President Donald Trump holds the proclamation for the newly sworn-in Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, Feb. 21, 2025. (Pool

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and FBI Director Kash Patel were sworn in on Friday. Kash Patel was sworn in to be Trump's FBI director on Friday by Attorney General Pam Bondi. Kash Patel is sworn in as FBI director by Attorney General Pam Bondi in the Indian Treaty Room in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus in Washington,

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate voted on Tuesday 51-45 to confirm President Donald Trump's nominee Howard Lutnick, the billionaire chairman and CEO of Wall Street firm Cantor Fitzgerald, to run the Commerce Department.

The Washington Post first reported late Thursday, citing numerous anonymous sources, that President Donald Trump planned to disband the Postal Regulatory Commission and place the agency under direct control of the Commerce Department and Secretary Howard Lutnick.

The Washington Post first reported late Thursday, citing numerous anonymous sources, that President Donald Trump planned to disband the Postal Regulatory Commission and place the agency under direct control of the Commerce Department and Secretary Howard Lutnick.

Several news agencies reported that NOAA, a Commerce Department agency that provides weather and oceanographic data to shipping, has begun firing staff. CBS News reported that some 880 employees lost their jobs, while CNN reported that the cuts impacted around 800.

Top commerce officials from Korea and the United States met in Washington on Thursday to discuss key trade concerns and cooperation in the shipbuilding sector against a backdrop of building U.S. tariff pressure.

Howard Lutnick was sworn in as Secretary of Commerce, adding to the list of President Trump’s Cabinet picks to become official.

The billionaire is joining an economic team that includes a trade hawk, Peter Navarro.

The Senate has confirmed wealthy financier Howard Lutnick as commerce secretary. The confirmation vote Tuesday puts Lutnick in charge of the Commerce Department, where he will oversee 50,000 employees

A longtime Wall Street executive, Mr. Lutnick will take on a broad portfolio that includes defending U.S. business interests and overseeing restrictions on technology exports.

The Senate voted to confirm businessman Howard Lutnick’s nomination ... During a recent interview with the Washington Examiner, Ross predicted that Lutnick will run into less Republican ...