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TikTok Ban to Face Lengthy Senate Debate

WSJ What’s News

The Wall Street Journal

News, Daily News

4.14.2K Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2024

⏱️ 14 minutes

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A.M. Edition for April 1. Lawmakers backing a crackdown on TikTok are worried Senate changes to a recently passed House proposal could see their efforts delayed or scrapped entirely. Journal congressional reporter Natalie Andrews explains what could be in store for the legislation. Plus, families of Israeli hostages join anti-government protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. And AT&T discloses that a major data breach has seen the names and Social Security numbers of millions of account holders leaked on the dark web. Luke Vargas hosts. Listening on Google Podcasts? Here's our guide for switching to a different podcast player. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Cruz begin removing the wreckage of the and an update from the US Senate where a bill to ban Tik-Tock now faces potential delays.

0:56.0

They call the Senate the world's greatest deliberative body for a reason.

1:00.0

They're going to Senate their best on this bill. They're going to deliberate.

1:04.8

They're going to hold hearings. They're probably going to change it.

1:08.3

It's Monday, April 1st. I'm Luke Vargas for the Wall Street Journal and here is the AM edition of What's News?

1:15.8

The top headlines and business stories moving your world today. We begin in Baltimore where a team of engineers has started the

1:27.5

laborious and complicated process of clearing what remains of the Francis

1:31.9

Scott Key Bridge. The start of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.

1:33.7

The start of the cleanup over the weekend marks a step toward the reopening of Baltimore's

1:38.2

busy port, which has been named a top priority by Maryland Governor West Moore. The closure has affected around 8,000

1:46.3

dock workers and has had a ripple effect on businesses across the country. The round

1:51.4

the clock operation is underway but there is no clear timeline as to when the shipping lane is set to reopen.

1:58.0

The bridge collapsed on Tuesday after the cargo ship Dali lost power and control crashing into a support pillar.

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