House Speaker Johnson Says He Plans to Uphold Ban on TikTok Over Threat It Poses

The Chinese Communist Party via TikTok has promoted ’terrible‘ messages to American children and is a ’very dangerous thing,’ he argues. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said that he plans to uphold the divest-or-ban law on TikTok as the Chinese-owned social media platform went dark on Saturday evening. On Sunday, Johnson spoke to NBC News’

Biden Pardons Marcus Garvey, 4 Others in Final Full Day of Presidency

‘These clemency recipients have each made significant contributions to improving their communities,’ Biden said. President Joe Biden, on Jan. 19, posthumously pardoned Marcus Garvey, a black nationalist who was convicted of mail fraud in the 1920s and was famous for influencing Malcolm X. “Today, I am exercising my clemency power to pardon five individuals and

Biden Leaves Office With Mixed Reactions to His Legacy

The 82-year-old president believes he has achieved significant wins for the country even though his approval ratings remained persistently low. WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden took office amid one of the most sweeping public health crises in the nation’s history, promising to “restore the soul” of the country and bring unity. As his term comes to an

Here Are the Foreign Leaders and Politicians Attending Trump’s Inauguration

Trump broke with more than a century and a half of tradition and invited a wide array of national leaders and political figures to his inauguration. President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20 will be the first of its kind to boast foreign heads of state as attendees. Trump broke with more than a century

Trump Asks Tech Companies to Keep TikTok Online, Will Sign Executive Order Pausing US Ban

‘The order will also confirm that there will be no liability for any company that helped keep TikTok from going dark before my order,’ Trump said. President-elect Donald Trump said on Jan. 19 that he is asking tech companies to keep social media platform TikTok online and would sign an executive order postponing the federal

TikTok Says It’s Restoring US Service After Trump Push to Pause Ban

After the president-elect’s post, TikTok announced it had restored access in the United States ahead of Trump taking office Monday. President-elect Donald Trump said on Jan. 19 that he is asking tech companies to keep social media platform TikTok online and would sign an executive order postponing the federal ban of the social media website