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...
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...
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 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...
2024年3月13日,美国众议院通过了一项法案,要求TikTok的母公司字节跳动在6个月内剥离其在美国的资产,否则将面临禁令,此举受到广泛批评。据几位美国专家称,该法案在提交参议院时可能会停滞不前,也可能在法庭上受到质疑。 "Although the House passed the bill in a 352-65 vote seeking to ban TikTok in the ...
Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley has tried to force a Senate vote on legislation that would ban TikTok from operating in the United States.