Lee Zeldin, a former state senator who also represented the 1st Congressional District, is now the head of the Environmental ...

President Donald Trump has nominated 6 people with Long Island ties to cabinet positions — some of whom have been swiftly ...

Cantor Fitzgerald CEO and Commerce Secretary nominee Howard Lutnick became visibly emotional at his confirmation hearing Wednesday as he recalled the more than 650 employees — including his ...

WASHINGTON—Howard Lutnick’s journey from Wall Street veteran to one of President Trump’s most hawkish trade advisers began with a speech at an October campaign rally at Madison Square Garden.

On the campaign trail with Donald Trump, Howard Lutnick railed against policies that encouraged factories and jobs to move to Mexico. But at the same time, the president’s eventual nominee for ...

Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) asked Commerce nominee Howard Lutnick if he would want to break up the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which falls under the department.

raising questions about the disbursement of funds to companies like Intel Corp. and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. “I can’t say that I can honor something I haven’t read,” Howard ...

“I will divest, I will sell all of my interests, my business interests, all of my assets, everything,'' Lutnick said in a confirmation hearing Wednesday before the Senate Committee on ...

"I prefer across the board" tariffs, Howard Lutnick told senators during his confirmation hearing Wednesday just days ahead of a key deadline that could see these types of blanket duties in place on ...

"We can use tariffs to create reciprocity, fairness and respect," said Howard Lutnick, a close Trump ally and billionaire CEO of Wall Street firm Cantor Fitzgerald. Lutnick's appearance comes as ...

Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick got choked up while discussing the company's 658 employees killed during the 9/11 attacks and his efforts to rebuild after it.