Trump, Senate and Commerce Secretary

Trump's nominee for Commerce secretary passes key vote in the Senate
President Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick, passed a key procedural vote in the Senate on Thursday, clearing the path for his final confirmation vote.
Senate invokes cloture on Lutnick for Commerce Secretary, teeing up final vote
The Senate on Thursday voted to invoke cloture on Commerce Secretary nominee Howard Lutnick, ending debate on his nomination and teeing him up for a final vote in the coming days.
Trump’s former Commerce Secretary says the president is unlikely to enact blanket tariffs
Since President Donald Trump won the election in November, businesses across the globe have been bracing for higher tariffs — a key Day One promise the president made.
Senate votes to limit debate on Lutnick nomination to be Commerce Secretary by 52-45
Freshman Ohio Senator Bernie Moreno as Presiding Officer is seen as Senators deliberate on the floor conferring with a reading clerk before announcing the roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Howard Lutnick to serve as Secretary of Commerce in the second Trump Administration.
Senate advances Howard Lutnick for Commerce secretary
President Donald Trump with Commerce secretary nominee Howard Lutnick at the White House. Alex Brandon/AP The Senate on Thursday afternoon advanced along party lines the nomination of Howard Lutnick to lead the Commerce Department.
China hawk picked for key US Commerce Dept job
President Donald Trump nominated Landon Heid, who served on the staff of the House of Representatives' Select Committee on ...
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US Secretary of Commerce pick says he plans to stay on course with CHIPS Act: report
With the Biden Administration poised to hand off the CHIPS Act torch to President-elect Donald Trump's team next week, the pick for the new U.S. Secretary ... experts has led us to believe that ...
Trump signs memo to determine reciprocal tariffs on US trading partners
Trump signed a memo calling on his administration to determine "the equivalent of a reciprocal tariff with respect to each ...
Canada’s new fentanyl czar says goal is to totally stop the drug from entering the US
The man appointed by the Canadian government to help stop fentanyl from entering the United States says his goal is to ...
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US Commerce Secretary nominee Howard Lutnick accuses DeepSeek of illegally acquiring US technology
Howard Lutnick, the nominee for US Commerce Secretary, has accused DeepSeek, a newly launched artificial intelligence model ...
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Trump’s commerce secretary pick Howard Lutnick, defends Tether
Howard Lutnick, Cantor Fitzgerald’s CEO and Donald Trump’s nominee for US Commerce Secretary, pushed back against concerns over stablecoins. During his Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday ...
So long, penny! Trump orders US to ditch 1-cent coin after decades of complaints
President Donald Trump has ordered the U.S. to stop minting pennies. His surprise announcement comes after decades of ...
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Howard Lutnick discloses assets ahead of confirmation as US commerce secretary
The Senate Commerce Committee's hearing is scheduled for Jan. 29. Sign up here. United Statescategory Trump administration readies reciprocal US tariffs as trade war fears mount 6:05 AM UTC ...