TikTok faces fresh threat of U.S. ban under new House bill

TikTok could be banned in the U.S. if China’s ByteDance does not divest it, under proposed legislation unveiled Tuesday. It’s the latest effort by congressional lawmakers to target the popular short-video app. The measure is being introduced by Rep. Mike Gallagher, the Wisconsin Republican who leads the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, and the panel’s top Democrat, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi of Illinois. It is co-sponsored by a bipartisan group of more than