top stories

• front page
• hn
• reddit
• github
• nytimes
• producthunt

Hacker News (12 Jan 2026)

• today
• yesterday
• saturday
• friday
• thursday
• wednesday
• tuesday
• january
• 2026
• archive

1. Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome F. Powell [video]

   297 points • 168 comments • jan 12, 2026

2. Jerome Powell Responds

   187 points • 51 comments • jan 12, 2026

3. Criminal charges against Fed Chairman for defying POTUS wishes

   18 points • 2 comments • jan 12, 2026

4. Which programming languages are most token-efficient?

   12 points • 1 comment • jan 12, 2026

5. Federal prosecutors open criminal investigation into the Fed and Jerome Powell

   4 points • 1 comment • jan 12, 2026