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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Spear. President Trump is traveling to

Pittsburgh today to celebrate a deal between U.S. Steel and the Japanese company Nippon Steel.

As NPR's Tamara Keith explains, there are still a lot of missing details. When he was in office,

former President Biden blocked the acquisition on national

security grounds. And as a candidate, Trump promised to do the same, saying a Japanese company

shouldn't own the iconic American brand. But Trump has now changed his tune, announcing in a

social media post last week, that he supports the, quote, planned partnership.

It'll be controlled by the United States, otherwise I wouldn't make the deal.

That was Trump on Sunday before boarding Air Force One. He was asked about the management structure.

We'll see what the final is, but they're going to invest millions of dollars in steel, and it's a good company.

More details may come at today's rally. Tamara Keith, NPR News.

His short but turbulent involvement in the U.S. government coming to an end, President Trump

today gave billionaire Elon Musk a send-off at the White House.

Trump praising Musk for his role as government cost cutter in chief.

Musk sported a doge father t-shirt and stood by as Trump did most of the talking.

Musk returns to running his companies at a time. His association with politics has clearly

damaged the brand of his electric vehicle company, Tesla. In Kentucky, one person was killed at least seven others

injured today when a powerful tornado touchdown just before seven this morning in the central

part of the state. John McGarry, member station W.E.KU. has more. The lead forecaster for the

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