House lawmakers grill top Trump official over AI chip exports

House lawmakers grilled Trump administration official Jeffrey Kessler, head of the Bureau of Industry and Security, over the White House's handling of AI chip export controls during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Tuesday.

House lawmakers on Tuesday grilled the Trump administration official tasked with overseeing the country’s export controls, pressing him on the White House’s track record on advanced AI chip sales. Jeffrey Kessler, who serves as head of the Bureau of Industry and Security BIS , appeared before the House Foreign Affairs Committee to discuss the bureau’s budget…