Asked about the Senate’s vote, the Chinese foreign ministry referred on Wednesday to comments the ministry made in March when the House of Representatives passed a similar bill. At the time, the ministry criticized the legislation, arguing “though the U.S. has never found any evidence of T...
Legislation forcing ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a ban in the US has passed the House and is headed for a vote in the Senate.
A bill that would force the sale of TikTok from its Chinese owners or see it banned in the United States will move cautiously in the US Senate, key lawmakers said, after it sailed through the House.
The Chinese-owned social media app TikTok has been under U.S. government scrutiny for years now. (AP) The agreement cleared the way for the Senate to hold confirmation votes for three Pentagon nominees: Russell Rumbaugh as the Navy’s comptroller in an 80-10 vote on Dec. 20; Agn...
The House on Wednesday overwhelminglypassed the bill, known as the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, in a vote of 352 to 65. The legislation would require TikTok's parent company, the Beijing-based ByteDance, to sell TikTok within six months to maintain access...
TikTok ban is headed for the Senate. Credit: 5./15 WEST / iStock Unreleased / Getty Images The House of Representatives passed a bill that could ban TikTok in the U.S. on Wednesday with a vote of 352 to 65. Fifty Democrats and 15 Republicans voted against the bill. The bill— "...
The bill now only needs President Joe Biden's signature to become law Analysis News TikTok plots US court battle as divest-or-ban bill heads for Senate vote (reports) Legislation forcing ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a ban in the US has passed the House and is headed for a vote in...
TMTPost -- With a critical procedural vote, the U.S. Senate on Tuesday moved closer to pass a bill that could ban TikTok in the country. Credit:Xinhua News Agency The Senate voted to advance the legislation to provide the US$95 billion aid package to Ukriane and threaten Chinese tech gia...
Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley has tried to force a Senate vote on legislation that would ban TikTok from operating in the United States.
The Senate passed the Laken Riley Act on Monday, with 12 Democrats joining all Republicans to vote for the amended immigration bill. The measure, which would mandate the detention of more undocumented immigrants charged with crimes, now goes to the House, which passed a simi...