Labor groups cheer Biden dismissal of US Steel sale as businesses bristle
Labor groups applauded Friday as companies criticized the Biden administration's decision to block Japanese rival Nippon Steel's acquisition of steelmaker U.S. Steel, citing national security concerns. sent. Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel said they were “regretted” by the decision and said the administration had not presented evidence that the deal could harm national security. “Instead […]
Potential 2028 Dem hopeful follows Biden lead, commutes 15 death-row sentences on final day as governor
On his way out the door, then-North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper commuted the sentences of 15 death row inmates in the Tarheel State. Cooper, a Democrat who has been named as one of his party's front-runners in the 2028 presidential election, is expected to take similar action to outgoing President Biden, who took heat last […]
Biden Vows To Block U.S. Steel Sale To Japan’s Nippon Steel
US President Joe Biden speaks during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 2, 2025. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) OAN Staff James Myers8:15am – Friday, January 3, 2025 President Joe Biden announced Friday that he would block the sale of U.S. Steel to Japanese-owned Nippon Steel […]
Biden Moves to Permanently Foil Trump, Ban Offshore Drilling in Some U.S. Waters
Outgoing President Joe Biden has announced new oil and gas drilling in much of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, a move aimed at derailing President-elect Donald Trump's ambitions to become completely self-sufficient in the United States' energy supply. is expected to be permanently banned. new york times report Mr. Biden intends to invoke the Outer […]
Brown hails Biden decision to block Japanese takeover of US Steel
Outgoing Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) on Friday praised President Biden's decision to block Japan's Nippon Steel Corp.'s acquisition of U.S. Steel, a deal worth $14 billion. “This deal was done behind closed doors, with no workers at the table, and it represented a clear threat to America's national and economic security and ability to enforce […]
Biden Beefing up U.S. Military Presence in Kurdish Syria
Multiple reports from northern Syria on Thursday indicated that US forces are increasing their presence in Syrian Kurdistan (Rojava) and may build a new base in the city of Kobani. regional outlet Kurdistan 24 “A convoy of 50 trucks carrying Bremer walls entered Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)-controlled territory in northeastern Syria (Rojava) on Thursday,” according […]
Jill Biden Handed $20,000 Diamond as Gift from India’s PM
First Lady Jill Biden has been showered with gifts during her husband's tenure, receiving donations of small items worth tens of thousands of dollars in 2023 alone, including $20,000 worth of diamonds from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. was. Mr. Modi's generosity came during his first-ever state visit to the country, where he was hosted […]
Biden administration adds exemptions into new climate rules for hydrogen energy
The Biden administration on Friday finalized fairly stringent climate change rules for the nascent hydrogen energy industry. But the rules include new flexibilities and are expected to be less stringent than the administration's original proposal. A final rule issued by the Treasury Department on Friday will determine which facilities qualify for favorable tax credits for […]
DAVID MARCUS: Biden gives Liz Cheney the Presidential Medal of Insufferability
newYou can now listen to Fox News articles. One thing Washington politicians and Hollywood celebrities have in common is a penchant for awarding themselves meaningless and mysterious awards, but this week President Joe Biden took that practice to a whole new level of absurdity. I pulled it up. On Thursday, Liz Cheney, a former Wyoming […]
Biden to block US Steel sale to Japanese buyer: report
U.S. President Joe Biden is poised to formally block Nippon Steel's proposed $14.9 billion takeover of U.S. Steel, officials said Friday, dealing a perhaps fatal blow to the controversial merger plan. The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) spent months reviewing the deal, taking national security risks into account, but after failing […]