The president has 15 days to decide whether to approve or reject the nearly $15 billion sale of the iconic steel company to Japan's Nippon Steel.

A high-level government review board has told the White House it is unable to reach a consensus on the national security risks involved in Nippon Steel’s proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel, likely setting the stage for President Joe Biden to kill the deal.

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A powerful government panel on Monday failed to reach consensus on the possible national security risks of a nearly $15 billion proposed deal for Nippon Steel of Japan to purchase U.S. Steel, leaving the decision to President Joe Biden, who opposes the deal.

With a month left in the White House, U.S. President Joe Biden has a long list of foreign and domestic policy actions he hopes to get done before president-elect Donald Trump assumes office, where the Republican is expected to try to reverse much of Biden's record.

The $15 billion bid by Japan’s Nippon Steel for US Steel has been referred to President Joe Biden for a final decision, a White House spokesperson confirmed.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Nippon Steel's $15 billion bid for U.S. Steel has been referred to U.S. President Joe Biden, a White House spokesman said, giving the president 15 days to decide on a tie up he has previously said he opposes.

President Joe Biden is set to decide the fate of U.S. Steel after a national security committee failed to reach a consensus on whether it could be purchased by a Japanese company.

The president has 15 days to decide whether to approve or reject the nearly $15 billion sale of the iconic steel company to Japan's Nippon Steel.

Nippon Steel's $15 billion bid for U.S. Steel has been referred to U.S. President Joe Biden, a White House spokesman said, giving the president 15 days to decide on a tie up he has previously said he opposes.

Washington, Dec. 24 (Jiji Press)--U.S. mayors and others have sent a letter to President Joe Biden seeking his approval for Nippon Steel Corp.'s plan to acquire United States Steel Corp., it was learned Tuesday.