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

The discussions come after 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.

National Security Concerns

The spy scandal involving Huang has raised questions about the administration's vetting process for companies with potential ties to adversarial nations.

Senior White House officials are discussing whether Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick should be pushed out in the wake of the spy scandal