With the court signaling it will release a decision on Friday, lobbyists for the app pushed lawmakers to shift course.

On Capitol Hill, TikTok’s supporters were heavily outnumbered: The Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act cleared the House on a 360-58 vote, and the 79-18 ...

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.

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.

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.

Welcome to The Hill’s Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Supreme Court skeptical of TikTok’s attempt to fight ban TikTok received a frosty

Welcome to The Hill’s Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story TikTok’s future hangs in balance at Supreme Court TikTok’s future will hang

The TikTok controversy teaches Americans an important lesson on the need for clear regulatory pathways to achieve well-defined goals, as the new Trump administration seeks to crack down on Chinese

For now, TikTok lives to fight another day. But as this saga continues to unfold, it’s clear that the battle over its future has only just begun.