GOP Rep. Lawler opposes ‘permanent firings’ as Trump admin threatens mass layoffs

TikTok & National Security - Congress aimed to force ByteDance to divest TikTok due to national security concerns regarding the algorithm's potential misuse by ByteDance and the CCP [2][3] - A US-led consortium controlling TikTok's algorithm is considered critical for national security [2] - The President's negotiation with President Xi regarding TikTok potentially meets Congress's intent to force ByteDance to divest [4] Government Shutdown & Continuing Resolution (CR) - A clean CR (Continuing Resolution) was passed in the House to keep the government open [6] - Democrats are urged to support the clean CR in the Senate to avoid a government shutdown [7] - The focus should be on final appropriations package negotiations, with the clean CR serving to maintain government funding [8] - Passing a clean CR is presented as a simple solution to avoid firing federal workers and other consequences of a government shutdown [10]