Howard Lutnick, chairman and CEO of investment firms Cantor Fitzgerald and BGC Group, told the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation that he would divest “all of my interests, my business interests, all of my assets, everything.”

The Commerce Secretary nominee called the law “necessary and important,” but stopped short of committing to honor the billions of dollars in finalized grant contracts.

Howard Lutnick said tariffs are essential for supporting U.S.-based manufacturing and won't trigger inflation while undergoing a Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday.

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Democrats are looking to exploit the Commerce secretary nominee’s vast wealth and financial entanglements at his confirmation hearing Wednesday.

President Trump’s pick to lead the Commerce Department assured senators on Wednesday he won’t try to dismantle the nation’s climate, oceans and weather science agency during a largely genial

Billionaire businessman Howard Lutnick got a step closer to potentially serving as the next Commerce secretary after largely sailing through his confirmation hearing Wednesday before a U.S. Senate panel.

Howard Lutnick, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Commerce Department, offered a detailed defense of tariffs in his confirmation hearing, the clearest signal yet from a cabinet pick that the new administration is prepared to impose the levies on allies and adversaries alike.

The billionaire Wall Street CEO fielded questions about tariffs, China's AI progress, broadband access, allegiance to Trump and the revival of American mining and semiconductor production.

Billionaire businessman Howard Lutnick, President Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Commerce Department, outlined his vision for the role during his confirmation hearing on Wednesday. In a generally nonconfrontational,

Howard Lutnick, President Trump’s pick to lead the Commerce Department, will face questioning from the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Wednesday morning during a