WHILE AT MAR-A-LAGO FOR HIS transition meetings, Trump is often shadowed by Lutnick as well as billionaire adviser Elon Musk. Lutnick has an ally in the Tesla and X CEO who, on Saturday, denigrated hedge fund executive and fellow treasury secretary shortlister Scott Bessent.

While Howard Lutnick vies for treasury secretary in a crowded field, Linda McMahon is still waiting to get her offer to join the administration.

One of the top remaining vacancies in President-elect Donald Trump's proposed Cabinet is his treasury secretary — and the views of his top contenders there reflect broader questions about how the president-elect might wield tariffs in his new administration.

The jockeying for Donald Trump’s Treasury secretary is spilling into public view, as Scott Bessent racks up key endorsements and the president-elect’s transition co-chair Howard Lutnick makes a play for the job himself.