How a tiny group of US lawmakers and aides wrote the TikTok ban bill, concealing their efforts to avoid TikTok's lobbying, alongside the DOJ and White House (New York Times)

New York Times:

How a tiny group of US lawmakers and aides wrote the TikTok ban bill, concealing their efforts to avoid TikTok’s lobbying, alongside the DOJ and White House  —  A tiny group of lawmakers huddled in private about a year ago, aiming to keep the discussions away from TikTok lobbyists while bulletproofing a bill that could ban the app.