House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said lawmakers will move forward with a bill to address national security worries about TikTok. The announcement comes after TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew appeared before a House committee last week and was grilled by lawmakers about national security and other concerns involving the app, which has 150 million American users.
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