Trudeau won’t comment on future of TikTok in U.S., says Canadian safety a priority

Politics Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he’s not going to comment on the future of TikTok in the United States but his own government will continue to look out for Canadians’ security. U.S. bill would ban TikTok unless parent company sells the app The Canadian Press · Posted: Apr 24, 2024 3:24 PM EDT | … Read more

To pass Ukraine aid, ‘Reagan Republican’ leaders in Congress navigated a party transformed by Trump – The Mercury News

By STEPHEN GROVES and MARY CLARE JALONICK WASHINGTON — For Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Mike Johnson, the necessity of providing Ukraine with weapons and other aid as it fends off Russia’s invasion is rooted in their earliest and most formative political memories. McConnell, 82, tells the story of his father’s letters … Read more

Trump says Biden would be ‘responsible’ for any TikTok ban, says it’s to make president’s ‘friends at Facebook’ richer

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Monday that US President Joe Biden was “pushing” for a ban on TikTok and would be the one responsible if a ban were imposed, urging voters to take notice. The US House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation on a 360-58 vote on Saturday that would give TikTok’s Chinese … Read more

TikTok star on why US must force sale of Chinese-owned app

The House on Saturday voted to ban TikTok —  and even some Americans who make bank on the Chinese-owned app believe its end can’t come soon enough, saying it’s become a cesspool of hate and misinformation. Comedian and actor Zach Sage Fox, who earns his living in part by posting clips of his standup to … Read more

Colorado Gov. Polis signs “for-cause” eviction protections into law

Gov. Jared Polis signed “for-cause” eviction protections into law Friday, making Colorado the sixth U.S. state to enact the policy that’s aimed at blunting displacement of vulnerable tenants. The law, passed by the legislature late last month, effectively gives tenants a right of first refusal to renew their leases. That protection, supporters say, will insulate … Read more

US House advances Ukraine and Israel aid, Tik Tok ban with help from Democrats

The long-delayed Ukraine aid is vital to country’s ability to hold back Russian forces and defend against missile attacks that have destroyed major power plants and other infrastructure. US House Speaker Mike Johnson talks to reporters at the Capitol on Friday. Photo: AP Without the weapons, US and Ukrainian officials have warned that Kyiv would … Read more

Gov. Jared Polis signs bill barring most occupancy limits in cities

Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill into law Monday that officially eliminates most restrictions on how many unrelated roommates can live together in Colorado. House Bill 1007 prohibits local governments from enacting occupancy limits, which Polis and other critics of the policy have derided as discriminatory and outdated. Roughly two dozen Colorado cities have such … Read more

Senate extends recess by one week

The Senate has postponed resumption of plenary to 23 April. The upper chamber embarked on Easter and Eid-el-Fitr holiday on 20 March after passing a bill to extend the implementation of the capital component of the 2023 supplementary budget to June 2024. The lawmakers were billed to resume plenary on Tuesday, 16 April, but a … Read more

TikTok owner ByteDance stays hands-off as video app faces US ban, leaving local team to become more aggressive

The Chinese parent of TikTok has kept a safe distance from the troubles facing its short video app in the US, leaving the response to the local team and Singaporean CEO Chew Shou Zi as they face a possible legal battle against a forced sale or a ban, according to people briefed on the matter. … Read more

Budget week part 2, tax credits, prone-restraint bills in Colorado legislature

Colorado legislators will work through Budget Madness Part 2 this week, as the state’s spending plan for next year is set to pass the House on Monday before crossing over and restarting the process in the Senate. The House worked all day and into the night Thursday (before taking Good Friday off) to give initial … Read more