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Commerce Department under pressure for delaying export controls on Nvidia chips

NPR | By Sarah Robbins,
Rob Schmitz, Henry Larson
Published November 14, 2026 at 4:21 PM CST

The U.S. Commerce Department is under scrutiny for clearing Chinese companies to handle Nvidia chips, despite national security concerns from cabinet officials and U.S. intelligence agencies.

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