US commerce secretary rejects Epstein links amid bipartisan calls to step down: ‘Met 3 times in 14 years’

[ad_1] US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick on Tuesday strongly denied having any substantive relationship with the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during testimony before a Senate committee, even as lawmakers from both parties stepped up calls for his resignation following the release of new justice department files.Appearing before a Senate appropriations panel, […]

Epstein files: US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick planned visit to Jeffrey’s private island

[ad_1] US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick, who once said that he avoided being in one room with Jeffrey Epstein, had planned a trip to his private island, according to documents that the Justice Department released on Friday.The planned visit in 2012 came years after Lutnick had said he severed ties […]

Epstein is ‘greatest blackmailer ever’: Commerce secretary makes bombshell claims, suggests he may have traded videos for leniency

[ad_1] Howard Lutnick makes bombshell claims on Jeffrey Epstein US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has alleged that high-profile associates of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were actively involved in Epstein’s illicit activities and may have been blackmailed with compromising videos. Speaking on the New York Post’s Miranda Divine Pod Force One podcast on Wednesday whether […]

‘Epstein greatest blackmailer’: Howard Lutnick makes bombshell claims; recalls infamous ‘massage room’ encounter | World News

[ad_1] Howard Lutnick makes bombshell claims on Jeffrey Epstein Donald Trump’s Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick opened up on his former neighbour and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, calling him “the greatest blackmailer ever”, contradicting the Justice Department’s July findings that there is “no credible evidence” of such blackmail. Speaking to the New York Post, Lutnick alleged […]

‘India will say sorry and make a deal’: US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick

[ad_1] US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick The TOI correspondent from Washington: Taking a cue from from MAGA Supremo Donald Trump‘s stubborn stance on tariffs, US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Friday signaled a hardening of US position on tariffs saying he expected India to say “sorry” and make a deal with the President after its […]

‘Take a drug test’: Donald Trump targets Elizabeth Warren; sparks Social Security debate at White House

[ad_1] Donald Trump and Elizabeth Warren (AP images) President Donald Trump on Thursday said that Senator Elizabeth Warren “has got to take a drug test” in response to her claims that he is trying to cut Social Security.Trump made the remarks during a White House event marking the 90th anniversary of the Social Security Act, […]

Apple CEO Tim Cook to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on bringing iPhone manufacturing to the US: I don’t like to employ all these people foreign, but I need to have …

[ad_1] Apple CEO Tim Cook told Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick that advanced robotics technology would be the key catalyst for bringing iPhone manufacturing to American soil, according to comments Lutnick made in a CNBC interview.“I talked to Tim Cook the other day and said, ‘When are you going to bring the iPhone?’ When are you […]

Trade war: How India could be Trump’s trump card in ‘encircling’ China

[ad_1] India stands apart in Trump’s Asia policy. (AI image for representation only) US President Donald Trump’s economic team is rapidly advancing a new global strategy to box in China – not just with tariffs, but with alliances. At the center of this plan? India.Treasury secretary Scott Bessent, emerging as Trump’s surprise lead negotiator, has […]

Donald Trump: Donald Trump has no plans to speak with Xi Jinping as tariff battle with China deepens

[ad_1] US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping currently have no plans to hold talks amid an intensifying trade war, confirmed trade representative Jamieson Greer during an appearance on CBS News’ “Face the Nation” on Sunday. Greer said the issue now rests “at the leaders’ level” and that any future engagement would occur […]

New tariffs ‘coming soon’: US trade secretary says duty exemptions for electronics temporary

[ad_1] US administration’s recent decision to exempt various electronic devices from tariffs introduced earlier this month is not permanent, said commerce secretary Howard Lutnick on Sunday.He clarified that these products would soon face “semiconductor tariffs,” expected to be implemented within “a month or two.”Speaking at ABC news’ ‘This Week’ programme, Lutnick said, “All those products […]