By Brooke L. Rollins and Howard Lutnick In 1787, Alexander Hamilton stressed the need for a united national effort to protect America’s ocean resources from stagnation and unfair foreign trade practices. Absent vigorous federal action to free our fisheries from barriers to growth and trade, “that unequalled spirit of enterprise, which signalises the genius of the American Merchants and Navigators...

Twenty-four years ago Thursday, evil took 2,977 innocent lives in the deadliest terror attack ever carried out on American soil. Among those murdered were my brother Gary, my best friend Doug, and 656 other colleagues and friends of mine from Cantor Fitzgerald. I’m only alive today because that fateful Tuesday was my oldest son’s first day of kindergarten. That morning, instead of going to our...

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

Today, the Department of Commerce announced that it will begin posting real gross domestic product (GDP) data on the blockchain beginning with the July 2025 data. GDP increased at an annual rate of 3.3 percent in July 2025 according to the revised estimates released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. This is the first time a federal agency has published economic statistical data like this on...

Today, Secretary Howard Lutnick announced that effective immediately, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will assume operational responsibility for the National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC) from the National Center for the Advancement of Semiconductor Technology Center (Natcast). NSTC’s operations will be reformed to align with statutory requirements and increase...

The United States and the European Union are pleased to announce that they have agreed on a Framework on an Agreement on Reciprocal, Fair, and Balanced Trade (“Framework Agreement”). This Framework Agreement represents a concrete demonstration of our commitment to fair, balanced, and mutually beneficial trade and investment. This Framework Agreement will put our trade and investment relationship –...