Day: January 19, 2025

President Donald Trump

Donald Trump told a pre-inaugural, MAGA-heavy rally that “TikTok is back,” as he has pledged to sign an executive order that will give the social media platform more time to divest itself from its Chinese parent. Trump said that he wants the United States to have a 50% ownership of the platform in a joint […]

The president-elect rallied with supporters in Washington, previewing executive orders he plans to sign on Day 1 and dancing with The Village People.

The skies over Gaza fell silent for the first time in 14 months, bringing both relief and a sharper understanding of all that has been lost.

Donald Trump pledged Sunday to delay enforcement of a national security law that threatened to ban TikTok, but it’s not clear that the app’s Chinese parent company has satisfied the requirements necessary to extend the deadline to find a possible buyer and avoid a permanent shutdown.

The ego-stroking message to the man who once famously declared, “I Alone Can Fix It,” was clear.

The app has repeatedly name checked the president-elect in pop-up messages and statements, as it navigates a ban in the United States unless it is sold to a non-Chinese owner.