Pompeo called on the Chinese people to alter the ruling Communist Party's direction in a speech explaining the Trump administration's full-throttle response to an assertive China. Meanwhile, China on Friday ordered the closing of the U.S. consulate in Chengdu.
Total coronavirus cases in the U.S. topped four million a little over two weeks after reaching 3 million, as several hard-hit states reported record-high deaths.
Trump said he is canceling the Jacksonville, Fla., portion of the coming GOP convention, citing increasing coronavirus cases in the state.
Senate Republicans scrapped plans to release a proposal for the next coronavirus relief bill on Thursday amid continued differences with the White House.
The Senate passed a defense-policy bill in an 86-14 vote despite Trump's opposition to a provision that would rename military bases honoring the Confederacy.
Russia conducted an unusual antisatellite test this month that spurred concern about Moscow's aims, the U.S. Space Command said.
An American F-15 jet fighter intercepted an Iranian passenger plane in the vicinity of a U.S. air base in Syria, a U.S. defense official said.
A White House task force called for broad changes at the U.S. Indian Health Service to protect children from abuse at the agency's facilities.
