NPR News: 07-30-2026 9AM EDT
Summary
NPR News Now covers Dr. Fauci invoking the Fifth Amendment during a Senate hearing on COVID-19 origins, prompting potential contempt votes. Former FBI Director Jim Comey seeks dismissal of charges, alleging vindictive prosecution by the Trump administration. The episode also reports on the end of Medicare drug plan subsidies, a generational pen-pal program in Maryland, and the CDC director nomination.
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