The Senate will begin a floor session Tuesday morning expected to culminate in a procedural vote regarding aid for Ukraine and Israel later in the day. That result will, in turn, determine whether the bipartisan legislation will get a final up or down vote in the Senate, potentially as early as Wednesday night. Getting the…
Two U.S. senators said they hope TikTok will remain in business in the U.S. under a new owner as the chamber prepared to vote on Tuesday on legislation requiring Chinese owner ByteDance to divest the popular short video app's U.S. assets. Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Mark Warner, a Democrat, said lawmakers recognized that the short video app is used by 170 million Americans, especially young people. Driven by concerns that China could access Americans' data or surveil them with the app, the U.S. House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation on Saturday that would give ByteDance nine months to divest TikTok with a possible three-month extension.
The U.S. House of Representatives passes a bill that would expand outdoor recreation opportunities nationwide, according to a press release from Arkansas Congressman Bruce Westerman.
When Hoover Dam was built in the 1930s, it cost $49 million. Now, congressional leaders are mounting an effort to "free up" $45 million in the Colorado River Dam fund that has been "inaccessible for decades due to bureaucracy and federal red tape."
The fate of TikTok, the beloved video-sharing app, hangs precariously in the balance within the United States as legislators fervently debate a pivotal piece of legislation.