Borrowing from Dwight Eisenhower, he warned of an ascendant “tech-industrial complex,” and that “an oligarchy is taking shape in America of extreme wealth, power, and influence that really threatens our entire democracy,
Some U.S. lawmakers are advocating for an extension on the deadline for TikTok's Beijing parent company to sell U.S. assets before a ban takes effect.
A Justice Department lawyer who worked under five attorneys general, Garland had burnished his reputation as a hard-charging prosecutor supervising the case against Timothy McVeigh for the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing that killed 168 people. Garland has called his work on the investigation “the most important thing” he has ever done.
Apple CEO Tim Cook, who built rapport with Trump during his first four years in office, is donating $1 million to his inauguration, Axios reported this past Friday.
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Biden Suddenly Scrambles to Save TikTok
“Americans shouldn’t expect to see TikTok suddenly banned on Sunday,” a Biden official told NBC News, noting that the administration is “exploring options” to keep TikTok from going offline.
According to the investigation, obtained by CBS News, "curiosity" drove a Navy corpsman to see if he could access President Biden's medical records on a government computer.
Attention has also turned to tech giants such as Apple, Google, and Oracle, which currently offer TikTok on their app stores or host its data. So, what will happen on the app stores when the clock strikes midnight on Sunday?
The company said late Friday that it will go dark in the United States on Sunday unless President Joe Biden's administration provides assurances to companies like Apple and Google that they will not face enforcement actions when a ban takes effect.
President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration will be held indoors Monday at the Capitol due to dangerously cold temperatures. Follow for live updates on the final days of the presidential transition.