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The Latest: Senate committee votes to hold Fauci in contempt over refusal to answer questions

A Senate committee has voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress and refer him to the Justice Department for potential prosecution over his refusal to answer questions at a hearing last week on his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic

The Independent UK

What does being held in contempt of Congress mean?

A Senate committee led by Committee Chairman Sen. Rand Paul voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress and refer him to the Justice Department for potential prosecution . The decision stems from Fauci's refusal to answer questions at a hearing last week regarding his handling of the…

The Independent UK

Rand Paul Predicts Senate Panel Will Hold Anthony Fauci in Contempt After He Invoked the Fifth Amendment More Than 100 Times: 'The Truth is...'

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) predicted that a Senate homeland security panel would hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt after the official invoked the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times during subpoenaed testimony.

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Republican-led Senate committee votes to hold Dr. Fauci in contempt after pleading the Fifth

A Senate committee led by Chairman Sen. Rand Paul voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress and refer him to the Justice Department for potential prosecution. The decision stems from Fauci's refusal to answer questions at a hearing last week regarding his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.…

The Independent UK

US Senate panel votes to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress over Covid hearing

Anthony Fauci’s lawyer condemned the vote from the Republican-controlled committee as a ‘crude political stunt’

The Guardian - US

Republicans vote to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress as Democrats blast ‘McCarthy-esque’ hearing

Committee votes 8-7 on party lines to refer charges to Trump’s Justice Department

The Independent UK

Anthony Fauci’s phone now in the hands of Republicans as they push their investigation into COVID origin

Fauci repeatedly invoked his Fifth Amendment right during testimony last week, declining to answer more than 100 times about his actions during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Senate committee says it has copy of Fauci’s phone as it weighs holding him in contempt

Veteran US health official invoked fifth amendment right amid hostile questioning from Republicans last week

The Guardian - US

Fauci could face criminal contempt charge following panel vote

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted on Thursday to hold former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Anthony Fauci in criminal contempt of Congress for declining to answer questions about the COVID-19 pandemic during a highly charged hearing last week. The Thursday morning…

Roll Call

Why making Anthony Fauci the enemy will harm US public health for years

Republicans are trying to scapegoat the infectious disease expert, even as they have gutted healthcare amid outbreaks of measles, cyclosporiasis and Ebola

The Guardian - US

ACLU blasts Trump’s new orders on birthright citizenship, saying they are doomed to fail in court– as it happened

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The Guardian - US

Fauci faces contempt of Congress vote over COVID-19 pandemic testimony

A Senate committee is set to vote Thursday on whether to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress and refer him to the Justice Department for potential prosecution

The Independent UK

Fauci's decision to invoke the Fifth Amendment tees up a legal debate and a contempt vote

Dr. Anthony Fauci’s decision to invoke the Fifth Amendment before Congress will be put to the test this week

The Independent UK

Rand Paul Says COVID Exposed How Quickly Washington Could 'Strip Away Your Basic Freedoms'

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) criticized the government’s COVID-19 response, arguing that lockdowns, mandates and pandemic-era restrictions revealed how quickly officials could limit individual freedoms during a crisis.

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The Independent UK

Pharma exec who pushed the COVID lab leak theory is in line to take on Fauci’s old job: report

Dr. Steven Quay is poised to become the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, according to a new report

The Guardian - UK

Asking Anthony Fauci for medical advice then calling for him to be jailed? Katie Miller is the latest Maga hypocrite

The vocal vaccine sceptic and wife of Trump’s deputy chief of staff turned to the former US science adviser when she was worried about Covid. Now, she’s claiming it was a cunning plan, writes Arwa Mahdawi

Salon

Fauci hearing filled with conspiracies

The spectacle shows what happens when conspiracy theories become embedded in political institutions

Salon

We're still living in 2020

Rand Paul's vendetta against the former chief medical advisor shows how we can't move beyond the year from hell

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Reason

Rand Paul's Biosimilar Drug Bill Could Cut Costs, Speed Patient Access

The Expedited Access to Biosimilars Act enables FDA approval of pharmaceutically equivalent biologic medications.

The Independent UK

Obama described Trump as an ‘idiot’ and Don Jr a ‘f****** moron’ in call to Fauci, diaries reveal

Former President Obama reportedly apologized for using crude language during the call, but continued his blunt criticism of the Trumps

The Conversation

Fauci’s COVID-origins hearing shows how conspiracy theories became political weapons

Dr. Anthony Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment and declined to answer questions from a Senate committee more than 100 times on July 29, 2026.

Reason

What Anthony Fauci's Defenders (and Critics) Get Wrong

His legacy is one of failure.

The Guardian - US

US Senate rejects bid to rein in Trump’s authority over Iran war

Measure fails 49-50 as US launches new retaliatory attacks in Iran and lawmakers question the prolonged conflict

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Republicans warn Dr. Fauci of ‘repurcussions’ after he pleads the Fifth more than 100 times on Capitol Hill: ‘You wanted to be the sun god of science’

Scientists have called this a political witch hunt.

International Business Times UK

Why Did Dr Anthony Fauci Invoke the Fifth Amendment During Rand Paul's Senate Hearing?

Dr Anthony Fauci shocked a Senate committee by invoking his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination, despite holding a preemptive presidential pardon, setting up a major legal showdown.

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