It was the fourth time President Trump extended the deadline for TikTok to find a new owner or face a ban in the United States. This time, officials have said they are nearing a deal to address concerns about the app.
Category: Law and Legislation
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California Passes Bill Allowing Omission of Patients’ Names From Abortion Pill Bottles
The intent is to protect health care providers who send the pills to patients in states with abortion bans, and to reassure patients who fear they could be identified.
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Supreme Court Agrees to Review Trump’s Sprawling Tariffs
The justices moved quickly to schedule oral argument to consider the legality of the president’s signature economic initiative.
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DJI’s Chinese Drones Face U.S. Ban
Farmers, builders and police officers use drones made by DJI, a Chinese company. Trump and his allies want to stop all imports.
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Appeals Court Rules Against Many Trump Tariffs
The decision is a big blow to President Trump’s trade policies, but the judges left the duties in place for now to allow time for a likely appeal to the Supreme Court.
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Aided by Instagram, Korea’s Tattoo Artists Are Grabbing Attention
Though tattooing is still technically illegal in Korea without a medical license, the number of talented artists has surged, and they’re making their mark worldwide.
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TV Producers Flock to California’s Expanded Tax Credit
The state announced the first 22 projects to take advantage of its hefty new incentives to attract production.
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Workers Who Lost Jobs to Trade Needed Help. Washington Cut the Funding.
Trade Adjustment Assistance was supposed to help people whose jobs were threatened by overseas competition, but Congress eroded its support starting in the 1980s.
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Richard Lee, Activist Who Founded a Pot ‘University,’ Dies at 62
After he was paralyzed in an accident, his use of marijuana for medical purposes led him to become one of the nation’s most influential cannabis activists.
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How Train Riders With Disabilities Are Faring on Amtrak
Passengers are facing blocked wheelchair space, getting stuck in doors and suffering other indignities 35 years after the Americans With Disabilities Act became law.
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India’s Supreme Court Tells New Delhi to Round Up Stray Dogs
In cities across the country, the feral animals are both loved and feared. The judges are forging into intensely emotional territory by going after the ones in the capital.