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.

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

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.

More specifically, it concerns President Trump's Jan. 20 executive order advising the attorney general not to enforce the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. The effect of the executive order is to delay for 75 days the ban on TikTok that went into effect on Jan. 19.

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

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order Monday to keep TikTok operating for 75 days, a relief to the social media platform’s users even as national security questions persist.

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 ...

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.

But beyond the immediate policy impacts, there is a broader and more troubling pattern emerging: a flagrant challenge to the rule of law.