US Steel and Nippon Steel threatened legal action after President Joe Biden blocked a controversial $14.9 billion deal for the Japanese company to buy its American rival.

Critics of the proposed purchase were worried about potential job losses for American workers and the foreign ownership of a longtime American company.

President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will travel to New Orleans next week to meet with families and community members impacted by the deadly attack on Bourbon Street.

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will travel to New Orleans on Monday. The Bidens, according to a White house announcement on Friday, “will grieve with the families and community members” affected by the Bourbon Street attack on New Year’s Day that left 15 people dead.

As investigators reviewed evidence related to the New Orleans attacker, the city's tourist district returned to life after Bourbon Street reopened.