Treasury Secretary Bessent said the U.S. and China had struck a "framework for a TikTok deal," days before a deadline that could have banned the app in the U.S.

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the U.S. and China have a deal that would keep TikTok operating in the United States, in an agreement that marks a breakthrough in months-long talks between the world's two biggest economies.

Little is known about the actual deal in the works, including what companies are involved and whether the United States would have a stake in TikTok.

In this photo illustration the US flag and stock market graph are shown on a computer screen against the TikTok logo displayed on a mobile phone as TikTok might be banned in the US in days - January 17, 2025. The ban of the US version of Chinese app is now ...

One of Becerra’s challengers in the 2026 California governor's race, Katie Porter, has quickly established herself as a leading contender in the Democratic primary and has already built a sizable following on TikTok, with more than half a million followers, compared with about 200,000 followers on Instagram and 164,000 on Facebook.

The next few months could be the most consequential period for US constitutional law since the Roosevelt administration.