Senior administration officials had reservations about calling Nippon Steel’s takeover proposal a “national security risk.” ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Joe Biden’s decision to block the sale of U.S. Steel to Japan’s Nippon Steel has set off a firestorm of reactions across the political and economic spectrum.

The Biden administration is making a dash for the finish line, pushing forward a costly agenda of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs that target conservative strongholds as it prepares to ...