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Howard Lutnick, the wealthy financier Trump has picked to lead the Commerce Department, is set to be questioned by the Senate in a nomination hearing Wednesday.

Wall Street executive and incoming Commerce secretary has emerged as a hawkish protectionist.

Howard Lutnick, the wealthy financier Trump has picked to lead the Commerce Department, said he favored “across the board” tariffs and faced grilling about his financial ties in a nomination hearing Wednesday.

Howard Lutnick, Trump’s nominee to lead the Commerce Department, slammed China for allegedly using U.S.-manufactured technology to compete with American artificial intelligence (AI) firms

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

The Wall Street financier was facing a confirmation hearing in front of the Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday.

Howard Lutnick, President Donald Trump’s nominee for Commerce Secretary, said in prepared remarks for his Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday that he would focus on helping American companies and “take a thoughtful and rigorous approach” to the role.

President Donald Trump's nominee to run the Commerce Department, Howard Lutnick, said on Wednesday that he has advised Trump to impose across-the-board tariffs country-by-country to restore trade reciprocity and fairness.

President Trump’s nominees for Health secretary, Commerce secretary, and Small Business Administration administrator will testify before Senate committees, while Pam Bondi, Trump's choice for attorney general,

President Donald Trump’s budget office has rescinded an order freezing spending on federal grants, less than two days after it sparked widespread confusion and legal challenges across the country, acc