Earlier this month, on June 5, Nippon Steel and the US-government approached the US appeals court for an eight-day extension of a pause on litigation.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that concerns over national security risks posed by Nippon Steel's $14.9 billion bid for U.S. Steel can be resolved if the companies fulfill certain conditions that his administration has laid out,

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order paving the way for a Nippon Steel investment in U.S. Steel, so long as the Japanese company complies with a “national security agreement” submitted