Dozens of popular figures on the app have traveled to Washington to urge lawmakers to oppose a bill that could result in the platform being blocked in the United States.
Category: House of Representatives
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TikTok Prompts Users to Call Congress to Fight Possible Ban
Many Capitol Hill offices were inundated with phone calls after TikTok urged users to tell their representatives they opposed a new bill aimed at the company.
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I.R.S. Commissioner Warns Budget Cuts Would Add to Deficit
Daniel Werfel, the Internal Revenue Service commissioner, pushed back against claims from Republicans that he had not been following the law.
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American Firms Invested $1 Billion in Chinese Chips, Lawmakers Find
A Congressional investigation determined that U.S. funding helped fuel the growth of a sector now viewed by Washington as a security threat.
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FAA Chief Plans to Pledge ‘More Boots on the Ground’ at Plane Factories
Mike Whitaker, who leads the Federal Aviation Administration, is set to testify before House lawmakers as Boeing faces another crisis involving a 737 Max jet.
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F.B.I. Director Warns of China Hacking Threat
In testimony before Congress, Christopher A. Wray, the agency’s director, said Beijing was preparing to sow chaos if disputes with the United States flared into conflict.
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Tax Bill Moves Forward, but Election-Year Politics Threaten Its Chances
Republicans planned on Wednesday to push a $78 billion bipartisan tax bill through the House. The effort is a test of whether a dysfunctional Congress can pass major legislation in an election year.
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Biden Vetoes Republican Measure to Block Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
Republicans and some Democrats tried to repeal a waiver issued by the Biden administration that allows federally funded E.V. chargers to be made from imported iron and steel.
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Lawmakers Strike Tax Deal, but It Faces Long Election-Year Odds in Congress
A $78 billion package to revive an expansion of the child tax credit and expired business breaks has drawn bipartisan support in the House and Senate.