内容摘要：In this photo provided by Oliver Widger via his Instagram account on Thursday, May 15, 2025, his cat, Phoenix, sits inside their sailboat somewhere in the Pacific Ocean as both make their way from Oregon to Hawaii. (Oliver Widger via AP)

In this photo provided by Oliver Widger via his Instagram account on Thursday, May 15, 2025, his cat, Phoenix, sits inside their sailboat somewhere in the Pacific Ocean as both make their way from Oregon to Hawaii. (Oliver Widger via AP)

“It’s sounds like the deal’s done,’’ said Jason Zugai, vice president of the United Steelworkers union local at U.S. Steel’s Irvin finishing plant near Pittsburgh.Zugai said he was “relieved, happy and thankful.’’

He hadn’t seen anything on paper but, he said, his understanding was that Nippon “will make all the profit’’ and the federal government will have “a golden chair’’ that allows it to veto any plans to idle or shut down U.S. Steel plants.Keeping U.S. Steel’s headquarters had always been part of Nippon Steel’s bid to buy it. To, Nippon Steel had offered up a $2.7 billion commitment to upgrade U.S. Steel’s two blast furnaces and pledged that it wouldn’t import steel slabs that would compete with the facilities.

Nippon Steel also had pledged not to conduct layoffs or plant closings during the term of the existing labor agreement and to protect the best interests of U.S. Steel in trade matters.U.S. Steel’s CEO David Burritt warned last September that blocking Nippon Steel’s bid would mean U.S. Steel would “largely pivot away” from investing in its two blast furnaces — one just outside Pittsburgh and one in Gary, Indiana — and it would raise “serious questions” about remaining headquartered in Pittsburgh.

, Trump said he was “totally against the once great and powerful U.S. Steel being bought by a foreign company.”

Then in February, Trump suggested that“This information is critical at a time when the Trump Administration has admitted to wrongfully deporting people to El Salvador, and after Trump has said he’s also looking for ways to deport American citizens to the same terrible prisons,” said Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine, the lead sponsor of the resolution.

The resolution blocked by Republicans would force administration officials to report to Congress about what steps it is taking to comply with courts that have ruled on the deportations. Democrats have highlighted the case of, who was mistakenly deported to the Central American country and who a Maryland judge has said should be returned to the U.S.

Democrats want to put Republicans on record on that case and others while also pressuring the government of El Salvador, which is. The resolution would also require the Trump administration to reveal more information about money paid to El Salvador and assess the country’s human rights record.