TikTok has promised to sue over the potential US ban. What’s the legal outlook?

That’s the central question. TikTok and opponents of the law have argued that a ban would violate First Amendment rights of the social media platform’s 170 million U.S. users ... legal challenge won’t ... Read More

Banning TikTok won’t solve social media’s foreign influence, teen harm and data privacy problems

When President Joe Biden signed a US$95 billion foreign aid bill into law on April 24, 2024, it started the clock on a nine-month window for TikTok’s China-based parent company, ByteDance, to sell the ... Read More

Government watchdog alleges Trump campaign broke the law trying to hide legal payments

March 18, 2024, according to a CLC press release. Red Curve Solutions helps political campaigns with a range of services, including "comprehensive budgeting, accounting and financial ... Read More

Opinion: Why a TikTok ban isn’t what we need

A Congress that can’t decide whether tunafish or chicken salad is a better sandwich is trying to ban TikTok. That’s a sign of its ... say nothing of the message that it sends to people in the ... Read More

FTC’s noncompete ban expected to face legal challenges

The FTC voted 3-2 on Tuesday to ban noncompete clauses for most workers. Farrar says the new rule will spur competition, higher wages and new business growth. “We’re going to see 8,500 new businesses ... Read More

The U.S. might ban TikTok. Record labels are cutting ties. What’s music’s Plan B?

The House has passed a bill that would lead to a nationwide ban on the popular video app TikTok if its China-based owner doesn’t ... government or that it shares information about U.S. users ... Read More

Senate passes bill forcing TikTok’s parent company to sell or face ban, sends to Biden for signature

The Senate passed legislation Tuesday that would force TikTok’s China-based parent company to sell the social media platform under the threat of a ban, a contentious move by U.S. lawmakers that’s ... Read More

U.S. GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN

30. Here’s a look at the shortest and longest government shutdowns in U.S. history. Funding for about 70 percent of the government will expire Saturday just after midnight unless Congress acts ... Read More

Trump Says He Won’t Sign an Abortion Ban. That’s Not a Good Thing

Donald Trump claimed on Wednesday that if re-elected, he would not sign a national abortion ban ... It’s been pretty incredible when you think about it.” Trump then went on to say that ... Read More

U.S. Government Gives TSMC $6.6 Billion To Build Microchip Plants

The American government is giving $6.60 billion U.S. to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSM) to help fund the construction of microchip fabrication plants in Arizona. The government ... Read More

U.S. Government not Planning Changes for Haitian Migrants Amid the Country's Collapse

Human rights advocates are urging the Biden administration to increase protective measures for Haitians reaching the U ... S. or already living there undocumented, as the Caribbean nation ... Read More