Vice President JD Vance, left, shakes hands after introducing Howard Lutnick, right, President Donald Trump’s choice to be Secretary of Commerce, before he appears before the Se

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,

Donald Trump's commerce secretary nominee told his US Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday he favours "across-the-board" tariffs targeting countries rather than products, while signalling a hawkish China stance.

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.