The U.S. House on Wednesday passed a bill with wide support from Democrats and Republicans that would potentially ban the social media app TikTok unless its Chinese owner ByteDance sells it.
Nevada’s four House members were split 3 to 1 in favor of the bill against TikTok.
Nevada Republican Mark Amodei, whose District 4 includes Reno, supported the bill, as did Democrats Dina Titus and Susie Lee from southern Nevada.
Democrat Steven Horsford voted against it and posted a video to TikTok explaining why.
He said all social media platforms should have protections in place for national security.
“But I’m very concerned about the impact to small businesses, to content creators in my district and all across the country,” he told TikTok viewers in a video that had almost 15,000 likes.
“In Nevada alone, more than 28,000 small businesses use TikTok in order to promote their business, their products, to grow their small businesses.”
Lee, Titus and Amodei have not put out statements about their TikTok votes.
The TikTok ban now moves to the U.S. Senate, where Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has not said whether he will even bring the House’s bill up for a vote.
Neither of Nevada’s senators — Democrats Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen — have put out statements about their views on the TikTok bill. They’ve said they’re concerned about TikTok’s ties to the Chinese Communist Party and the possibility of the Chinese government collecting private data on Americans.
President Joe Biden has said he’ll sign the bill if it lands on his desk.
Former President Donald Trump once signed an executive order attempting to ban TikTok while in office, but it was blocked by the courts. Recently, he reversed course and now says he opposes a ban.
“Frankly, there are a lot of people on TikTok that love it,” Trump said on CNBC. “There are a lot of young kids on TikTok who will go crazy without it.”
Mark Robison is the state politics reporter for the Reno Gazette Journal, with occasional forays into other topics. Email comments to mrobison@rgj.com or comment on Mark’s Greater Reno Facebook page.
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AUSTIN, Nev. (KOLO) – On Friday, March 6, Andrea Lowe, a seventh-generation Nevadan, filed to run for the U.S. House of Representatives in Nevada’s 2nd Congressional District, which has been held by Rep. Mark Amodei since 2011.
“I’m not a career politician,” Lowe said. “I’m running because the people of Nevada deserve a voice in Washington that truly represents our communities and our values.”
Amodei recently announced he is not running for re-election. The district covers northern Nevada, including Carson City, Reno, and surrounding rural areas.
Lowe, a Republican, serves on the Lander County School Board and is a board director for the Nevada Association of School Boards.
She is also a wife and mother of three boys.
Lowe’s campaign will focus on supporting veterans and first responders, protecting the Second Amendment, and standing up for the hardworking people and rural communities that built Nevada.
“As someone who lives and works in rural Nevada, I understand the challenges our communities face,” Lowe said. “I’m ready to fight for the people who built our state.”
To follow her on Facebook, go to Andrea Lowe for Congress Nevada District 2.
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RENO, Nev. (KOLO) – The Nevada men’s basketball team will end the 2025-2026 regular season at home this weekend against Air Force.
The game against the Falcons will be played on March 7 at 7:00 p.m. in Reno. The game will be broadcast on the Mountain West Network.
The 3-27 Falcons are coming off an 86-60 loss to Grand Canyon on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, the 19-11 Nevada Wolf Pack are coming off an 83-73 loss on the road against Wyoming.
The game will be the final regular season matchup prior to the start of the 2026 Mountain West Tournament, which will begin on March 11 in Las Vegas. The seeding and matchups for the tournament have not been announced as of March 6.
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