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February 2, 2025
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Mark Alfred Dot News

Congress Republicans Target ‘RedNote’ After Law Barring TikTok

With just a few days left before a looming ban on TikTok, users are flocking to another Chinese-based short-form-video platform: Xiaohongshu.

Lawmakers who voted to ban TikTok now say that app is also in their crosshairs.

“It’s just another way to skirt the idea that they want to influence our children in negative ways,” Rep. Rich McCormick told NOTUS. “We will legislate against them.”

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White House ‘Mostly Trolling’: GOP Laughs Off Trump on ‘Absorbing’ Canada

WASHINGTON — GOP lawmakers might not be sure what Donald Trump wants from them at any given moment, but as he prepares to take office, he’s being crystal clear on one point: He wants the United States to “absorb” Canada and make it the newest state.

“Many people in Canada LOVE being the 51st State,” Trump wrote in one of his many recent Truth Social posts about claiming Canada.

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