Trump touts ‘planned partnership’ between U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel, signaling potential approval of Japanese company’s buyout bid

President Donald Trump said Friday that U.S. Steel will keep its headquarters in Pittsburgh as part of what he called a “planned partnership” that seemed to signal that he’ll approve a bid by Japan-based Nippon Steel to buy the iconic American steelmaker. Still, Trump’s statement left it vague as to whether he is approving Nippon […]

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Elon Musk’s DOGE is reportedly targeting the Census Bureau next. One expert says it’s likely to eliminate its survey about prison inmates

The group launched by Elon Musk to cut federal spending in the second Trump administration is targeting some U.S. Census Bureau surveys it claims are “wasteful,” worrying users of federal data who are already concerned about the health of the nation’s statistical infrastructure. The Department of Government Efficiency said on social media this week that five surveys costing $16.5 […]

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Boeing strikes $1.1 billion deal with Justice Department over deadly 737 Max crashes—and must pay $445 million to victims’ families

The Justice Department has reached a deal with Boeing that will allow the airplane giant to avoid criminal prosecution for allegedly misleading U.S. regulators about the 737 Max jetliner before two of the planes crashed and killed 346 people, according to court papers filed Friday. Under the “agreement in principle” that still needs to be finalized, Boeing would pay […]

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