WASHINGTON—The Senate on Tuesday voted 51-45 to confirm Howard Lutnick as commerce secretary, putting in place a billionaire ...
The Senate confirmed businessman Howard Lutnick Tuesday to be Secretary of the Department of Commerce, an important role for ...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defended President Trump’s recent decision to study the proposed reciprocal tariffs instead ...
The first openly gay person in the role has the delicate balancing act of cutting taxes and curbing deficits while putting forward a plan on tariffs that doesn’t jeopardize growth.
“Howard Lutnick is an excellent choice to lead the ... s plans to enact sweeping tariffs on U.S. imports. He and Scott Bessent, Trump’s Treasury Secretary, have both stood by the president ...
Howard Lutnick testifies at his confirmation hearing ... Trump has directed Lutnick and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to create a sovereign wealth fund to invest U.S. taxpayer money.
Effectively, it's a government-run hedge fund that invests in assets like stocks, bonds, real estate, and infrastructure.
Howard Lutnick watches as President Donald Trump ... someone viewed as more palatable to Wall Street: wealthy investor Scott Bessent, who was confirmed by the Senate Monday. Elon Musk had backed ...
The U.S. Senate confirmed billionaire investor Scott Bessent on Monday to serve as ... over billionaire investor John Paulson and Howard Lutnick, whom Trump tapped for commerce secretary.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Billionaire financier Howard Lutnick, President Donald Trump ... wealthy investor Scott Bessent, who was confirmed by the Senate Monday. Elon Musk had backed Lutnick, publicly ...
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(AP Photo/David Zalubowski) President Donald Trump speaks as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, left, and Commerce Secretary ...