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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick faces criticism for allegedly stalling Nvidia chip export controls while Sen. Tom Cotton urges a ban on CXMT

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BBC News

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Bloomberg

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Trump Backs Lutnick Amid Chip Uproar

Balance of Power: Trump Backs Lutnick Amid Chip Uproar (Podcast)

Trump Backs Lutnick Despite Uproar Over Nvidia Chip Controls

CNBC

Lutnick should ban Chinese memory maker CXMT from U.S., Sen. Cotton says

CTV News

Bessent blames Lutnick’s U.S. Commerce Department for not restricting Nvidia chips to China seen

Lutnick stalled Trump crackdown on diversion of Nvidia chips to China, Axios reports seen

Daily Mail

Trump Cabinet civil war breaks out after Scott Bessent throws Howard Lutnick under the bus live on CNBC over Nvidia scandal

Fallout from Nvidia scandal reaches White House as another affair with staffer comes to light and it's revealed Trump urged Huang not to resign

Financial Times

Bessent blames Lutnick’s commerce department for failure to blacklist Megaspeed

US lawmakers pile pressure on Howard Lutnick as Nvidia scandal widens

Fox News

Howard Lutnick is next Trump official top Dems want on the chopping block amid NVIDIA scandal

Los Angeles Times

Lutnick under fire as Bessent blames Commerce Dept. in Nvidia crisis

NBC News

Lutnick held on through the Epstein scandal. The Nvidia scandal is qualitatively different.

Jensen Huang’s fall from grace puts White House under growing scrutiny

Howard Lutnick agrees to testify as bipartisan pressure grows over Nvidia scandal

New York Post

Commerce Dept’s Howard Lutnick to testify before Senate about Nvidia, Megaspeed fiasco

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent points finger at Howard Lutnick, Commerce Department over Nvidia chip scandal

Commerce Dept’s Lutnick, Kessler under fire over inaction on Nvidia’s Megaspeed ‘spy’ fiasco

Quartz

Bessent blames Lutnick's Commerce for not blacklisting Nvidia's chip partner

Sen. Cotton urges Commerce to add Chinese memory maker CXMT to export ban list

The Globe and Mail

Nvidia scandal exposes rift between U.S. Treasury and Commerce on chip-export controls

Lutnick criticized for allowing AI chip shipments to China as Nvidia crisis widens

The Independent

Bessent blames Commerce's Lutnick for not restricting Nvidia chip exports to China

Nvidia fallout deepens as Trump official blames commerce secretary for lack of controls

Trump team mulling Howard Lutnick’s future as commerce secretary after Nvidia scandal, report says

The Irish Times

Bessent points finger at Lutnick as Nvidia row ignites Washington blame game seen

The New York Times

Bessent Faults Commerce Dept. for Failing to Blacklist Megaspeed

Howard Lutnick Took Softer Line on Nvidia as Calls for Tougher Controls Grew

Huang and Howard Lutnick Summoned to Testify Before Congress

The Washington Post

Bessent blames Commerce for not restricting Nvidia customer’s chip exports

Anchorage Daily News

Treasury’s Bessent blames Lutnick’s Commerce Department for not restricting Nvidia chips to China

Australian Financial Review

Lutnick fights for his job in Nvidia spy scandal fallout

BNN Bloomberg

Bessent blames Lutnick’s U.S. Commerce Department for not restricting Nvidia chips to China

Lutnick stalled Trump crackdown on diversion of Nvidia chips to China, Axios reports

Boston Herald

Bessent blames Lutnick’s Commerce Department for not restricting Nvidia chips to China

Breitbart

GOP Sen. Banks: We Shouldn’t Sell Any Chips to China, Lutnick and NVIDIA Lobbied Against Bill on That…

…Says Lutnick Needs to Testify, I Think He ‘Defied’ Trump Directive on China, High-End Chips

…Says Bessent, Lutnick Need to Testify Before Congress on China Chips

Business Insider

Scott Bessent blames the Commerce Department for not cracking down on Megaspeed

Chicago Tribune

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent blames Howard Lutnick’s Commerce Department for not restricting Nvidia chips to China

Euronews

Ex-Nvidia CEO Huang and US Commerce Secretary Lutnick summoned to testify before Congress

Financial Post

Bessent blames Lutnick's commerce department for failure to blacklist Megaspeed seen

Forbes

Lutnick Will Testify Before Congress Amid Allegations He Resisted Megaspeed Crackdown

Lutnick Should Testify ‘ASAP’ About Nvidia And Huang, GOP Sen. Jim Banks Says

Fortune

Scott Bessent says Treasury wanted to blacklist Megaspeed ‘for months,’ blaming Howard Lutnick as Nvidia fallout widens: ‘Commerce has the pen’

After Jensen Huang is Howard Lutnick the prime target of national security inquiry?

France 24 (English)

White House reportedly discussing Howard Lutnick's future as Commerce secretary

Hartford Courant

Bessent blames Lutnick’s Commerce Department for not restricting Nvidia chips to China

Honolulu Star-Advertiser

White House weighs Howard Lutnick’s future as Commerce secretary

HuffPost

Bessent Blames Commerce For Not Imposing Megaspeed Restrictions After 'Months' Of Requests: 'Commerce Has The Pen'

Howard Lutnick Could Be Both The Fall Guy In Nvidia Spy Scandal And An Easy Target In Probes

Trump's Commerce Chief Lutnick Criticized Over Chip Exports After Nvidia CEO Resignation

Local 10 WPLG

Bessent blames Lutnick's Commerce Department for not restricting Nvidia chip exports

Bessent blames Commerce's Lutnick for not restricting Nvidia chip exports to China

New York Magazine

Bessent Throws Lutnick Under Nvidia Bus on Live TV seen

Newsweek

Trump’s Inner Circle Throws Howard Lutnick Under the Bus seen

Poll of the Day: Should President Donald Trump Fire Howard Lutnick? seen

Orlando Sentinel

Bessent blames Lutnick’s Commerce Department for not restricting Nvidia chips to China

PBS NewsHour

Bessent blames Lutnick's Commerce Department for not restricting Nvidia chips to China seen

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Bessent blames Lutnick’s Commerce Department for not restricting Nvidia chip exports

Rolling Stone

Trump’s Cabinet Is in Disarray Over Nvidia’s Honeypot Disaster

South China Morning Post

Bessent blames US Commerce Department for not restricting Nvidia chips to China seen

White House discussing Howard Lutnick’s future as commerce secretary: sources seen

South Florida Sun Sentinel

Bessent blames Lutnick’s Commerce Department for not restricting Nvidia chips to China

The Baltimore Sun

Bessent blames Lutnick’s Commerce Department for not restricting Nvidia chips to China

The Canberra Times

Nvidia boss quits chip maker, exports face scrutiny seen

The Daily Beast

Trump Goon Bragged about Giving Sex-Mad CEO ‘Easy Access’ to President

Trump Goon Throws Lutnick Under Bus Over Sex-Mad CEO Scandal

The Hill

Bessent: Treasury pushed to blacklist Megaspeed, but ‘Commerce has the pen’

Jim Banks calls for Lutnick to testify on Nvidia CEO controversy, alleging ‘loophole’ use

The Mercury News

Bessent blames Lutnick’s Commerce Department for not restricting Nvidia chips to China

The Orange County Register

Bessent blames Lutnick’s Commerce Department for not restricting Nvidia chips to China

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Bessent blames Lutnick's Commerce Department for not restricting Nvidia chip exports

Trump’s top economic advisers clash over Lutnick’s handling of Nvidia

Bessent blames Lutnick's Commerce Department for not restricting Nvidia chips to China

Bessent blames Commerce's Lutnick for not restricting Nvidia chip exports to China

Howard Lutnick took a softer line on Nvidia as calls for tougher controls grew

The San Diego Union-Tribune

Bessent blames Lutnick’s Commerce Department for not restricting Nvidia chips to China

Times Union

Bessent blames Lutnick's Commerce Department for not restricting Nvidia chips to China seen

Toronto Star

Bessent blames Lutnick’s Commerce Department for not restricting Nvidia chips to China seen

Bessent blames Commerce’s Lutnick for not restricting Nvidia chip exports to China seen

Washington Examiner

Bessent says Treasury wanted to put Megaspeed on entity blacklist for months, but Commerce Department ‘has the pen’

The GOP knives are out for Trump Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick

I’m sure it’s a coincidence that Howard Lutnick’s sons have $362 million in Nvidia

Lutnick emerges as favored next-to-go in Trump’s post-midterm personnel shuffle

Winnipeg Free Press

Bessent blames Commerce’s Lutnick for not restricting Nvidia chip exports to China

WRAL

Bessent blames Commerce's Lutnick for not restricting Nvidia chip exports to China seen

BreakingNews.ie

Bessent points finger at Lutnick as Nvidia row ignites Washington blame game seen

Semafor

Bessent knocks Lutnick on Megaspeed

US commerce secretary in the spotlight over Nvidia scandal

Nvidia fallout fuels questions about Lutnick’s staying power

Talking Points Memo

No Room on the Lifeboat … Admin Sharks Circle Lutnick

The Japan Times

White House weighs Lutnick’s ouster amid Nvidia export concerns, sources say

The National

US commerce chief under scrutiny as Nvidia crisis widens seen

Howard Lutnick under scrutiny over chip exports to China seen

The Straits Times

Trump’s commerce chief Lutnick criticised over chip exports after Nvidia CEO resignation seen

UPI

Former NVIDIA boss Huang, Commerce Secretary Lutnick summoned by Congress