Dr. Anthony Fauci faces potential legal consequences after a Senate committee voted to hold him in contempt, following his repeated refusal to answer questions about his actions during the Wuhan virus pandemic.
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The Senate Homeland Security Committee voted eight to seven to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and Chief Medical Advisor to former President Joe Biden, in contempt of Congress after he invoked the Fifth Amendment 111 times during a recent hearing. This paves the way for a full Senate vote on the matter. DETAIL: The vote on Thursday followed Fauci’s recent appearance before Congress, where he repeatedly refused to answer questions about his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, despite a blanket pardon from former President Biden largely protecting him from self-incrimination. Fauci invoked the Fifth in response even to questions…Open
A Senate panel voted Thursday to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after he refused to answer questions last week exploring his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. NewsNation's Tom Dempsey reports the latest on "NewsNation Live." Get a fast-paced look at the latest from the border to Main Street to the White House on "NewsNation Live with Marni Hughes." Weekdays starting at 9a/8C.#NewsNationLive NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
Stevens confirmed on social media this week that she would support El-Sayed and work to defeat the Republican nominee, former Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., come November.
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 focused on his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
State of the Union: El-Sayed edged out Rep. Haley Stevens in a hard-fought race that leaves the party divided. The post Abdul El-Sayed Wins Contentious Michigan Democratic Senate Primary appeared first on The American Conservative .
Abdul El-Sayed narrowly beat Rep. Haley Stevens Wednesday in a rancorous Democratic primary for the Michigan senate race, the latest in a string of primary victories the progressive wing of the Democratic Party has achieved against more moderate candidates. With over 95 percent of the votes counted, El-Sayed won 48.5 percent of primary voters, compared to Stevens’s 47.5 percent. The one-percent margin was considerably closer than in pre-election polling, where El-Sayed was frequently reported as having a double-digit lead over Stevens. El-Sayed’s victory is a bitter defeat for establishment Democrats. Stevens was endorsed by Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer, had the backing of the state’s traditionally powerful black community,…Open
A 25-year-old Afghan man was sentenced to life in prison for a 2025 car attack in Munich that killed two people and injured dozens, with the court finding "particularly serious" guilt.
A 25-year-old Afghan man was sentenced to life in prison for a 2025 car attack in Munich that killed two people and injured dozens, with the court finding “particularly serious” guilt. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A 25-year-old Afghan man, named only as Farhad N. due to German privacy laws protecting the identities of many criminals and criminal suspects, was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison for ramming his car into a crowd in Munich during a labor union demonstration in February 2025. The attack killed two people, including a two-year-old girl, and injured 44 others, many seriously. DETAIL: The court determined that Farhad N.’s guilt was “particularly serious,” a legal designation that prevents parole…Open
