On wednesday following a report the White House is preparing to formally block Nippon Steels 14 Billion takeover bid. People familiar with the matter say a decision could be made as soon as this week. The move would be highly controversial and critics say it would lead to Job Losses and could chill foreign investment in the us. For more, heres our North America Business correspondent Ritika Gupta in new york. Nippon steels 14 Billion bid to acquire united States Steel has been caught in the crosshairs of an election year, and in the crucial Swing State of pennsylvania, where us steel is based. Us president Joe Biden has long pledged that the iconic american company, headquartered in pittsburgh, should remain domestically owned and run. Presidential nominees Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have also both Committed to keep us steel american, though any move to block the deal could potentially be subject to litigation. Proponents of Nippon Steels bid say the us shouldnt reject a bid from a
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Continues On Cnn with Alex Marquardt in for Wolf Blitzer in the Situation Room happening now, Kamala Harris and Tim Walz are just now how kicking off their Postconvention Campaign Swing through georgia. This new democratic ticket, barnstorming the Battleground State with a Bus Tour aimed at reaching rural voters also tonight, the Fbi Releasingew Information and new photogra from the Trump Assasnation thorities say the Gunmans Motive is still unclear, more than a month after the east, e Israeli Military Le the West Bank. The Biggest N Israeli Military Push in the Occupied Palestinian Territory since the October 7 attack on israel israel, there are growing fears of escalation tonight, as hamas calls on the calls on palestinians to join a Suicide Bombing Campaign welcome to our viewers. Here in the United States and all around the world. Wolf blitzer is off today. Im Alex Marquardt and youre in this situation . And we begin our Coverage Tonight with the president ial campaign. The democra
December 14th is the day already marked in the history books. Its the tragic anniversary of the massacre as andy hook elementary school. December 14th happens to be the anniversary of the death of george washington, who died on this day in 1799. But when the history of these times is written, december 14th, 2020, will warrant a double entry. Today, december 14th, 2020, the day that we passed the solemn milestone of 300,000 Coronavirus Deaths right here in the United States. Also marks the first day of the Vaccine Rollout in this country for the deadly coronavirus pandemic. These images of Front Line Health Care workers and residents of Nursing Homes are filling our televisions today and providing a realtime solve to our pandemicweary nation. Fridays latenight approval of the pfizer vaccine, which is expected to pave the way for approvals of similar vaccines in the coming weeks and months. Today, december 14th, 2020, also marks the day that is typically noted by broadcasts like this one
Charge of the recovery act, and it was hard as hell to get the votes to begin with, and then it was hard as hell to get the numbers we got. One thing we learned is we cant do too much here. We can do too little an and sputter. The speech youll hear follows the jobs report this morning. Yes, the Employment Rate is down, but only 40 million jobs was added to the American Economy. That makes it clear that the impacted American Economy is still very much in trouble. The Senate Meeting ended early this morning with the Senate Passing a budget resolution. This morning the house will take up that resolution and it will clear the runway for democrats most likely to go it alone with a covid relief bill that is very much on top of the wish list. Theyre meeting with the president this morning at the white house, and the Committee Chairs said they will start Writing Details of the budget plan next week. With us to share their reporting and insights, phil mattingly, Christine Romans and sun moon ki