With the court signaling it will release a decision on Friday, lobbyists for the app pushed lawmakers to shift course.
Congress labeled the app’s Chinese ownership a national security risk and passed a law that would ban the social media platform unless it was sold. TikTok and creators say that violates their free speech rights.
In a meeting Tuesday with top GOP leaders, he didn’t move to settle key strategic disputes over raising the debt limit and passing the party’s big domestic policy package. Top leaders from the House and Senate left the White House and gave reporters completely contradictory accounts of how his agenda would be passed.
For now, TikTok’s ability to operate stateside hangs in the balance after the Supreme Court upheld the law demanding that TikTok divest from its Chinese owner or face a ban.
Donald Trump initiated concrete plans to ban TikTok in mid-2020, during his first term as president. In early 2024, on his way to winning another election, he changed his stance. Here's a look at his statements regarding the Chinese-owned social media platform.
President-elect Trump and President Biden have arrived on Capitol Hill Monday ahead of Trump’s swearing-in ceremony. They were followed by Vice President Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff as well as first lady Jill Biden and incoming first lady Melania Trump.
The President-elect will decide the ultimate fate of the social media app set to be banned in the U.S. the day before his inauguration.
A look back at TikTok's tumultuous history in the US, from Trump's 2020 ban attempt to the rumor of an 11th-hour sale to Elon Musk.
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