Republican Sen. Josh Hawley -- who said he believes the Supreme Court ruled correctly "on the law" with TikTok -- said the problem right now is that China is preventing its sale to a U.S. buyer.  "I think somebody would buy it if China would sell it.

The United States Supreme Court upheld a law on Friday that will force TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, to sell the app or face a ban. However, the future of the platform is still unclear. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) praised the court's decision,

U.S. officials have long feared that the widely popular short-form video app could be used as a vehicle for espionage.

NBC News received comments from Sens. Rand Paul, Josh Hawley, and Richard Blumenthal about the Supreme Court's ruling that the ban on Chinese-owned social media app TikTok can move forward this weekend.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, Donald Trump’s pick to lead the agency central to his vision of cracking down on illegal immigration, faced senators Friday at confirmation hearing that will be her first chance to lay out her vision for the sprawling Department of Homeland Security.

In what’s being called a “landmark ruling,” the US Supreme Court cleared the way for a controversial TikTok ban to take effect this weekend. “Congress has determined that divestiture is necessary to address its well-supported national security concerns regarding TikTok’s data collection practices and relationship with a foreign adversary,

But Democrats, who control every statewide elected office in New Mexico and hold majorities in the state House and Senate, have moved to shore up access to abortion — before and after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, eliminating the nationwide right to abortion.

Paul said he was disappointed, adding, "I do believe that banning a social media app like TikTok is a violation of the First Amendment."