The Secretary of State’s visit is likely to focus less on COVID-19 than on Israel’s controversial plans to annex parts of the West Bank.
Author: Deirdre Shesgreen, USA TODAY
Senate fails to override Trump’s veto of Iran war resolution that would have curbed his ability to launch a strike
President Trump called the war powers measure “very insulting” and slammed Republicans who supported the effort to curb his military authority.
Trump says he’s seen evidence coronavirus came from Chinese lab. US intelligence agencies say it was not man-made
U.S. intelligence agencies will continue to examine whether the virus originated in animals or if it was was accidentally released by a Chinese lab.
‘A near impossibility’: Experts doubt North Korea’s claim of zero coronavirus cases
Experts say there’s evidence of at least a small-scale COVID-19 outbreak in North Korea. And some fear Kim Jong Un’s lockdown could spark a famine.
Kim Jong Un ‘alive and well,’ South Korean official says amid new reports North Korean leader is ill
Speculation about Kim’s health began to swirl after the North Korea leader failed to attend the April 15 celebration of his grandfather’s birthday.
Public health ‘superstar’ or pro-China propagandist? WHO chief lands in US political crosshairs
The WHO chief has become the Trump administration’s latest punching bag, with Republicans reviving his past controversies and demanding his ouster.
A coronavirus travel nightmare: A blur of canceled flights, border closures, and martial law
How one American’s long-planned vacation turned into a blur of border closures, canceled flights, martial law and diplomatic wrangling.
Trump shakes several guests’ hands at coronavirus press conference, despite repeated advice not to
Trump shook hands with each executive after they made remarks at the podium, despite repeated advice from his own public health experts against such contact.
Pompeo says US will take ‘all necessary measures’ to bar war crimes probe of military
Pompeo’s remarks came after an international court ruled its prosecutors could investigate possible war crimes committed in Afghanistan.
Eight Republicans join Democrats to pass Senate measure to limit President Trump’s war powers against Iran
In a rare rebuke, a handful of Senate Republicans broke with Trump to support a resolution requiring congressional approval for a strike against Iran.