↩ Accueil

Vue lecture

Europe’s Chip Dreams Confront Business Realities

European chipmakers need TSMC’s help to grow their own semiconductor supply chain, but the chip giant’s Taiwanese suppliers find Europe a tough place to do business.

© Milan Bures for The New York Times

TSMC is teaming up with European chipmakers to build a factory near Dresden, Germany, as Europe’s need to make its own chips has grown more pressing.
  •  

Trump Ramps Up Redistricting Pressure on Indiana Republicans

After the State Senate said it would not take up a new map, President Trump said he would support primary challengers against Republicans who bucked him.

© Leah Millis/Reuters

Gov. Mike Braun of Indiana and other Republicans have argued that redistricting in Indiana was necessary to counter gerrymandering by Democrats in other states.
  •  

Once a Pariah, Saudi Prince Resets U.S. Relations on His Own Terms

Seven years ago, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman couldn’t visit Washington. When he arrived at the White House on Tuesday, he got F-35s, the world’s fastest chips and the central role in the remaking of the Middle East.

© Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

Mohammed bin Salman, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, leaving the White House on Tuesday afternoon.
  •  

Night of Modern Art History, Night of Spectacle at Sotheby’s

At $236.4 million, a portrait by Gustav Klimt is the second most expensive painting at auction, while Maurizio Cattelan’s golden toilet drew $12.1 million.

© Tony Cenicola/The New York Times

Modern art history: The auctioneer at Sotheby’s, Oliver Barker, hammered down a final bid on a portrait of Elisabeth Lederer by Klimt.
  •  

Behind the Vote to Release the Epstein Files

The House approved a bill directing the Justice Department to release all files related to its investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, in a near-unanimous vote. Hours later, Senator Chuck Schumer won unanimous agreement for the Senate to pass the measure as soon as it arrived in the chamber.
  •  

N.Y. Doctor Accused of Desecration Can Be Sent to Japan, Court Rules

A federal appeals court ruled that Masahide Kanayama, a surgeon and practicing Christian, may be extradited to face charges of vandalism.

© Graham Dickie for The New York Times

Japanese authorities said a shrine and temple were daubed with oil, and that they had traced the acts to Masahide Kanayama through surveillance footage.
  •  

Trump Said to Authorize C.I.A. Plans for Covert Action in Venezuela

The president has signed off on possible operations inside Venezuela but has also reopened back-channel communications with the government of President Nicolás Maduro.

© Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

The next phase of the Trump administration’s escalating pressure campaign on the government of President Nicolás Maduro could be sabotage or some sort of cyber, psychological or information operations.
  •  

Congress Demands Release of Epstein Files

Also, Trump jumped to the defense of Saudi Arabia’s crown prince. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky at a news conference today.
  •  

For Trump, Epstein Is the Story That Won’t Go Away

President Trump is being held captive to a news cycle he can’t avoid or defeat when it comes to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

© Thomas Corcordia/Getty Images

Donald J. Trump with Jeffrey Epstein in New York City in 1997.
  •  

Meta’s Victory Opens the Way for Silicon Valley to Go Deal Shopping

To avoid regulatory scrutiny, big tech companies had steered clear of buying start-ups outright. Meta’s antitrust win may change that thinking.

© Jason Henry for The New York Times

Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s chief executive, in September. On Tuesday, a federal judge found Meta had not violated antitrust law by buying Instagram and WhatsApp when they were tiny start-ups.
  •  

ICE Frees Blind Migrant Who Was Detained for Days in Isolation

Carlos Anibal Chalco Chango, 40, was released on Monday from an upstate New York jail where he had been held without his cane. It was a surprising move by an agency that rarely frees detainees.

© Todd Heisler/The New York Times

After his arrest, Carlos Anibal Chalco Chango was initially placed in a cell at 26 Federal Plaza, the ICE offices in Lower Manhattan, where he was barred from using a text-to-audio app that could help him read legal documents.
  •  

Kamala Harris Hits Campaign Trail in Tennessee Special Election

On Tuesday, the former vice president made her first campaign appearance for another Democrat since leaving office.

© Vincent Alban/The New York Times

Former Vice President Kamala Harris arriving at a campaign event for State Representative Aftyn Behn on Tuesday in Nashville.
  •