"Congress Gains Momentum in Push to Ban TikTok and Force Chinese Divestiture"

The U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce is set to vote on legislation that would give China's ByteDance six months to divest from TikTok or face a U.S. ban, marking significant momentum for a U.S. crackdown on the app. The bill, introduced by bipartisan lawmakers, aims to address national security concerns and would require ByteDance to divest within 165 days. While the White House supports the proposal, TikTok argues that it would trample the First Amendment rights of its 170 million American users and impact small businesses. The legislation faces challenges in an election year, and some lawmakers have raised concerns about its constitutionality.