, China, Technology, Innovation, Politics
6 points by impish9208 23 hours ago | 1 comments
Curbing the Power of the Popes (historytoday.com)
The survival of the papacy has always been dependent on a precarious balancing act between the pope’s religious and secular powers.
History, Religion, Power, Politics
7 points by Vigier 1 day ago | 0 comments
Feds accidentally publish secret plan to kill NYC congestion pricing (gothamist.com)
Transportation, Government, Politics
5 points by colinprince 1 day ago | 0 comments
Congress Republicans seek $27 billion for Golden Dome in Trump tax bill (cnbc.com)
Politics, Legislation, Finance, United States
8 points by rexbee 1 day ago | 1 comments
The World Seems to Be Surrendering to Climate Change (nytimes.com)
The scope of President Trump’s assault on the country’s climate ambitions, over just three months, is not just enraging but also perversely awe inspiring.
Climate Change, Politics, Environment, United States
10 points by voisin 1 day ago | 1 comments
Chaos at The Pentagon Threatens Hegseth's Tenure (foreignpolicy.com)
Chaos has been swirling around Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. He’s at the center of the escalating Signalgate scandal, his inner circle at the Pentagon recently imploded, and there’s growing speculation that he could soon be out of a job.
Politics, Government, Military, Security, Scandal
13 points by petethomas 1 day ago | 1 comments
Major European institutes join race to save US science data (nature.com)
Several research institutes in Germany are joining a worldwide grassroots effort to save science data sets that researchers fear could be deleted or decommissioned on the orders of US President Donald Trump’s administration, Nature has learnt.
Science, Politics, Data, Research, Europe
8 points by rguiscard 1 day ago | 0 comments
Trump Moves to Ramp Up Deep-Sea Mining for Critical Minerals (bloomberg.com)
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order intended to accelerate offshore mining and open new opportunities for extracting critical materials from the ocean floor despite the objections of environmentalists.
Politics, Environment, Mining, Resources
11 points by macabe 1 day ago | 0 comments
Hegseth had unsecure internet line in his office for Signal (apnews.com)
Russian strike on Kyiv kills at least 12 in biggest attack on Ukrainian capital since last summer
Security, Politics, Ukraine, Russia
19 points by zelon88 1 day ago | 3 comments
SignalGate: A Surveillance Arms Race Has Poked Gaping Hole in National Security (foreignaffairs.com)
In the weeks since the explosive revelation that top U.S. officials inadvertently shared attack plans in Yemen with a journalist on a Signal group chat, fresh questions about the Trump administration’s lax approach to digital security have continued to emerge.
National Security, Surveillance, Politics, Government
27 points by gnabgib 1 day ago | 3 comments
Hitler's Terrible Tariffs (theatlantic.com)
From almost the moment Adolf Hitler took office as chancellor of Germany, tariffs were at the top of his government’s economic agenda.
History, Economics, Germany, Politics
13 points by JumpCrisscross 1 day ago | 1 comments
DOJ accidentally files doc outlining flaws with NYC congestion pricing plan (abcnews.go.com)
Lawyers with the Department of Justice accidentally filed a document overnight that outlined a series of legal flaws with the Trump administration's plan to kill New York City's congestion pricing tolls.
Law, Politics, Transportation
15 points by vinnyglennon 2 days ago | 0 comments
Analysis of US congressional speeches reveals a shift from evidence to intuition (nature.com)
Pursuit of honest and truthful decision-making is crucial for governance and accountability in democracies.
Politics, Government, Language Models, Science
36 points by PaulHoule 2 days ago | 11 comments
Elon Musk wants control of a public beach (kut.org)
Elon Musk wants control of a public beach. The state of Texas is preparing to give it to him.
Elon Musk, Public Beaches, Texas, Politics
9 points by geox 2 days ago | 0 comments
The Prophet's Paradox (marginalrevolution.com)
The political problem of disaster preparedness is especially acute for the most useful form, disaster avoidance.
Politics, Disaster Preparedness, Economics
4 points by paulpauper 2 days ago | 0 comments
Trump crypto soars as president offers dinner to top holders (bbc.com)
The price of Donald Trump's cryptocurrency has soared after the US president promised to host two special events for its top investors.
Cryptocurrency, Politics, Donald Trump
15 points by throw0101d 2 days ago | 2 comments
Americans Believe Russian Disinformation 'To Alarming Degree' (forbes.com)
A third of Americans have fallen for Russian disinformation — and for other false online claims.
Disinformation, Russia, United States, Social Media, Politics
13 points by doener 2 days ago | 3 comments
Kakistocracy: Rule by the Worst (econlib.org)
Every year in December, The Economist finds a “word of the year” that summarizes a major event or trend and has gained popularity in its wake.
Politics, Language, Trends, Economics
16 points by KnuthIsGod 2 days ago | 5 comments
European Parliament in 'final stages' of talks with China to remove sanctions (scmp.com)
The European Parliament is in the “final stages” of discussions with Beijing about removing sanctions on its members, smoothing the way for improved relations with the bloc, according to a spokesperson for the lawmaking body.
Politics, International Relations, China, European Union
10 points by suraci 2 days ago | 0 comments