The TikTok Flip-Flop

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In the final stretch of the midterm election campaign, polls have found that voters are latching onto the perceived corruption of the Trump administration.Kenneth P. Vogel, a New York Times investigative journalist, explores one major story line feeding that perception: how those ...  Show more

President Trump has declared the popular social media platform TikTok a risk to U.S. national security, citing its ties to China. The administration is now pursuing a number of legal options to address that threat, ranging from an outright ban of the app to a forced sale to a U.S ...  Show more

President Trump said Monday that TikTok will close Sept. 15 unless it's bought by an American company. Microsoft is in discussions with TikTok parent company ByteDance over a possible purchase. It is the latest example of U.S. tensions with China manifesting as fights over techno ...  Show more

How one of Donald Trump's now-favorite social media apps is looking for a Hail Mary to save it from being banned in the US. Israel confirms a ceasefire and hostage release agreement with Hamas but is still pounding Gaza. As second-chance Trump readies to take the oath of office a ...  Show more