As talks about TikTok's fate in the US pushed up against an imminent deadline, President Donald Trump has moved the target date yet again.

An executive order issued Tuesday by the White House, titled " Further Extending the TikTok Enforcement Ban ," sets Dec. 16 as the new date through which the Justice Department will refrain from enforcing a law that could have shut down the wildly popular social media app in the US.

That delay comes amid reports that the US and Chinese governments have moved closer to a deal on TikTok, even as experts expressed skepticism about the matter being worked out in a timely manner.

On Monday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that the two countries had reached a preliminary deal and that "commercial terms have been agreed upon," according to multiple

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