To counter China, some Republicans are abandoning free-market orthodoxy

Image caption: Daniel Blackball Alexander for The Washington Post. Article by Jeanne Whalen.

Government intervention in the economy used to be anathema to conservatives. But when the Senate called a vote last month on legislation that would direct billions of federal dollars to semiconductor manufacturers, nearly every Republican supported it. The measure , which has […]

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