President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Commerce Department, Howard Lutnick, told senators the argument that tariffs cause inflation is "nonsense" during a confirmation hearing.

Facing tough questions on tariffs and the administration’s attempted freeze on federal funding, Howard Lutnick, President Donald Trump’s pick to head the Commerce Department, told senators Wednesday that he aims to crack down on both trade allies and adversaries who treat the U.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's pick to lead the top U.S. health agency, came under attack at a Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday, with Democratic lawmakers accusing him of covering up his anti-vaccine views and embracing conspiracy theories to dissuade use of lifesaving medicines.