TikTok’s days may be numbered after the House approved legislation thatwould ban the popular social media appnationwide unless its Chinese owners sell. Also in the news: Donald Trump’sNew York hush money trialmoves into opening arguments and witness testimony on Monday. A doping scandal has engulfed swimming ahead of the Olympic trials.
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Here's the news to know on Monday.
The House approved an anti-TikTok measure
Under a new measure passed by the House over the weekend, TikTok's parent company ByteDance has up to a year to divest before the prohibition begins.
President Joe Biden has already expressed support for the effort, which House Speaker MikeJohnson attached to a larger foreign aid packagethat includes three bills that separately provide billions for Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific region.
- The TikTok measure will be hard for the Senate to ignore given that it is attached to a crucial foreign aid package.
- More on the aid package: The House approved a set oflong-awaited foreign aid bills, along with a fourth bill that includes various GOP-backed foreign policy priorities.
- The speaker on the chopping block? Johnson’s position may be in peril after angering hardline Republicans over his championing of the multi-billion dollar package.
What is happening at Columbia University?
Some Jewish students fear for their safety as tensions over the Israel-Hamas war at the Ivy League school in New York City continue to rise. One well-known rabbi urged Jewish students to leave Columbia University's campus following pro-Palestinian protests on campus he says have endangered their safety. Near-violent confrontations between Jewish students and pro-Palestinian demonstrators have prompted condemnation from the White House and come on the heels of the school's president testifying in Congress last week about the campus' record on anti-discrimination policies. Read more
More news to know now
- The head of Israel's military intelligence will resign.
- Opening statements start Monday in thesecond week of former President Donald Trump's hush money trial.
- WHO's top scientist sounded the alarm about bird flu.
- NY's Attorney General asked a judge to reject a$175 million bond in Donald Trump's civil fraud case.
- On today'sThe Excerpt podcast, why Donald Trump'scomments on oil and immigrationare at odds. Listen onApple Podcasts,Spotify, or your smart speaker.
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It's going to be a big week at the Supreme Court
With cases involvingDonald Trump, abortion, battling baristas, the rights of homeless people and scary tattoos,the Supreme Courtis entering a packed week. Most notably,the high courtwill weigh if and when a former president canclaim criminal immunityfor acts committed while in office as Trump, who is currently on trial for allegedly concealinghush money paymentsto an adult film actress, fights three additional indictments on attempts to overturn the 2020 election and hoarding of classified documents. Read USA TODAY's full analysis of this week in SCOTUS news.
What do Biden's new Title IX rules mean?
The Biden administration releaseda new set of rules overhauling the Trump administration's Title IXrules – which gave more rights to alleged perpetrators of sexual assault and harassment. The new rules expand the definition of sexual assault and harassment. That means schools could investigate more cases of discrimination, abuse or harassment filed by people on school campuses under the scope of the law. The update that will impact American public schools in the fall also stipulates further protections for LGBTQ+ students as well as parenting and pregnant students. Read more
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Chinese swimmers test positive before 2024 Games
A scandal in swimming looms just weeks before the Olympic trials and less than 100 days until the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Media reported that 23 Chinese swimmers all tested positive for the exact same banned substance — trimetazidine (TMZ), which is the drugRussian figure skater Kamila Valievawas found to have taken — but were allowed to continue to compete and in some cases win medals at the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games. This revelation begs the question how this was possible, especially when authorities have fought for months to bring Valieva to justice when she went had a strikingly similar case.Read more
Photo of the day:Passover begins
The eight-day celebration ofPassover, or Pesach, starts before sundown this Monday.The holiday known as a "festival of freedom" is observed withsedersamong families, friends and communities, as well as other sacred traditions. Read more
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