Why is TikTok banned? What's behind the law that shuttered the app
U.S. officials have long feared that the widely popular short-form video app could be used as a vehicle for espionage.
Updates: Supreme Court Backs Law Requiring TikTok to Be Sold or Banned
The decision came a week after the justices heard a First Amendment challenge to a law aimed at the wildly popular short-form video platform used by 170 million Americans that the government fears could be influenced by China.
Can he do that? Lawyers and lawmakers debate if Trump has authority to suspend the US TikTok ban
Business leaders, lawmakers, legal scholars, and influencers who make money on TikTok are watching to see how Trump tries to resolve a thicket of regulatory, legal, financial and geopolitical
Biden won't enforce TikTok ban after signing law last year, leaving fate to Trump: official
President Joe Biden's administration will reportedly not seek to enforce TikTok ban set to take effect soon due to law Biden signed last year.
Biden decides not to enforce looming TikTok ban — leaving Chinese app’s fate up to Trump as he returns to White House
President Biden made a decision on whether or not to ban TikTok — a measure set to take effect the day before he leaves office, according to a US official.
TikTok probably will get a 90-day reprieve on ban, Trump says
The president-elect told NBC News that extending the deadline before TikTok is banned in the United States would be “appropriate.”
Supreme Court upholds law that could ban TikTok in the U.S., leaving the matter to Trump
In an unsigned opinion, the Court sided with the national security concerns about TikTok rather than the First Amendment rights. There were no noted dissents.
Speaker Johnson says ‘we will enforce the law’ as TikTok ban takes effect
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) says during an exclusive interview with Meet the Press that TikTok still poses a threat to the American people as President-elect Donald Trump promises to save it.
Trump says he 'most likely' will give TikTok a 90-day extension to avoid US ban
President-elect Donald Trump says he “most likely” will give TikTok 90 more days to work out a deal that would allow the popular video-sharing platform to avoid a U.S. ban
President Biden won't enforce looming TikTok ban, putting fate in the hands of Trump
President Biden will not enforce a ban on TikTok that is set to take effect Sunday, a U.S. official said, leaving its fate to Donald Trump.
Full List of Republicans Who Voted to Ban TikTok as Trump Reveals New Plan
Nearly 200 House Republicans and over 30 Senate Republicans voted to ban TikTok last year if it did not sell its U.S.
Trump, GOP China hawks at odds over TikTok ban
President Trump’s plan to save TikTok is putting him at a crossroads with some Republicans as questions mount over the ...
Trump’s inauguration vow to uphold the law clashes with his TikTok stance
It’s hard to square Trump’s oath of office with his attitude toward a law regarding TikTok’s ownership.
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Some U.S. leaders and lawmakers backpedal on eve of TikTok ban
Last April, the House voted 360-58 to force TikTok to divest or be banned. The bill, which was packaged together with foreign aid to Israel and Ukraine, passed the Senate by an overwhelming ...
White House says TikTok ban will fall to Trump administration
The White House on Friday said that the TikTok ban will fall to President-elect Trump’s administration after the Supreme ...
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Biden passes TikTok hot potato to Trump
I don’t see that the White House could do that,” he said. “It doesn’t mean they won’t.” Markey tried unsuccessfully on Wednesday to pass a bill extending the deadline to sell TikTok ...
House passes Laken Riley Act, which heads to Senate with increasing Democratic support
The Laken Riley Act was passed on a 264-159 vote, with 48 House Democrats joining the Republican majority. The bill will now ...