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TikTok would be banned from most U.S. government devices under a government spending bill Congress unveiled early Tuesday, the latest push by American lawmakers against the Chinese-owned social media app.

Congress is about to ban TikTok from U.S. government phones

9:47pm December 20, 2022

by Bobby Allyn

A ban on Chinese-owned TikTok for government devices is in a new spending bill. It will not affect most of the 100 million U.S. users of the app, but it is a major anti-TikTok escalation by the U.S.

Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., speaks with reporters at the U.S. Capitol on Monday about negotiations on the government spending package.

Lawmakers unveil a $1.7 trillion U.S. spending bill as shutdown deadline looms

1:18pm December 20, 2022

by The Associated Press

Leaders are racing to complete passage before a midnight Friday deadline or face the prospect of a partial government shutdown going into the Christmas holiday.

A voter casts his ballot during a special election in Georgia's 6th Congressional District special election last June. Georgia is the largest state that exclusively still uses electronic voting machines that don't leave a paper trail, a major concern for

Politics & Government

Despite Cash From Congress, Key Election Security Issue May Not Get Fixed

5:00am March 27, 2018

by Miles Parks

The spending bill President Trump signed into law last week includes enough money to replace machines that leave no paper trail. But it seems unlikely that's how the money will be spent.

Trump budget director Mick Mulvaney points to an image of a border fence, making the case to reporters on Tuesday that there will be a border wall.

For The Deal-Making Trump, Compromise Seems To Be A Dirty Word

4:35pm May 03, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

Ironically, President Trump seems irritated with the need to make deals. He's eager to make threats and change rules, but the American system was set up to curb a president's power.

The House easily passed a bill funding the federal government through the end of the fiscal year on Wednesday.

Politics & Government

House Approves $1 Trillion Spending Bill To Keep Federal Government Open

4:20pm May 03, 2017

by Geoff Bennett

The House approved a bipartisan spending bill that keeps the federal government funded through September, sending it to the Senate. President Trump has pushed back as Democrats declare it a victory.

No Government Shutdown Likely; Here's What's In The Spending Bill

2:07pm December 16, 2015

by Susan Davis

House Speaker Paul Ryan looks like he will avoid what would've been a government shutdown at midnight with a massive $1.1 trillion spending package. But he had to appeal to Democrats to do it.

The U.S. Capitol is seen at dusk Thursday. The House approved a massive spending bill just hours before a midnight deadline to fund the federal government.

'Cromnibus' Spending Bill Passes, Just Hours Before Deadline

8:08am December 12, 2014

by Bill Chappell

Faced with uncertainty over Congress meeting its deadline to approve a bill, the House's leadership decided to vote on both a long-term spending bill and a stop-gap continuing resolution.

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