6 stories tracked · from 38 outlets · last coverage 2026-11-13 · Rising · ranked by independent sources, not by us
NBC News reports that Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has agreed to testify amid growing bipartisan pressure over what the outlet calls an Nvidia scandal. The outlet notes that Jensen Huang, whom it describes as Nvidia's former CEO, had previously praised Lutnick for his support of and involvement in the industry.
NYT World reports that Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick took a softer line on Nvidia as calls for tougher controls grew. According to the outlet, critics say Lutnick and his department have shielded Nvidia amid growing concerns over A.I. chip sales to firms such as Megaspeed.
France 24, citing Reuters, reports that senior White House officials are discussing whether Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick should be pushed out following a spy scandal surrounding Jensen Huang, whom the outlet describes as Nvidia's now former CEO. The information comes from two people familiar with the situation who spoke to Reuters on Thursday. The piece also notes Reuters reported in June that the Trump administration had held off adding China's AI startup DeepSeek, memory chipmaker CXMT and more than 100 other companies flagged as national security risks to a trade blacklist.
Fox News reports that top House Democrats are calling for an investigation into Howard Lutnick over his alleged role in what the outlet describes as a Chinese spy scandal involving NVIDIA. According to Fox News, the scandal centers on NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang's alleged affair with Alice Huang, whom the outlet identifies as a suspected Chinese spy. The headline frames Lutnick as the next Trump official Democrats want removed.
House Republicans are considering subpoenaing Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, with several calling for a closed-door briefing, after reports of a relationship between Huang and Alice Huang, whom Engadget describes as an alleged Chinese spy and who Tom's Hardware reports was connected to Chinese companies that obtained over $7.5 billion in Nvidia AI GPUs. Ars Technica reports Huang faces a board probe and Engadget says share
