U.S. Commerce Dept. Inquiry Into Megaspeed Was Halted After Nvidia Intervention

An investigation into Megaspeed, a Singapore company that was buying advanced Nvidia A.I. chips, was transferred to the Justice Department after a top Nvidia executive reached out to Commerce Department officials.Nvidia said on Sunday that it was opening an investigation into Jensen Huang, after he

A Ana Swanson and Devlin Barrett

Is Jensen Huang Too Powerful to Be Punished by Nvidia?

The chief executive has a tight grip on his company, presenting a challenge for Nvidia’s board, which is investigating his affair with a woman believed to be a Chinese spy.Jensen Huang is Nvidia’s biggest individual shareholder. His children are also senior executives at the company.

K Kalley Huang and Tripp Mickle

China Rejects Espionage Claims Involving Nvidia C.E.O. Jensen Huang

The controversy has intensified scrutiny of Mr. Huang’s ties to Beijing and sparked mixed reactions across Asia, where he is widely popular.Jensen Huang, Nvidia’s chief executive, in Washington in October. Mr. Huang acknowledged having a relationship with a business executive whom American officials

A Adam Satariano

An Anti-Trump Protest. Police Threats. Inside a Rift in Diabetes Research.

It began with a protest at an American Diabetes Association conference. Now a resulting boycott has caused a scientific slowdown, with no end in sight.Dr. Steven Kahn, director of the University of Washington’s diabetes research center, was stopped, along with other eminent scientists, from distribu

E Eric Boodman

Would a Democratic Crackdown on A.I. Hurt the Economy or Save It?

Voter backlash could threaten the data center boom. Some economists think that could be a good thing.The construction site of Meta’s data center in El Paso, Texas. Voters overwhelmingly supported ballot initiatives that aimed to rein in data center development.

B Ben Casselman, Tony Romm and Colby Smith

What Democrats Plan to Investigate After Election Victory

Following their midterm victories, Democrats are preparing to open wide-ranging investigations into President Trump, his family and his administration. Michael Gold, a Times congressional reporter, identifies the Democrats’ biggest targets.

M Michael Gold, Joy Sung, Whitney Shefte and Pierre Kattar

Martin Luther King’s Lost Draft of ‘I Have a Dream’ Speech Surfaces

The document, hand written by Martin Luther King Jr., will be auctioned in January at Christie’s, which expects it to fetch more than $10 million.The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. improvised the storied “I have a dream” section of his speech at the March on Washington in August 1963. A recently su

J Jennifer Schuessler

Trump Veers Back Into Claims of Rigged Election

“Does anybody really believe that this ‘Election’ was honest,” President Trump asked about last week’s midterms on social media. He had initially said he was willing to accept the results.President Trump has amplified election conspiracy theories online in recent days.

L Luke Broadwater

Trump Was ‘Only Kidding’ in Asking Dana White to Be His Press Secretary

The president said on Sunday that the U.F.C. chief executive “loves the idea” of being the White House spokesman but that his public offer of the job was “just a little fun.”President Trump and Dana White at the White House in June, when Mr. White, the chief executive of the Ultimate Fighting Champi

E Erica L. Green

This Is How Democrats Won the Midterms

The Democrats still have a long way to go before they can govern the country productively. But the victors of 2026 have started to point the way.

T The Editorial Board

The Clergy in Congress

Some religious Democrats campaigned on an old commandment — to love thy neighbor. Is that a new road map for the party?Adam Hamilton, a senator-elect from Kansas, at a worship service in September.

L Lauren Jackson