https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/lutnick-s-longtime-friendship-with-trump-may-not-save-himContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/lutnick-s-longtime-friendship-with-trump-may-not-save-himhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/lutnick-s-longtime-friendship-with-trump-may-not-save-him#u202965Sun, 15 Nov 2026 21:25:17 +0000The White House is discussing Howard Lutnick's future as Commerce Secretary following internal clashes over export controls on Nvidia AI chips to China. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confronted Lutnick for not labeling an Nvidia customer a national security threat, while Axios reports Lutnick stalled new curbs after an Oval Office showdown. Critics say Lutnick should have prevented diversion of sensitive chips to China. The New York Times notes Lutnick has been writing rules affecting Southeast Asian data centers that are clients of his former firm, Cantor Fitzgerald.Why it mattersLutn