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Dr. Anthony Fauci is testifying to the Senate on the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, setting up a showdown between the infectious disease expert and GOP Sen. Rand Paul.
Dr. Anthony Fauci repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment and declined to answer questions during a contentious U.S. Senate hearing on the origins of COVID-19 and the pandemic response. The hearing featured a long-running clash between Fauci and Republican Sen. Rand Paul, who has accused Fauci of funding research that triggered the pandemic and lying to Congress—charges Fauci denies. Republicans threatened repercussions after his refusal to testify.
NPR – Politics Dr. Anthony Fauci is testifying to the Senate on the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, setting up a showdown between the infectious disease expert and GOP Sen. Rand Paul.
Dr. Anthony Fauci is testifying to the Senate on the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, setting up a showdown between the infectious disease expert and GOP Sen. Rand Paul.
Sky News – Front Page A top health adviser to the White House during the COVID-19 pandemic has declined to answer questions at a congressional hearing about his handling of the crisis.
The hearing escalates Fauci's long-running clash with Republicans as they seek to revisit the disputed origins of the coronavirus and the U.S. pandemic response.
BBC News – World The former top US health official is invoking his right to remain silent as senators grill him under oath about the pandemic.
NYTimes – US
NPR – Politics At a Senate hearing Wednesday, Anthony Fauci is likely to face questions from Sen. Rand Paul related to the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here's what you need to know
NYTimes – US President Trump is asking the Supreme Court to throw out an $83.3 million defamation judgment the writer E. Jean Carroll won against him.
NYTimes – US The U.S. Senate confirmed Jay Clayton as director of national intelligence, placing him atop the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Democrats raised concerns that he could politicize intelligence at President Trump's direction, and support eroded after Clayton declined to clearly state that Joseph R. Biden Jr. won the 2020 election. He succeeds Bill Pulte.
A man has been convicted of federal terrorism charges in the 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie.