President Donald Trump has directed his Justice Department to pause enforcement of the TikTok ban until early April.

The latest turn in the ongoing saga over TikTok in the United States has brought the balance of power among the three branches of government into the spotlight.

Even after the executive order, the fate of TikTok remains highly uncertain, legal and tech policy analysts told ABC News. The executive order could face legal challenges, while the app may degrade over the coming months without user updates delivered via the app store, they said.

President Trump signed an executive order on his first day in office that halts the ban on TikTok. But is TikTok actually "saved?"

Trump announced the decision in a post on his Truth Social account on Sunday as millions of TikTok users in the U.S. awoke to discover they could no longer access the TikTok app or platform.

President Trump on Monday issued an executive order that would direct the attorney general not to enforce a ban on TikTok for 75 days. Why it matters: In one of his first actions in office, Trump is prioritizing saving a platform that he says has been friendly to him.

Q: Can the President intervene to save TikTok with an executive order? A. TikTok is a social media platform that permits the sharing of short-form videos that are displayed through a sophisticated ...

President Trump signed an executive order postponing the ban on TikTok for 75 days, granting the popular app more time to find a buyer

Later, speaking from the Senate floor, Durbin expressed “grave concerns” about Patel’s fitness to lead the F.B.I., calling him a “staunch political loyalist who has repeatedly peddled false conspiracy theories and threatened to retaliate against those who have slighted him personally and politically.

Since Jan.19, any unilateral action by a president to ignore or extend TikTok’s divestiture deadline disregards the rule of law.The popular app’s divestiture timeline ran out earlier this month, as the Biden administration was preparing to take its leave of the Oval Office.

During a break from Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation hearing to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, Warren spoke to Teen Vogue about Trump 2.0, including how his administration is restricting access to abortion. This interview has been condensed and lightly edited for clarity.