White House discussing Howard Lutnick’s future as commerce secretary, sources say

What happened: Senior White House officials are discussing whether Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick should be pushed out amid a spy scandal surrounding Nvidia's now-former CEO Jensen Huang, sources said Thursday. Why it matters: A growing number of lawmakers criticised Lutnick over the administration's refusal to add dozens of Chinese companies to a key US trade blacklist and over whether the government was properly overseeing Nvidia's exports to China.

Senior White House officials are discussing whether Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick should be pushed out amid a spy scandal surrounding Nvidia's now-former CEO Jensen Huang, sources said Thursday.

A growing number of lawmakers criticised Lutnick over the administration's refusal to add dozens of Chinese companies to a key US trade blacklist and over whether the government was properly overseeing Nvidia's exports to China.