Hacker News with Generative AI: US Politics

Biden signs 11th-hour cybersecurity executive order (theregister.com)
Joe Biden, in the final days of his US presidency, issued another cybersecurity order that is nearly as vast in scope as it is late in the game.

Cybersecurity, US Politics, Government Regulations

8 points by raybb 2 hours ago | 1 comments

Incoming Trump team is questioning civil servants at NSC about their loyalty (apnews.com)
Incoming senior Trump administration officials have begun questioning career civil servants who work on the White House National Security Council about who they voted for in the 2024 election, their political contributions and whether they have made social media posts that could be considered incriminating by President-elect Donald Trump’s team, according to a U.S. official familiar with the matter.

Politics, US Politics, Elections

18 points by pavel_lishin 4 days ago | 2 comments

US-owned Greenland and Gulf of America? What a weird week (theregister.com)
We all know the US's incoming president, Donald Trump, has gone off-script in a way that is almost comical. Gulf of America? Make Greenland great again? Taking over the Panama Canal?

Politics, US Politics, International Relations, Current Events

23 points by rbanffy 5 days ago | 76 comments

Peter Thiel: A time for truth and reconciliation (ft.com)
Trump’s return to the White House augurs the ‘apokálypsis’ of the ancien regime’s secrets.

Politics, Donald Trump, Peter Thiel, US Politics, History

35 points by zer0tonin 8 days ago | 20 comments

Will FedACH process ACH payments on the National Day of Mourning, Jan 9, 2025? (moderntreasury.com)
On Thursday, January 9, 2025, the United States will observe a national day of mourning to honor the late President Jimmy Carter. While this is not a federal holiday, it has raised questions about business and banking operations.

Finance, Banking, Holidays, US Politics

22 points by mattmarcus 11 days ago | 2 comments

US Treasury letter to the Senate regarding a major cyber breach (documentcloud.org)

Cybersecurity, Government, US Politics

18 points by impish9208 18 days ago | 2 comments

The Blaming of Joe Biden (nytimes.com)
We are now in the final weeks of Joe Biden’s presidency, and I’ve been thinking about the year he had — how different it was from what he hoped last winter as he sought re-election.

Politics, Elections, US Politics

10 points by whack 18 days ago | 0 comments

Joe Biden calls for ban on congressional stock trading (apnews.com)
President Joe Biden endorsed a ban on congressional stock trading in an interview that’s being released this week, belatedly weighing in on an issue that has been debated on Capitol Hill for years.

Politics, US Politics, Stock Trading, Corruption

20 points by DocFeind 31 days ago | 0 comments

Risks, mitigation, and protection, for incoming U.S. government change (ycombinator.com)
It's difficult to predict exactly how the incoming US government will affect US tech and services, but the consequence of failure to manage and mitigate risk to individuals (whether american or rest of world) seems worryingly severe

US Politics, Technology, Risk Management, Cybersecurity

4 points by aeim 38 days ago | 3 comments

China's Salt Typhoon recorded top American officials' calls, says White House (theregister.com)
Chinese cyberspies recorded "very senior" US political figures' calls, according to White House security boss Anne Neuberger.

Cybersecurity, China, US Politics, Espionage, National Security

66 points by rntn 39 days ago | 16 comments

U.S. House Subcommittee releases comprehensive Covid-19 pandemic review [pdf] (house.gov)

COVID-19, Public Health, Government, Reports, US Politics

8 points by Kerbiter 44 days ago | 6 comments

US senators propose law to require bare minimum security standards (theregister.com)
American hospitals and healthcare organizations would be required to adopt multi-factor authentication (MFA) and other minimum cybersecurity standards under new legislation proposed by a bipartisan group of US senators.

Cybersecurity, Healthcare, Legislation, Government, US Politics

14 points by LinuxBender 49 days ago | 9 comments

Trump picks Covid lockdown critic to lead top health agency (bbc.com)
US President-elect Donald Trump has picked a leading Covid lockdown sceptic Jay Bhattacharya to be the next director of a key US public health agency.

Politics, Public Health, COVID-19, US Politics

9 points by nsoonhui 52 days ago | 1 comments

Hell is empty, and all the devils are here (currentaffairs.org)
One of the most famous catchphrases associated with Donald Trump and his presidential campaigns—along with “Make America Great Again”—is “drain the swamp.”

Politics, Donald Trump, US Politics, Rhetoric

7 points by lr0 56 days ago | 0 comments

Foreign nationals propel U.S. science. Visa limits under Trump could change that (npr.org)
Foreign-born workers account for about half of the doctoral-level scientists and engineers working in the U.S.

Science, Immigration, US Politics, Research

13 points by mooreds 57 days ago | 6 comments

Second-largest GPU maker flees China before chip launch to avoid US sanctions (tomshardware.com)

Semiconductors, China, US Politics, Business, Trade

6 points by thunderbong 62 days ago | 0 comments

Congress hears testimony on aliens (theregister.com)
The US government has known about aliens since the 1940s, but kept the truth from us all, according to testimony offered at a Wednesday session of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.

Aliens, Government, Politics, US Politics

18 points by rbanffy 64 days ago | 73 comments

US Unveils Plan to Triple Nuclear Power by 2050 as Demand Soars (bloomberg.com)
President Joe Biden’s administration is setting out plans for the US to triple nuclear power capacity by 2050, with demand climbing for the technology as a round-the-clock source of carbon-free power.

Nuclear Power, Energy, Climate Change, US Politics

6 points by impish9208 67 days ago | 1 comments

Der Spiegel Proclaims the End of the West (spiegel.de)
The return of Donald Trump to the White House marks the end of an era.

Politics, US Politics, World News

33 points by keepamovin 67 days ago | 86 comments

Tariffs Won't Work, Just as McKinley's Didn't (bloomberg.com)
Donald Trump’s return to the White House means that one of his signature issues will soon return to the center of Washington’s economic policy agenda: tariffs.

Economics, Trade Policy, US Politics

18 points by paulpauper 68 days ago | 30 comments

US Congressman accuses SMIC of making 7nm chips for China violating US sanctions (tomshardware.com)

US Politics, China, Semiconductor Industry, International Relations, Sanctions

5 points by csomar 70 days ago | 0 comments

Democrats need to understand: Americans think they're worse (economist.com)
If you think Donald Trump is too crass or cruel or incompetent to be president—if you are disappointed or even astonished that, having tried and failed to subvert the will of the people in the last election, he has come back to win fair and square—you should be asking yourself this question: why, to so many Americans, does the Democratic Party seem worse?

Politics, US Politics, Elections, Democratic Party

11 points by lolinder 72 days ago | 17 comments

StravaLeaks: Biden and Trump put in danger by Secret Service agents (lemonde.fr)
Arm in arm on the Champs Elysées, in shorts and a baseball cap, four American Secret Service (USSS) agents take a photo on the world's most beautiful avenue. They are in Paris to provide security for First Lady Jill Biden, who will represent the United States at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. But these agents are posting more than just tourist photos online.

Security, US Politics, Privacy, Social Media, France

5 points by vogr 81 days ago | 1 comments

Russia reportedly paid Florida cop to pump out anti-Harris deepfakes (theverge.com)
A former Florida sheriff who moved to Russia amid an FBI investigation is a Kremlin-backed propagandist responsible for viral deepfake videos and misinformation targeting Kamala Harris’s campaign, according to European intelligence documents reviewed by the Washington Post.

Politics, Deepfakes, Russia, Misinformation, US Politics

23 points by Gigamouse 85 days ago | 0 comments

Trump campaign asks for military aircraft with antimissile capabilities (cnn.com)

Politics, Military, US Politics, Donald Trump

5 points by wumeow 98 days ago | 0 comments

Once again: Imports do not subtract from GDP (noahpinion.blog)
Tariffs feature prominently in this year’s election debate. Although the Biden administration has put some pretty steep tariffs on some Chinese goods, Trump wants to go much further — he wants to put a 20% tariff on every single thing the U.S. imports, from any country. Trump seems to be a deep believer in the power of tariffs to solve almost any economic problem.

Economics, Tariffs, Trade Policy, US Politics

5 points by paulpauper 111 days ago | 1 comments

US takes aim at Shein and Temu with new import rule proposal (theverge.com)
The Biden administration is addressing the “de minimis” exemption that it says some Chinese e-commerce companies “abuse” to ship products under $800 to US customers without tariffs.

Trade, E-commerce, US Politics, China

24 points by elashri 127 days ago | 9 comments

Right-wing US influencers say they were victims of alleged Russian plot (bbc.com)

Right-wing Politics, US Politics, Russia, Conspiracy Theories, Social Media

9 points by klingoff 133 days ago | 1 comments

DOJ alleges Russia funded US media company linked to right-wing social media (cnn.com)