The hearing for a lawsuit that Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel brought against U.S. President Joe Biden's administration is scheduled for February and March, Kyodo news agency reported on Monday, without citing sources.

The bid by Japan's Nippon Steel to buy U.S. Steel may have a new lease on life after the Biden Administration extended a deadline for the Japanese steelmaker to abandon plans to acquire the storied Pittsburgh company after President Joe Biden blocked the deal.

Japan Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba asked U.S. President Joe Biden to allay concerns in the Japanese and U.S. business communities over the status of Nippon Steel’s 5401.T planned acquisition of U.S.

The companies, whose $55 a share cash deal to acquire U.S. Steel was first proposed Dec. 18, 2023, are working against a June 18 deadline for the merger.

The Biden administration has given U.S. Steel and Japan’s Nippon Steel an extra six months to ditch their merger, keeping the deal alive as litigation unfolds over whether a national security panel’s review of it was tainted by political considerations.

Young Slams Biden For Blocking The Nippon Steel Deal: ‘No Substantiated Evidence’ To Justify It During Thursday’s Senate Banking Committee hearing, Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) questioned Trump’s Housing and Urban Development Secretary Nominee Scott Turner,