Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., announced he will challenge Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., for Senate majority leader.
\n\nThe GOP chairs of the House Select Committee on China, Foreign Affairs Committee and Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence sent Jensen Huang and a lawyer for Nvidia letters yesterday demanding they agree by this evening to give closed-door testimony.
\n\nReps. John Moolenaar of Michigan, Brian Mast of Florida and Rick Crawford of Arkansas asked Huang, who resigned as CEO of Nvidia yesterday over reports that he had an affair with a suspected Chinese agent, and Nvidia general counsel Tim Teter to appear before Congress in early December.
\n\n“As reports continue to come to light regarding Jensen Huang, NVIDIA, and MegaSpeed, there are clear national security concerns that need to be addressed immediately,” Mast, Moolenaar and Crawford wrote. “We need to know the full extent to which our national security has been put at risk.’
\n\nThey added: “This situation is a prime example of why Congress must immediately pass the AI OVERWATCH Act, Chip Security Act, MATCH Act, and Remote Access Security Act in the NDAA.”
\n\nMast also asked Jeff Kessler, undersecretary for industry and security at the Commerce Department, to appear before the Foreign Affairs…
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