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    U.S. Senators call for investigation into U.S. Steel’s sale to Japanese company

    WEIRTON, W.Va. (WTRF) -- In December, the Pittsburgh-based steel company U.S. Steel agreed to sell the company to Japan’s largest steel manufacturer, Nippon Steel. Now, two U.S. Senators are calling on President Biden to look deeper into this sale and the effects it could have on the country. Just months after U.S. Steel agreed to []

  • Biden Administration Policies Are ‘Crushing’ the U.S. Economy

    In contrast to current media propaganda, an economic editor just explained how Biden administration policies are responsible for wrecking the U.S. economy — an analysis in line with ordinary Americans’ experience.

  • Biden vows to protect U.S. steel industry

    (The Center Square) – President Joe Biden wants to triple tariff rates on Chinese steel and aluminum if investigators confirm allegations of the country’s unfair trade practices. “The backbone of America has a steel spine,” he said Wednesday during a visit to the United Steelworkers union headquarters in Pittsburgh. “It really does.” Biden wants the U.S. Trade Representative to increase the 7.5% rate as federal regulators raise the alarm about China’s subsidized...

  • Biden vows to block U.S. Steel acquisition by Japanese company

    PITTSBURGH >> President Joe Biden promised cheering, unionized steelworkers today that his administration would block the acquisition of U.S. Steel by a Japanese company, and he called for a tripling of tariffs on Chinese steel, seeking to use trade policy to win over working-class votes in the battleground state of Pennsylvania.

  • President Biden hopes tripled tariffs on China will improve U.S steel

    The Biden Administration has announced plans of a new import tax aimed at Chinese steel and materials. On a recent trip to Pittsburgh, the President made the announcement that was

  • Biden Administration Lets Another PPE Factory Languish, Leaving U.S. Dependent on China

    The Biden administration is letting yet another factory languish that was meant to provide America with critical medical supplies instead of relying on China in the event of another national emergency.

  • Biden Administration Again Delays Action on Menthol Cigarette Ban | Healthiest Communities | U.S. News

    The Biden administration said Friday more time is needed to weigh a potential menthol cigarette ban, dealing a blow to public health advocates with another delay while citing “an immense amount of feedback” generated by the proposal.The news comes ahead of November’s hotly contested presidential election and amid concerns that a long-anticipated menthol ban could harm President Joe Biden’s support among Black voters, with menthol cigarettes disproportionately used by the Black community in the...

  • Nightmare in Niger -- Exclusive: Biden Administration Leaves Hundreds of U.S. Troops 'Hostage' in Niger

    More than 1,000 U.S. troops are effectively being held hostage in Niger with medical supplies running low -- stuck between the military junta-controlled government's demands for them to leave and the Biden administration's refusal to let them go home after the end of their deployments, according to a report prepared by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) and obtained exclusively by Breitbart News.

  • Japan’s cyber-security weakness a concern in U.S. defense alliance

    TOKYO >> As the United States faces security threats across the globe, its close ally Japan has committed to stepping up as a trusted defense partner, but Tokyo’s cyber and information security vulnerabilities remain a concern, officials and experts say.

  • Biden to triple taxes on Chinese steel and block Japanese takeover of US Steel

    President touted plan during speech on Wednesday in Pennsylvania, where union support could prove crucialJoe Biden announced plans to triple tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum and promised to block the acquisition of US Steel by a Japanese company during a speech to steelworkers on Wednesday in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, where union support could prove crucial in the November general election.Biden touted the plan during a visit to the United Steelworkers union headquarters in...

  • U.S., Japan, S Korea finance chiefs vow to work closely on forex

    The finance ministers of the United States, Japan and South Korea said Wednesday that they have discussed the Asian countries' "serious concerns" about the recent sharp depreciation of their currencies against the U.S. dollar. As the countries expand the scope of their cooperation beyond security affairs, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet

  • Biden’s Gaza Pier Site Reportedly Comes Under Attack as U.S. Troops Prepare to Begin Construction

    By: Micaela Burrow, Daily Caller News Foundation Engineering sites where U.S. military personnel will soon begin constructing a humanitarian pier reportedly came under attack, the Israeli military and United Nations (U.N.) officials said Thursday, according to media reports. “Various terrorist organizations” lobbed mortar rounds at efforts on the location laying the groundwork for the pier