CEO of OpenAI Sam Altman (L) and U.S. President Donald Trump attend a working lunch with G7 leaders, G7 outreach partners, and global tech CEOs on innovation and AI, during the G7 Summit on June 17, 2026 in Evian-les-Bains, France. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images When President Donald Trump signed his AI executive order in…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks, as he signs executive orders, while Howard Lutnick stands in the background, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., Feb. 10, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Democratic senators on Friday demanded information on more than a dozen critical mineral deals with federal government that potentially benefit…
U.S. President Donald Trump holds an executive order related to AI after signing it during the “Winning the AI Race” Summit in Washington D.C., U.S., July 23, 2025. Kent Nishimura | Reuters Chris Fall, the head of the Center for AI Standards and Innovation, resigned from his role as director just three months after he…
The Commerce Department on Friday moved toward easing export controls on the United Arab Emirates, including by saying it will “favorably review” export license applications for MGX, the UAE-backed investment firm that used a stablecoin linked to President Donald Trump‘s family for its $2 billion investment in Binance. An unpublished version of a new 17-page…
Dario Amodei, co-founder and chief executive officer of Anthropic, at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, India, on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. Prakash Singh | Bloomberg | Getty Images Anthropic on Tuesday said the U.S. Department of Commerce has lifted the export controls on its Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models, putting an…
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick testifies during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing on February 10, 2026 in Washington, DC. Lutnick is facing bipartisan calls for his resignation after revelations that came to light in the latest release of Epstein files. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images News |…
Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick testifies during a during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing on the Commerce Department’s 2027 budget request in Washington, DC on April 22, 2026. Nathan Posner | Anadolu | Getty Images Read more CNBC politics coverage Lutnick’s interview began around 11 a.m. ET. The…
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick testifies during Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing on fiscal year 2027 budget requests on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on April 22, 2026. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., pressed Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick about allowing Nvidia‘s H200 chips…
House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-KY) speaks to reporters in front of the House Oversight Committee at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC on March 18, 2026. Nathan Posner | Anadolu | Getty Images Victims of Jeffrey Epstein will get the chance to speak about the late sex offender’s crimes at hearings of the House…
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick appears at the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing to examine a review of broadband deployment funding at the Department of Commerce, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 10, 2026. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is scheduled to appear May 6 before the…
