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Did TikTok shut down Sunday?: Live updates

TikTok isn’t working in the U.S. On Friday, the Supreme Court upheld a law that effectively banned TikTok in the U.S., starting today. The decision sided with the government’s national security concerns about the social media platform and its parent company, ByteDance, over arguments about free speech. TikTok now displays a message explaining to users that […]

Business & Finance

TikTok says it will go dark on Sunday unless Biden intervenes

Beata Zawrzel | Nurphoto | Getty Images TikTok said its services will go dark on Sunday without a guarantee from the Biden administration that it won’t punish Apple, Google and other service providers if they support the app. “Unless the Biden Administration immediately provides a definitive statement to satisfy the most critical service providers assuring […]

Business & Finance

Britain to join Pacific trade bloc on Sunday

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Britain will become the first European nation to join an Indo-Pacific trade bloc on Sunday, although the estimated £2bn “long-run” benefits to the UK economy will be dwarfed by Brexit-related loss of trade with the […]

Politics

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

WASHINGTON — ABC’s “This Week” — Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif.; retired Gen. Frank McKenzie, former commander of U.S. Central Command. ___ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — President-elect Donald Trump. ___ CNN’s “State of the Union” — Sens. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., and Dick Durbin, D-Ill.; Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich. __ CBS’ “Face the Nation” — Reps. […]

Politics

Biden pardons son, says Hunter Biden was unfairly prosecuted

President Biden on Sunday issued a “full and unconditional” pardon to his son Hunter, who was convicted by a jury of illegally purchasing a handgun in Delaware and pleaded guilty to tax charges in Los Angeles. Biden and his staff had repeatedly and publicly stated he would not pardon Hunter. But with less than two […]

Politics

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

WASHINGTON — ABC’s “This Week” — National security adviser Jake Sullivan; Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D.; Gov.-elect Josh Stein, D-N.C. ___ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Sens. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., and Chris Murphy, D-Conn. ___ CNN’s “State of the Union” — Sullivan; Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y. __ CBS’ “Face the Nation” — Sullivan; Sens. Ted Cruz, […]