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The order came two days after Twitter, for the first time, added warning links to two of Trump's tweets, inviting readers to "get the facts."

The executive order serves as a warning shot to social media platforms that Trump is willing to put them through costly litigation if he is unhappy with the content on their sites, just six months ahead of the 2020 election.

Trump was set to receive a briefing Thursday from Attorney General William Barr on the status of a federal investigation into the death of a black man in Minnesota whose violent arrest at the hands of a white officer has sparked calls for criminal charges.

The bill lets small businesses getting coronavirus aid loans use a smaller share of the money on pay and extends the time they have to use it.

Federal authorities unmasked a massive coronavirus scheme to sell a foreign government 50 million N95 face masks that didn't actually exist. That government wired $317 million to pay for the fictional masks

The coronavirus has pulled the future forward, forcing a changed perspective of national security, and now we must quickly adapt how we operate to reflect this reality, writes former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence Sue Gordon.

Congressional admonishment of the Uber-GrubHub deal is just the latest in a groundswell of antitrust sentiment among lawmakers. Selected members of Congress are also rallying behind the Pandemic Anti-Monopoly Act, sweeping legislation that would outlaw most mergers and acquisitions until the COVID-19 pandemic ends, writes Peter Nesvold.

"This will be a Big Day for Social Media and FAIRNESS!" Trump tweeted, days after Twitter began fact-checking some of his tweets.

China's national security bill would impose the communist "criminal injustice system, directly on the people of Hong Kong," Sen. Pat Toomey told CNBC on Thursday. "It's pretty essential, I think, that we respond to that."

Twitter had added warning tags to two of Trump's tweets about mail-in ballots, inviting readers to "get the facts" and linking to a page calling the president's claims "unsubstantiated."

The United States accounts for more than 28% of Covid-19 deaths worldwide. President Donald Trump in January played down the risk of coronavirus in the country.

Trump threatened to veto the bill to reauthorize foreign surveillance powers, which has drawn criticism from Republicans and Democrats.

The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed legislation condemning China for the detention and torture of Uighur Muslims in the country's western region of Xinjiang as tensions between the U.S. and China continue to escalate.

A smaller decision-making body under China's National People's Congress, the Standing Committee, will now proceed to work on the specifics of the legislation and implement them in Hong Kong.

The law is aimed at prohibiting secession, subversion of state power, terrorism activities and foreign interference.

Sen. Josh Hawley suggested that Twitter actions against Trump may jeopardize its status under the decades-old law protecting it from bearing responsibility for the content its users post.

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany defended her decade-long record of voting by absentee mail-in ballot but attacked efforts to expand absentee ballot access due to coronavirus.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reported to Congress that Hong Kong was no longer autonomous from China, a move that could jeopardize the special administrative region's favorable trading relationship with the United States.

"After 19 years, it is time for them to police their own Country. Bring our soldiers back home but closely watch what is going on and strike with a thunder like never before, if necessary!" Trump tweeted Wednesday.

Newark's recent rise can provide lessons on how cities can rebuild from the devastation of the coronavirus pandemic: Lata N. Reddy, Mayor Ras J. Baraka and Michael B. Jordan.