Hacker News with Generative AI: US Politics

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Establishes the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve (whitehouse.gov)
CREATING A STRATEGIC BITCOIN RESERVE AND DIGITAL ASSET STOCKPILE: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to establish a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and a U.S. Digital Asset Stockpile, positioning the United States as a leader among nations in government digital asset strategy.
Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, Government Policy, Finance, US Politics
6 points by tntpreneur 2 days ago | 4 comments
US Citizens Were 80 Percent of Crossers with Fentanyl (2024) (cato.org)
Drug Policy, US Politics, Health, Immigration
21 points by throw0101d 2 days ago | 1 comments
Trump calls for repealing the CHIPS Act (nytimes.com)
President Trump, delivering an address to a joint session of Congress six weeks into his second term, described the country he inherited from former President Joseph R. Biden Jr. as overrun by violent immigrants and crushed under high prices. He lauded the flurry of action he has taken so far, adding that he was “just getting started.”
Politics, US Politics, Government, Legislation
25 points by osnium123 4 days ago | 8 comments
House and Senate Democratic Boycott Grows Against Trump Address (politicususa.com)
House and Senate Democratic leadership have decided to leave it up each of their members to decide whether or not they will attend Trump’s Tuesday night address before a join session of Congress, but many Democrats are not going to attend the speech. Others are planning to walk out, or bring guests that will highlight the pain that Trump is causing.
Politics, US Politics, Trump, Congress, Boycott
7 points by Jacquie11 4 days ago | 0 comments
Trump purge hits CHIPS Act office, two-fifths of staff to be terminated (tomshardware.com)
Politics, US Politics, Technology, Semiconductors, Government
10 points by thanhhaimai 5 days ago | 0 comments
CDC terminates flu vaccine promotion campaign (npr.org)
As flu rages, the Trump administration has pulled the plug on a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention flu immunization campaign that targeted high-risk groups, including pregnant women.
Health, Public Health, US Politics, Vaccines, Influenza
87 points by throw0101d 16 days ago | 85 comments
Researcher Captures Contents of 'DEI.gov' Before It Was Hidden Behind a Password (404media.co)
A German researcher captured the contents of the White House’s “DEI.gov” during a brief period when it was not password protected.
Government, Website Security, Privacy, US Politics
29 points by orangeteacups 22 days ago | 14 comments
US prosecutor in New York resigns after order to drop mayoral case (ft.com)
US Politics, New York, Law, Corruption
56 points by sealeck 23 days ago | 15 comments
The legal theory that would make Trump the most powerful president in US history (vox.com)
President Donald Trump recently attempted to fire Gwynne Wilcox, a member of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and its former chair.
Politics, US Politics, Law, Presidential Power
7 points by throw0101c 33 days ago | 0 comments
Elon Musk is reportedly taking control of the inner workings of US govt agencies (techcrunch.com)
People working for, or with, Elon Musk are reportedly taking over the inner workings of multiple government agencies, including the Office of Personnel Management and the Treasury Department.
Elon Musk, Government, US Politics, Tech Industry
75 points by cdme 36 days ago | 41 comments
US government agency argues that money isn't property–so it can take yours (reason.com)
In a jaw-dropping argument, the Department of Justice claims seizing $50,000 from a small business doesn’t violate property rights because money isn’t property.
Government, Law, Property Rights, US Politics
138 points by walterbell 36 days ago | 129 comments
Cointelpro (wikipedia.org)
COINTELPRO (a syllabic abbreviation derived from Counter Intelligence Program) was a series of covert and illegal[1][2] projects conducted between 1956 and 1971 by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) aimed at surveilling, infiltrating, discrediting, and disrupting American political organizations that the FBI perceived as subversive.[3][4][5][6]
Government Surveillance, FBI, History, US Politics
91 points by georgecmu 37 days ago | 22 comments
US Civil servants are being asked who they voted for in 2024 election (independent.co.uk)
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, Government, National Security
145 points by belter 40 days ago | 123 comments
POTUS Tracker – Executive Orders, Presidential Schedule, Signed Legislation (potustracker.us)
POTUS Tracker experienced significant downtime on 1/28 due to an overloaded server.
Politics, Government, Technology, US Politics
70 points by rcy 40 days ago | 9 comments
Trump orders release of last JFK, RFK, King assassination files (yahoo.com)
US President Donald Trump ordered the declassification Thursday of the last secret files on the assassination of president John F. Kennedy, a case that still fuels conspiracy theories more than 60 years after his death.
US Politics, History, Assassination, Conspiracy Theories
16 points by 2-3-7-43-1807 42 days ago | 10 comments
US Cloud soon illegal? Trump punches first hole in EU-US Data Deal (noyb.eu)
Since the Snowden disclosures we know that the US engages in mass surveillance of EU users by scooping up personal data from US Big Tech. The "Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board" (PCLOB) is the key US oversight authority for these laws. The New York Times now reports, that Democratic Members of the (officially "independent") PCLOB, have received letters, demanding them to resign by Friday night.
US Politics, Privacy, Data Security, Europe
12 points by latexr 45 days ago | 2 comments
Infosec was literally last item in Trump's policy plan; major changes are likely (theregister.com)
The Trump administration came to office this week without a detailed information security policy, but analysis of cabinet nominees’ public remarks and expert comments suggest it will make significant changes in the field.
Cybersecurity, Politics, US Politics
9 points by rntn 45 days ago | 0 comments
Constitutional Crypto: How Trump's Solana Token Could Force a SCOTUS Showdown (hackingbutlegal.com)
Donald Trump's launch of a cryptocurrency token days before his inauguration has set the stage for what could become a landmark test of presidential power.
Cryptocurrency, Politics, Law, US Politics
13 points by Stratoscope 47 days ago | 5 comments
French group encourages mass departure from X platform on US Inauguration Day (euronews.com)
A group of French organisations are asking the public to leave X on January 20th, the day that incoming US President Donald Trump will be inaugurated.
Social Media, France, Politics, US Politics
8 points by donohoe 48 days ago | 1 comments
TikTok Is Down in the US (theverge.com)
TikTok is going dark in the US now that the ban-or-divest law passed last year is taking effect.
Social Media, Censorship, US Politics
23 points by dblitt 49 days ago | 7 comments
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
9 points by raybb 50 days 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 54 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 55 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 58 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 60 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 68 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 68 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 81 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 87 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 89 days ago | 16 comments