Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Thursday called for a looming TikTok ban to be delayed to give the social media company more time to find an American buyer. “We aren’t

WASHINGTON (TNND) — Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Thursday called on his Senate colleagues to extend the deadline for a U.S. ban of popular social media app TikTok, saying there is still time to come to a “workable solution.”

A growing number of lawmakers are urging President Joe Biden to grant a reprieve to prevent TikTok from going dark in the United States as soon as Sunday, warning millions of creators and businesses could be hurt.

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew was invited to Trump's inauguration, a source confirmed with Scripps News. The invitation comes as the app faces a potential ban in the U.S.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer slammed Republicans Thursday for blocking a last-ditch effort to extend TikTok’s lifespan in the U.S. — even as the video platform’s CEO is expected to be among the tech moguls at President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.

Lawyers for TikTok say that’s effectively a ban. A Biden administration official says because this deadline is over the weekend they’re not going to enforce the law, it’ll be up to the Trump administration. “TikTok must not go dark on Sunday,” said Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.).

After a bipartisan bill to remove TikTok from app stores in the U.S. or force its sale passed last year, some officials in Washington now want to delay the ban from going into effect.

Senate Democrats are urging President Joe Biden to delay a looming TikTok ban, which could force the popular app to shut down in the US.

Sen. Ed Markey said he’s stressed to the Biden administration that “the serious hardship” and "unintended consequences” of a ban must be considered.

With the TikTok ban set to hit the U.S. on Sunday, some government officials are working to avert it. Here's the latest.

The Biden administration doesn't plan to take action that forces TikTok to immediately go dark for U.S. users on Sunday, an administration official told ABC News.

TikTok's CEO is expected to attend president-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday, according to multiple US media outlets, as some Democratic lawmakers and the incoming administration try to help the Chinese-owned app avert a ban in the US.