Trump’s commerce secretary pick publicly affirmed DEI at US companies before nomination
Howard Lutnick said he thought it was a “perfectly reasonable thing to do” to implement DEI policies — a stark ...
Trump pauses tariffs on millions of low-value packages from China
Trump has paused tariffs on small-value packages arriving from China, apparently to give U.S. agencies time to sort out how ...
US Senate panel advances Cantor Fitzgerald's Lutnick for Commerce Department chief
A U.S. Senate committee voted on Wednesday to advance President Donald Trump's nominee Howard Lutnick, billionaire chairman ...
Trump pauses de minimis repeal as packages pile up at US customs
U.S. President Donald Trump paused his administration's repeal of duty-free treatment of low-cost packages from China on ...
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Analysis: What does the commerce secretary do?
There is no other Cabinet position that has to engage with lawmakers in Congress across so many disparate technical issues, ...
Trump Taps McKinsey CLO Pierre Gentin for Commerce Department GC
President Trump has nominated Pierre Gentin, chief legal officer of the consulting giant McKinsey & Co. since 2019, to serve ...
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Trump wants to reduce the trade deficit. Here's why that matters.
The US Department of Commerce says the combined goods and services trade deficit stretched to a gargantuan $918.4 billion in 2024. That's a 17% increase compared to 2023, although it's a little ...
Elon Musk is officially an employee of the US government — but he's not getting a paycheck
The White House confirmed to BI on Monday that Musk was a "special government employee" and was not receiving a paycheck.
Trump orders the creation of a U.S. sovereign wealth fund. Here's what that means.
President Trump is directing his commerce and treasury secretaries to create what's called an American sovereign wealth fund.