Jan 29, 2025 · Billionaire financier Howard Lutnick, President Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Commerce Department, said Wednesday that he would sell all of his business holdings within 90 days. ... Lutnick suggested Wednesday that the tariffs on Canada and Mexico could be avoided if they complied with Trump’s demand to stop the flow of undocumented ...

Jan 29, 2025 · Commerce nominee Howard Lutnick says U.S. tariffs against Canada could come in two steps, with the first blow coming as early as Saturday.

Jan 29, 2025 · President Donald Trump's nominee to run the Commerce Department, Howard Lutnick, said on Wednesday that Canada and Mexico can avoid looming U.S. tariffs if they act swiftly to close their borders ...

Jan 29, 2025 · Lutnick explained that Phase 1 is essentially an emergency action to deal with the fentanyl crisis: "You know that the [drug] labs in Canada are run by Mexican cartels," Lutnick replied. "Respect ...

Jan 29, 2025 · Howard Lutnick, U.S. President Donald Trump’s choice to be Secretary of Commerce, appears before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee for his confirmation hearing, Jan. 29, on Capitol Hill in Washington. ... First, Trump pledged tariffs of 25 per cent on Canada and Mexico as soon as Feb. 1, a date that Press ...

Jan 30, 2025 · In December, Canada promised to implement a $1.3bn ($900m; £700m) set of new security measures along the country's US border. Trump selects financier Howard Lutnick as commerce secretary Has ...

Jan 29, 2025 · Billionaire financier Howard Lutnick told his U.S. Senate confirmation hearing that the 25 per cent tariffs Trump has vowed to impose on Canada and Mexico starting Saturday are meant purely to ...

Nov 19, 2024 · Howard Lutnick, seen with Donald Trump at a campaign event in Auburn Hills, Mich., last month, is a Wall Street heavyweight, the co-leader of Trump's transition team, and has now been nominated...

Jan 29, 2025 · 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 ...

Dec 28, 2024 · Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc and Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly met with Howard Lutnick, Trump’s nominee for commerce secretary, as well as North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, Trump’s pick to lead the Interior Department.