President Joe Biden on Friday followed through on his pledge to block Nippon Steel’s $14.9 billion bid for U.S. Steel, citing concerns the deal could hurt national security.
A Manhattan federal judge will consider a request by two Georgia election workers to hold former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani in civil contempt for refusing to turn over property as payment toward a $148 million defamation award.
Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) narrowly won reelection on Friday as speaker of the House on the first ballot, overcoming hardline GOP holdouts after a tense standoff. The tally was 218–215.
Topics in this episode include:
- New Details Emerge About New Orleans Terror Attack
- Las Vegas Suspect Identified as US Army Green Beret
- Washington Ramps Up Security After Terror Attacks
- Biden Blocks Sale of US Steel to Nippon Steel
- US Issues Cybersecurity Sanctions Against Chinese Company
- Former FBI Agent on New Orleans Attack, Vegas Explosion
- Biden Awards Military Heroes, First Responders
- Trump Names New Treasury, Ambassador Nominees
- Giuliani in Court for Georgia Election Workers Case
- Wisconsin City Clerk Investigated for Uncounted Ballots
- Man Pushed Onto Subway Track Expected to Recover
- FBI Releases New Footage of 2021 Pipe Bombing Suspect
- Blasts of Cold Air to Impact Eastern US
- Surgeon General Warns of Alcohol’s Link to Cancer
- Zelenskyy Says Trump Can Be Decisive in Stopping War
- Attack on Command Post in Russia’s Kursk Region
- Germany, France to Meet With Terrorist Syrian Leader
- Hundreds Rescued, Evacuated in South Korea Blaze
- Trump Demands More Oil, Fewer Windmills in UK’s North Sea
- Troops Stop Arrest of South Korea’s Impeached President
- Foreign Phone Sales in China Sink for 4th Month
- Speaker Johnson Keeps Post by Razor-Thin Margin
- A Look at 12 Incoming Lawmakers in US House
- Goodyear Blimp Begins 100th Anniversary Tour
