Tripp Mickle, Lauren Hirsch and Ana Swanson il 23/08/2025

Intel Agrees to Sell U.S. a 10% Stake in Its Business

The deal is among the largest government interventions in a U.S. company since the rescue of the auto industry after the 2008 financial crisis.An Intel chip-making site in Chandler, Ariz. If the deal goes through, the government’s stake in the company would be worth $8.9 billion.

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Tripp Mickle and Lily Kuo il 23/08/2025

Nvidia Is Making a New Chip for China Amid Debate on AI Exports

Jensen Huang, Nvidia’s chief executive, said he plans to ask the Trump administration’s permission to sell a more powerful chip to Chinese companies.Jensen Huang, Nvidia’s chief executive, said he had “worked quite hard” to secure export licenses from the Trump administration to ship A.I. chips to C

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Julian E. Barnes and Eric Schmitt il 23/08/2025

Pentagon Fires the Defense Intelligence Agency Chief

The move comes weeks after the agency drafted a preliminary report contradicting President Trump’s contention that U.S. strikes had “obliterated” nuclear sites in Iran.On Friday, the Pentagon fired Air Force Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse, the head of the Defense Intelligence Agency.

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Michael S. Schmidt il 22/08/2025

Search of Bolton’s Home Shows Uneasy Mix of Retribution and Law Enforcement

It is not clear what evidence the authorities have that John Bolton mishandled classified information, but President Trump’s efforts to punish rivals immediately stoked questions about the investigation.The scene outside John R. Bolton’s home in Bethesda, Md., on Friday morning.

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Devlin Barrett and Glenn Thrush il 23/08/2025

F.B.I. Searches Home and Office of John Bolton, Ex-Trump Adviser

An investigation seeks to determine whether Mr. Bolton illegally shared or possessed classified information, according to two people familiar with the case.Journalists outside the home of John R. Bolton, President Trump’s former national security adviser, in Bethesda, Md.

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Kellen Browning and Heather Knight il 23/08/2025

San Francisco Had Avoided Trump’s Ire. Until Now.

The president focused on cities like Los Angeles and Washington as he deployed federal troops and railed against crime. But on Friday, in reference to San Francisco, he said, “We’ll clean that one up, too.”San Francisco voters have veered to the middle in recent elections and have chosen more modera

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Glenn Thrush, Chris Cameron, Alan Feuer, Maggie Haberman and Sharon LaFraniere il 23/08/2025

Justice Department Releases Ghislaine Maxwell Interview Transcripts

The transcripts and audio, covering two days of discussions between Ms. Maxwell and Todd Blanche, the Justice Department’s No. 2, are likely to raise as many questions as they answer.Ghislaine Maxwell disputed the official narrative on only one point — the government’s finding that Jeffrey Epstein’s

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Chris Cameron, Glenn Thrush, Alan Feuer, Sharon LaFraniere and Maggie Haberman il 23/08/2025

5 Takeaways From Ghislaine Maxwell’s Interview About Jeffrey Epstein

In a courthouse interview with the deputy attorney general, Ms. Maxwell, who has been convicted of sex trafficking, maintained that President Trump and other famous figures were not involved.Ghislaine Maxwell, with Jeffrey Epstein in an image used as evidence at her trial. The Justice Department and

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Michael Gold il 22/08/2025

Justice Dept. Gives Congress Some Subpoenaed Epstein Files

The G.O.P. chairman of a key House panel was forced to issue the subpoena after a few Republicans banded together with Democrats to push it through.The action on the subpoena was one of the last things lawmakers did before leaving Washington for their August recess.

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Colby Smith il 22/08/2025

Jerome Powell Suggests Fed Will Soon Cut Interest Rates in Jackson Hole Speech

Jerome H. Powell said the “balance of risks” across the economy had started to shift, raising the odds the central bank lowers borrowing costs at its next meeting in September.The speech delivered by Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, during an annual economic conference in Jackson, Wyo.,

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Madeleine Ngo, Tony Romm and Matthew Goldstein il 22/08/2025

What to Know About the Fed’s Lisa Cook and Mortgage Fraud Allegations

Trump administration officials have accused the Federal Reserve governor of mortgage fraud and called for her to resign.President Trump said Friday that he would fire Lisa Cook, a Federal Reserve governor, if she didn’t resign.

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Julie Bosman, Mitch Smith and Nick Corasaniti il 22/08/2025

The White House Wants Indiana to Redistrict. Republicans There Are Split.

As President Trump asks Republican-led states to redraw congressional maps, some Indiana conservatives are pushing back. “They should leave it alone,” one legislator said.Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith of Indiana at a town-hall meeting on Wednesday in Newburgh, Ind.

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Liam Stack and Christopher Maag il 23/08/2025

5 Dead After Tour Bus Crashes on Western New York Highway

The bus, which was carrying 54 people to New York City from Niagara Falls, veered off the New York State Thruway near Buffalo.The scene of a fatal tour bus crash on the New York State Thruway near Pembroke, N.Y.

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Elisabetta Povoledo il 23/08/2025

Rising Cost of a Day at the Beach Angers Italians

For Americans, the price of eggs became a rallying cry for consumers beaten down by high prices. For Italians, it’s the cost of beach umbrellas.The beach of Santa Marinella, north of Rome, in 2024.

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Alan Feuer il 23/08/2025

Abrego Garcia, Free From Tennessee Jail, Is Returning to Maryland, Lawyer Says

Shortly after, the Trump administration informed his lawyers that it might re-deport Mr. Abrego Garcia to Uganda within three business days, people familiar with the matter said.Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg, a lawyer for Mr. Abrego Garcia, speaking outside the U.S. District Court for Maryland last mont

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Jeffery C. Mays il 23/08/2025

With Close Associates Under Fire, Mayor Adams Remains Defiant

Mayor Eric Adams defended his administration and his re-election bid on Friday amid corruption charges against some of his closest allies.“I’m never going to quit on the City of New York,” Mayor Eric Adams said Friday at a news conference.

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Michael Wilson il 22/08/2025

New York Is a Big City. Its Graft Has Become Small-Town Stuff.

The city’s corruption once had ambition to match its soaring skyscrapers. Indictments this week described cut-rate schemes with far lower returns — and there was that cash in a potato-chip bag.City Hall, prosecutors say, has been run like a business. Of a sort.

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Lisa Friedman, Brad Plumer and Maxine Joselow il 23/08/2025

Trump Administration Orders Work Halted on Wind Farm That Is Nearly Built

The order to stop construction on Revolution Wind off the coast of Rhode Island is part of a campaign against renewable energy.Rotor blades and tower sections for the Revolution Wind offshore turbine farm on a pier in New London, Conn., in November.

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