President-elect Trump announced multiple picks for his new administration on Thursday afternoon.
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A growing number of lawmakers are urging President Joe Biden to grant a reprieve to prevent TikTok from going dark in the United States as soon as Sunday, warning millions of creators and businesses could be hurt. “We’re asking for the ability to be able to try rationally to resolve this issue so TikTok does not go dark,” Democratic Senator Ed Markey said on Thursday. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer spoke to Biden urging him to extend by 90 days a deadline for Chinese-owner ByteDance to sell TikTok U.S. assets and prevent a ban of the app used by 170 million Americans, an aide to Schumer said.
While President-elect Trump and President Biden jockey for credit for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, some Republicans are wary of the deal and whether it will stick.
President Biden is punting the issue of the U.S. government’s enforcement of the TikTok ban to President-elect Donald Trump.
Scott Bessent tells Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing Donald Trump’s tariff policy is useful tool for leverage in negotiations.
The app’s availability in the U.S. has been thrown into jeopardy over data privacy and national security concerns.
The pop star also boosted a number of charities she’s supporting amid the crisis.