Canada's Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc said he had a positive conversation with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick in Washington on Wednesday, ahead of looming tariffs.

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and FBI Director Kash Patel were sworn in on Friday. Kash Patel was sworn in to be Trump's FBI director on Friday by Attorney General Pam Bondi. Kash Patel is sworn in as FBI director by Attorney General Pam Bondi in the Indian Treaty Room in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus in Washington,

President Donald Trump is signing executive orders in the Oval Office, a day after marking one month back in the White House. Trump’s executive order signings come shortly after he participated in swearing-in ceremonies for Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and FBI Director Kash Patel.

The president is expected to sign an executive order that would fire the governing board of the U.S. Postal Service and leave the agency to the Commerce Department and secretary Howard Lutnick, per reports.

President Donald Trump with Commerce secretary nominee Howard Lutnick at the White House. Alex Brandon/AP The Senate on Thursday afternoon advanced along party lines the nomination of Howard Lutnick to lead the Commerce Department.

President Donald Trump holds the proclamation for the newly sworn-in Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, Feb. 21, 2025. (Pool

Vice President JD Vance swore in Howard Lutnick as Trump's secretary of commerce at the White House on Friday.

President Donald Trump swore in Howard Lutnick as his secretary of commerce at the White House Friday. Lutnick has voiced support for Trump’s tariff proposals, and said during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Commerce,

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President Donald Trump had a curt response for a reporter during a press conference on Friday in which he appeared to mock her for reading from her notes instead of “speaking” directly to him. The exchange took place not long after the Republican president had taken part in the swearing-in of Howard Lutnick as secretary of commerce in the Oval Office.

Vice President JD Vance swore in Howard Lutnick as Trump's secretary of commerce at the White House on Friday.

In a ceremony at the White House today, Trump's Secretary of Commerce nominee, Howard Lutnick was sworn into duty.