Washington — The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a new law that would lead to a ban of the social media platform TikTok, clearing the way for the widely popular app to shutter in the U.S. as soon as Sunday.

The gunman took his own life after killing two judges and wounding a third in what officials described as a terrorist attack.

The decision came a week after the justices heard a First Amendment challenge to a law aimed at the wildly popular short-form video platform used by 170 million Americans that the government fears could be influenced by China.

During his four years as president, Democrat Joe Biden experienced a sustained series of defeats at the U.S. Supreme Court, whose ascendant conservative majority blew holes in his agenda and dashed precedents long cherished by American liberals.

When the Supreme Court justices first shared an inaugural stage with Donald Trump, they heard the new president deliver a 16-minute declaration against the country and vow, “This American carnage stops right here and stops right now.

Justices reject the Chinese app’s First Amendment challenge to a federal law against “foreign adversary” control.

Republican Jefferson Griffin is trying to overturn his election loss by asking the North Carolina Supreme Court to toss 5,500 military and overseas absentee ballots. He used the same method to vote in 2019 and 2020.

With the Supreme Court and Biden administration declining to step in, and Trump declining to say exactly what he'll do, TikTok appears poised to shut down on Jan. 19. Here's what we know.

Whether or not the ban holds for very long, the many unique communities on the platform will inevitably scatter across myriad smaller apps — and many will disappear altogether.

From how to save your content to what to expect after the app disappears from app stores, this is how you need to prepare for the US TikTok ban. View on euronews

The last scroll for US users of TikTok is nearing, and everyone from content creators to major companies are posting their final goodbyes.