HARRISBURG, Pa. — The White House confirmed Monday that it intervened under the terms of a three-month-old national security agreement with Japan-based Nippon Steel to block a decision to stop processing raw steel at U.S. Steel's Granite City Works plant in Illinois.

In a statement, the White House said Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick delivered the message that President Donald Trump would exercise his so-called “golden share” power that was a key element in the Trump administration's decision to allow Nippon Steel to buy out U.S. Steel.

That provision helped resolve the Trump administration's national security concerns in Nippon Steel's proposed buyout of the iconic American steelmaker and gives the federal government a say in certain company decisions involving domestic steel product

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