Hacker News with Generative AI: Politics

Trump administration admits Maryland man sent to El Salvador prison by mistake (npr.org)
The Trump administration is getting blowback for confirmed and potential errors in its rush to deport hundreds of men to El Salvador last month.
Immigration, Politics, Law, El Salvador, Trump Administration
14 points by nadermx 1 hour ago | 1 comments
Cory Booker breaks record for longest speech by US senator in Trump condemnation (theguardian.com)
Cory Booker, the Democratic US senator from New Jersey, has broken the record for longest speech ever by a lone senator – beating the record first established by Strom Thurmond, who filibustered for 24 hours and 18 minutes in opposition to the Civil Rights Act of 1957.
Politics, U.S. Politics, History, Civil Rights
27 points by dkh 2 hours ago | 0 comments
Corey Booker breaks Senate floor speech record (ycombinator.com)
Politics, United States, Senate
43 points by leecarraher 2 hours ago | 3 comments
Cory Booker breaks record for longest Senate speech, beating Strom Thurmond (usatoday.com)
Sen. Cory Booker on Tuesday delivered the longest recorded floor speech in Senate history, breaking the record set by segregationist Sen. Strom Thurmond in 1957.
Politics, US Senate, History
13 points by jredwards 2 hours ago | 0 comments
Senate Bean Soup (wikipedia.org)
United States Senate Bean Soup or simply Senate bean soup is a soup made with navy beans, ham hocks, and onion. It is served in the dining room of the United States Senate every day, in a tradition that dates back to the early 20th century. The original version included celery, garlic, and parsley. One of the two versions used today includes mashed potatoes.
Food, History, Politics
5 points by donnachangstein 4 hours ago | 0 comments
Trump Pauses Federal Grants to Princeton (nytimes.com)
The Trump administration moved this week to suspend dozens of federal grants to Princeton University, the fourth Ivy League school that has seen its financial support from Washington reduced or explicitly threatened since March.
Politics, Higher Education, Trump Administration
13 points by as7753 7 hours ago | 0 comments
Cory Booker's anti-Trump speech on Senate floor has lasted 17 hours and counting (npr.org)
Sen. Cory Booker has spent all of Monday night and Tuesday morning on the Senate floor, delivering an impassioned speech in protest of the Trump administration's policies.
Politics, US Politics, Senate, Cory Booker, Trump Administration
34 points by alamortsubite 9 hours ago | 3 comments
The Lawless Evil of Denying Due Process (techdirt.com)
The U.S. government just demonstrated exactly why due process matters. In what should be a shocking admission, the Trump administration revealed in court that it had made a bit of an oopsie (they call it an “administrative error”) — one that resulted in trafficking a Maryland father with protected legal status to a Salvadoran prison. Their response to this horrific mistake? Not contrition or attempts to fix it, but rather an argument that U.S.
Politics, Law, Human Rights
7 points by hn_acker 9 hours ago | 1 comments
University student targeted by Trump leaves the US (bbc.com)
A Cornell University graduate student who had his US visa revoked due to protest activities against Israel has chosen to leave the US rather than be deported.
Politics, Immigration, Universities, United States
12 points by tartoran 12 hours ago | 0 comments
Trump yanks CHIPS Act cash unless tech giants pony up more of their own dough (theregister.com)
More doubt is being cast over the US CHIPS Act program with the Trump administration threatening to halt payments unless companies in line to receive funding commit to substantially expand their own investments.
Politics, Technology, Business, Government Funding
7 points by rntn 12 hours ago | 0 comments
'Chaos': Trump cuts to Noaa disrupt staffing and weather forecasts (theguardian.com)
A sense of chaos has gripped the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa), one of the world’s premier research agencies, with key staff hastily fired and then rehired, cuts to vital weather forecasting operations and even a new, unsecured server that led to staff being deluged by obscene spam emails.
Politics, Government, Climate Change, Science
14 points by sea-gold 12 hours ago | 2 comments
Doge Is Trying to Gift Itself a $500M Building (wired.com)
The DOGE-affiliated acting president of the United States Institute of Peace, a Congressionally funded, independent think tank, has moved to transfer the agency’s $500 million headquarters building to the General Services Administration free of charge, according to court documents revealed in a recently filed lawsuit.
Cryptocurrency, Politics, Real Estate, Lawsuits
79 points by thefreeman 13 hours ago | 35 comments
White House says it's 'case closed' on the Signal group chat review (npr.org)
The White House has concluded its review of how Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg was inadvertently included on a Signal message group chat of high-ranking officials discussing impending strikes in Yemen.
Politics, Government, Media, National Security
64 points by doener 16 hours ago | 47 comments
'A hostile state': Why some travellers are avoiding the US (bbc.com)
As the list of nations issuing travel warnings to the US grows, some visitors are opting to boycott it entirely. Here's why many foreigners are changing their travel plans and what this could mean for Americans.
Travel, International Relations, Politics, United States
117 points by isaacfrond 17 hours ago | 92 comments
US tells European companies to comply with Donald Trump's anti-diversity order (ft.com)
Politics, US, Europe, Diversity
16 points by doener 20 hours ago | 8 comments
Argentina's poverty rate falls as Javier Milei tames inflation (ft.com)
Argentina’s poverty rate falls as Javier Milei tames inflation
Argentina, Economics, Inflation, Politics
8 points by JumpCrisscross 21 hours ago | 1 comments
Furry hackers who leaked Heritage Foundation data feared raided by feds (dailydot.com)
Individuals with connections to SiegedSec, the now-defunct group of “gay furry hackers” who leaked data relating to the think tank behind Project 2025, believe their former leader may have been arrested in a raid by law enforcement.
Cybersecurity, Hacking, Politics, Law Enforcement
38 points by anigbrowl 22 hours ago | 1 comments
The Demand Side of Democratic Backsliding (cambridge.org)
Why do citizens fail to punish political candidates who violate democratic standards at the ballot box?
Politics, Democracy, Political Science, Voter Behavior
6 points by PaulHoule 1 day ago | 3 comments
Trump is making Europe great again (vox.com)
The US economy once looked unstoppable, while Europe’s looked doomed. Not anymore.
Politics, Economy, International Relations, Europe, United States
24 points by lr0 1 day ago | 16 comments
The US Assault on Science: National Academies Letter (nytimes.com)
Some 1,900 leading researchers accused the Trump administration in an open letter on Monday of conducting a “wholesale assault on U.S. science” that could set back research by decades and that threatens the health and safety of Americans.
Science, Politics, Research, United States
92 points by pmags 1 day ago | 41 comments
Cantor Analysts Blast RFK Jr., Warn of 'Dangerous Territory' (bloomberg.com)
Cantor Fitzgerald biotech analysts slammed the leadership of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., calling on the Trump administration to “re-evaluate” his role after a top vaccine official stepped down.
Politics, Health, Vaccines
15 points by petethomas 1 day ago | 2 comments
The Prevention of Literature (1947) (theatlantic.com)
To write in plain, vigorous language one has to think fearlessly, and if one thinks fearlessly one cannot be politically orthodox.
Literature, Politics, Censorship, Writing
9 points by petethomas 1 day ago | 2 comments
The Proud Boys and Militias Come to Tesla's Defense (wired.com)
Over the weekend, thousands of people joined the “Tesla Takedown” protest movement at the company’s showrooms across the country. At the same time, a much smaller number of Elon Musk supporters turned out at Tesla locations for a counterprotest movement that some participants dubbed “Tesla Shield.”
Politics, Tesla, Elon Musk, Protests
15 points by doener 1 day ago | 1 comments
The Democrats Are in Denial About 2024 (nytimes.com)
Last year’s election was close, despite President Trump’s hyperbolic claims about his margin of victory. Still, the Democratic Party clearly lost — and not only the presidential race. It also lost control of the Senate and failed to recapture the House of Representatives. Of the 11 governor’s races held last year, Democrats won three. In state legislature races, they won fewer than 45 percent of the seats.
Politics, Elections, US Politics, Democratic Party
13 points by apsec112 1 day ago | 33 comments
France's Le Pen sentenced to jail, banned from public office (nbcnews.com)
Far-right French leader Marine Le Pen was handed a four-year prison sentence and banned from holding public office for five years by a French court Monday, in what could be the biggest setback for her political cause in a generation.
Politics, France, Law, Elections
10 points by Anon84 1 day ago | 1 comments
Trump's Science Policies Pose Long-Term Risk, Economists Warn (nytimes.com)
President Trump’s tariffs could drive up prices. His efforts to reduce the federal work force could increase unemployment. But ask economists which of the administration’s policies they are most concerned about and many point to cuts to federal support for scientific research.
Science, Economics, Politics, Trump Administration
23 points by breadwinner 1 day ago | 9 comments
Marine Le Pen banned from running in 2027 and given four-year sentence (theguardian.com)
French far right leader barred from running for public office for five years with immediate effect after guilty verdict in trial
Politics, France, Law, Elections
205 points by tlogan 2 days ago | 376 comments
Top vaccine official resigns from FDA, criticizes RFK Jr (apnews.com)
The top vaccine official with the Food and Drug Administration has resigned and criticized the nation’s top health official for allowing “misinformation and lies” to guide his thinking behind the safety of vaccinations.
Health, Vaccination, Politics, FDA, Misinformation
10 points by almog 2 days ago | 0 comments
Marine Le Pen Barred from 2027 French Presidency Run (bloomberg.com)
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s presidential ambitions were dealt a potential death blow after she was convicted of embezzlement by a French court and barred from running in the next election in 2027.
Politics, France, Elections, Law
19 points by Ozarkian 2 days ago | 6 comments
French Court bans far-right leader Marine Le Pen from running for office (france24.com)
A French court handed far-right leader Marine Le Pen a five-year ban on running for office on embezzlement charges Monday, dashing her ambitions of standing in the 2027 presidential race unless she successfully appeals. She also received a four-year prison sentence.
Politics, France, Elections, Law
47 points by WastedCucumber 2 days ago | 44 comments