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How Howard Lutnick’s Commerce Department became an unlikely engine of Trump’s election agenda

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has been working to advance President Trump's election agenda, including disputes over Census Bureau findings and pushing for new mail-ballot rules with the US Postal Service. Trump allies are now pressing Lutnick to use his department's authority to ban certain voting machines, citing concerns over Chinese-made components.
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Thursday, September 10, 2026 at 05:05 AM EDT
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