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Measure seeking sale or closure of TikTok passes with House foreign aid bill

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A potential U.S. ban of the popular social media video app TikTok inched closer to reality Saturday after the House passed the legislation tucked within a long-sought foreign aid package.

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  1. Latest version of House TikTok bill gets crucial support in Senate

    Headline from CBS News ·

  2. Newest

    Measure seeking sale or closure of TikTok passes with House foreign aid bill

    Headline from UPI ·

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  1. CBS News

    Latest version of House TikTok bill gets crucial support in Senate (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Sen. Maria Cantwell is backing an amended bill that could lead to a ban of TikTok in the U.S.

  2. WHEC Rochester

    Legislation that could force a TikTok ban revived as part of House foreign aid package (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Legislation that could ban TikTok in the U.S. if its China-based owner doesn’t sell its stake won a major boost late Wednesday when House Republican leaders included it in a package of bills that would send aid to Ukraine and Israel.

  3. NBC Los Angeles

    US likely to enact law to ban TikTok nationwide (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    House Speaker Johnson plans to package TikTok legislation with critical aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, and send it to the Senate. President Joe Biden vowed...

  4. Portland Press Herald

    Legislation that could force TikTok ban revived as part of House foreign aid package (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    If Congress passes the TitkTok legislation, it would be an extraordinary and unusual moment in which both parties unite against one company – something lawmakers are usually reluctant to do.

  5. Green Field Reporter

    Legislation that could force a TikTok ban revived as part of House foreign aid package - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    Green Field Reporter's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Legislation that could ban TikTok in the U.S. if its China-based owner doesn’t sell its stake won a major boost late Wednesday when House Republican leaders included it in a package of bills that would send aid to Ukraine and Israel.

  6. Washington Examiner

    Revamped TikTok ‘ban’ rolled into foreign aid bill improves its chances of passing (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The House is looking to force TikTok's parent company to sell by including a measure in the new foreign aid bill.

  7. UPI

    Measure seeking sale or closure of TikTok passes with House foreign aid bill (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    A potential U.S. ban of the popular social media video app TikTok inched closer to reality Saturday after the House passed the legislation tucked within a long-sought foreign aid package.

  8. NPR

    House approves sell-or-be-banned TikTok measure, attaching it to foreign aid bill (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    The bill represents the most serious threat yet to the video app used by half of Americans.

  9. Washington Examiner

    House passes revised TikTok ban and sanctions on Iran in national security bill (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The legislation includes a number of bills that had already garnered support from the House Foreign Affairs Committee, including a crackdown on TikTok.

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