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President Donald Trump is threatening to stop the daily White House coronavirus briefings — not because of public outcry over his comments about injecting disinfectants, or because his statements are being used against him in Joe Biden attack ads — but because reporters ask too many “hostile questions.” Trump took to Twitter Saturday evening to…

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the U.S. may “never return” to funding the World Health Organization because of the way it operates, including the COVID-19 crisis. And, in a second demand, Mr. Pompeo told Fox News’ Laura Ingraham Wednesday night that WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom may have to step down before Washington restarts suspended…

BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The global coronavirus pandemic threatens to cause a huge shock to international food trade and trigger a new food crisis, a top agriculture official in China said on Monday. FILE PHOTO: Chinese Vice Agriculture Minister Yu Kangzhen speaks at a news conference in Beijing, China October 17, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer/File PhotoThe comments came…

President Trump threatened Wednesday to try to force Congress to adjourn so he could fill his administration’s vacancies without Senate approval, the second time this week he has claimed unprecedented executive authority amid the coronavirus pandemic.The president cited a never-exercised constitutional power to shut down Congress if the House and Senate are in disagreement over…

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to do what no American president before him has done: Unilaterally adjourn Congress so that he can appoint his nominees to senior positions and the federal bench without Senate approval.But according to legal scholars, the president only has the authority to adjourn Congress if — and only if…