Sen. Rand Paul and conservative commentator Erick Erickson expressed concerns about the Intel idea, the pair describing it as "socialism." ...

Yet Intel still matters, as Mr Trump’s interest shows. The most advanced chips, vital for smartphones and AI, are now made almost entirely by TSMC. America’s tech giants depend on it. Such reliance on ...

As we published this, President Donald Trump was even mulling quasi-nationalisation. More than ever, semiconductors hold the ...