Funding for a portion of the federal government expired on September 30, 2025. The Department of Commerce is prepared for a lapse in funding that would necessitate a significant reduction in operations and is currently implementing its plan. Read the United States Department of Commerce Plan for Orderly Shutdown Due to Lapse of Congressional Appropriations (September 2025). The Democrat-led...

On September 19, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to create the Gold Card visa program , facilitating expedited immigration for aliens who make significant financial gifts to the United States. The Order directs the Secretary of Commerce, in coordination with the Secretaries of State and Homeland Security, to establish a “Gold Card” program. The program facilitates

Today, we honor the innocent lives lost on September 11, 2001. We remember the bravery of first responders, the strength of survivors, and the resilience of our nation. 24 years later, America stands tall—steadfast and unshaken. We will never forget. OP-ED by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick: From 9/11 to Charlie Kirk’s murder, America faces evil — and defeats it with its goodness

Today, Secretary Howard W. Lutnick hosted the Department of Commerce’s Alaska Seafood Roundtable alongside Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, the Alaska delegation, and fishermen representing the Last Frontier. Alaska’s fisheries are central to America’s seafood industry. They set the market, support thousands of jobs for fishermen, boat captains, crew members, and technicians, and generate...

A NEW ERA OF U.S.-JAPAN TRADE RELATIONS: Earlier this month, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order implementing the framework agreement between the United States and Japan that he announced on July 22, 2025. Fact Sheet on President Donald J. Trump Implements A Historic U.S.-Japan Framework Agreement

Fox News: Howard Lutnick predicts a manufacturing ‘renaissance’ is coming April 3, 2025 The American workers have been given the raw deal. And what's going to happen now is we're going to build factories, and we're going to train, we're going to have trade craft, we're going to do the greatest set of training ever. And our high school educated people, they're going to train to do robotics...

Mornings with Maria: Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick: US trade partners 'need to respect Donald Trump' March 14, 2025 Take a step back and go over the big picture. So, Donald Trump has said there are five big industries that he wants to take care of: steel, aluminum and copper, automobiles, semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, and lumber. And those five are really important to us for our national...

Business Today: Howard Lutnick, U.S. Secretary Of Commerce Gives Clarity On Trump Tariffs On India [Howard Lutnick] the key man leading the charge in global trade negotiations on behalf of President Donald Trump. Every single thing he has done and said since his appointment has made global headlines, and this is the first time that Lutnick will be speaking to an Indian audience live after assuming...