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The US Department of Justice said in a statement after the vote was postponed that it remains ready to work productively with senators Cornyn and Tillis to advance Blanche’s confirmation.
Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and adviser to Donald Trump and Joe Biden, is due to testify before a Senate committee led by Republican Senator Rand Paul over the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. The hearing is part of a long-running Republican investigation and is expected to include questions about the disputed 'lab leak' theory. Scientists have criticized the inquiry as 'vilification and harassment' of the 85-year-old.
The US Department of Justice said in a statement after the vote was postponed that it remains ready to work productively with senators Cornyn and Tillis to advance Blanche’s confirmation.
Veteran medical adviser likely to face questions over disputed ‘lab leak’ theory in investigation seen by scientists as ‘vilification and harassment’ of 85-year-old Sign up for US Breaking News email Diary entries released by a Republican senator in an attempt to damage Anthony Fauci also show the former top US government science adviser’s growing disillusionment with Donald Trump in the first year of the Covid-19 p…
The US Department of Justice said in a statement after the vote was postponed that it remains ready to work productively with senators Cornyn and Tillis to advance Blanche’s confirmation.
The U.S. and Iran have resumed fighting after Iran attacked U.S. forces in the Middle East yesterday. And, a Senate committee will question Anthony Fauci about the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hearing is part of a longtime Republican investigation into pandemic’s origins, led by Senator Rand Paul Anthony Fauci, the former veteran director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (Niaid) who served as a key adviser to Donald Trump and Joe Biden on the Covid-19 pandemic, is due to testify on Wednesday at a high-profile US Senate hearing. Senators are expected to question Fauci about whet…
NYTimes – World The U.S. and Saudi Arabia carried out joint airstrikes on Iran-backed militias in Iraq, with Saudi Arabia saying its strikes retaliated for attacks on its oil facilities. Iran separately launched missiles at Jordan, which Jordan said it intercepted, and the U.S. warned Iran to halt attacks on Gulf assets and Saudi energy infrastructure.
NYTimes – US The accusations include sex with underage girls and sexually explicit messages. The actor denied the allegations.
BBC News – World A 19-year-old French national was fined in Singapore on Thursday after pleading guilty to a public nuisance charge over a viral straw-licking prank. His lawyers said he was "truly sorry" for causing trouble. The fine was reported as S$465.