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Commerce Nominee Defends Trump Tariffs and Promises Strong Stance on China

Howard Lutnick, a wealthy donor to President Trump who has been chosen to lead the Commerce Department, defended Mr. Trump’s plans to impose broad tariffs and said he would take a tough stance on technology sales to China during his Senate confirmation hearing. If confirmed, Lutnick would lead on trade policy and oversee a broad portfolio of government programs touching on business promotion, technology and science.

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Commerce Nominee Defends Trump Tariffs and Promises Strong Stance on China

The freeze is rescinded, but a review to eliminate spending on ‘woke’ ideologies will proceed. (New York Times)

Defying Legal Limits, Trump Firings Set Up Tests That Could Expand His Power (New York Times)

Elon Musk and His Allies Storm Into Washington and Race to Reshape It (New York Times)

Hacking Democracy: How Elon Musk Is Disrupting European Politics (New York Times)

OpenAI Says DeepSeek May Have Improperly Harvested Its Data (New York Times)

Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) Says He Won’t Run Again in 2026 (New York Times)

Rep Johnson Joins the Trump Entourage, Shrinking the Role of House Speaker (New York Times)

Why DeepSeek Could Change What Silicon Valley Believes About A.I. (New York Times)

Fired Inspectors General Raise Alarms as Trump Administration Moves to Finalize Purge (New York Times)