NPR News: 08-06-2026 5AM EDT
Summary
The Senate Homeland Security Committee is voting on whether to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after he invoked his Fifth Amendment right during a hearing on the federal response to COVID-19. Senator Rand Paul, a longtime critic of Fauci’s pandemic measures, led the effort to compel cooperation. This legal mechanism allows lawmakers to force testimony or face potential criminal proceedings for non-compliance.
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