Trump threatens to adjourn Congress to force through appointments

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President Trump threatened to adjourn Congress if the Senate fails to approve scores of nominees for key positions.

During his regular White House briefing on the novel coronavirus on Wednesday he railed against the “partisan” obstructionism he said had held up 129 appointments who could all be helping in the virus response.

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