Tag: Sen. Mark Warner

Senators to Introduce Bill to Add TikTok to Foreign Tech Ban

Two U.S. senators will file legislation this week that would pave the way for the government to “ban or prohibit” foreign technology businesses in the United States—including the Chinese video-sharing app TikTok, Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) has revealed. TikTok would be “one of the potentials” for consideration under the proposed bipartisan legislation, Warner, the head…


Upcoming Bill to Add TikTok to Foreign Tech Ban

Two U.S. senators will file legislation this week that would pave the way for the government to “ban or prohibit” foreign technology businesses in the United States—including the Chinese video-sharing app TikTok, Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) has revealed. TikTok would be “one of the potentials” for consideration under the proposed bipartisan legislation, Warner, the head…


Justice Dept. Still ‘Working’ on Congressional Request for Trump, Biden Documents After 5 Months

Five months after a request for information from Senate Intelligence Committee leaders, the U.S. Department of Justice said it’s “working” on it. The response, sent by letter on Saturday, was in reply to an Aug. 14 request by Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) seeking to determine whether classified documents discovered in…


‘This Won’t Stand’: Senators Say Biden Officials Are ‘Stonewalling’ Access to Classified Documents

Anger and frustration were the feelings expressed by bipartisan members of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Jan. 25 over a lack of access to the classified documents found in the homes of President Joe Biden, former President Trump, and former Vice President Mike Pence. Speaking with reporters at the Capitol after a classified briefing with…


$1.9 Trillion American Rescue Plan Was Too Big, Top Senate Democrat Admits

Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) admitted that Democrats’ partisan American Rescue Plan (ARP) was too pricey, but downplayed the bill’s effects on inflation. The ARP, which came in with a top-line price tag of $1.9 trillion, was passed by Democrats in March 2021 with no Republican support. The bill, marketed as a COVID relief package, faced…


Senators Warner, Rubio Calling for Investigation of China’s Access to Data of US TikTok Users

Senate Select Committee on Intelligence chairman Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), the top Republican member of the panel, are calling on the Federal Trade Commission to mount a formal investigation of the relationship between China and the owner of social media giant TikTok. “We write in response to public reports that individuals…


Sens. Warner, Rubio Call for Investigation of China’s Access to Data of US TikTok Users

U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), the top Republican member of the panel, are calling on the Federal Trade Commission to formally investigate the relationship between the regime in China and the owner of social media giant TikTok. “We write in response to public reports that…