The 8-7 party-line vote Thursday in the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee represents a major new milestone in the GOP’s targeting of Dr. Anthony Fauci. But for committee chair Sen. Rand Paul, it’s far from the first time he’s tried to get Fauci thrown in jail. Paul previously pressed the Justice Department to … Read more
Washington — The Senate Homeland Security Committee voted Thursday to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress over his refusal to answer questions during testimony before the committee last week, arguing that he inappropriately invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.”Holding a witness in contempt is a serious thing, and it should be rare,” … Read more
Anthony Fauci, a former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, listens during a hearing with the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on July 29. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has voted to hold Anthony Fauci in … Read more
Senate Republicans are set to vote on holding Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after he declined to answer lawmakers’ questions during a fiery hearing last week.Fauci, who has long been a target of the right since he served as a top health official during the Covid pandemic, repeatedly invoked his Fifth Amendment right … Read more
President Donald Trump’s frustration over the Iran war boiled over at Camp David last week, where he demanded answers from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on why he had apparently been misled on extreme munitions shortages that now threaten to limit military options with Iran, two people familiar with the exchange told The Washington Post.
SPOKANE, Wash. — Hundreds of firefighters are working long shifts to slow the Spokane Complex Fire ahead of hotter and drier conditions this weekend. More than 1,500 firefighters from two dozen states are battling the conflagration, which has damaged or destroyed nearly 850 structures since it ignited Saturday.Temperatures were expected to climb from the 80s the … Read more
Three people were killed and one person would wounded in a shooting at a Caswell County home on Wednesday. The Caswell County Sheriff’s Office said the shooting occurred before 8 a.m. on Brooks Road in the Prospect Hill area. Three people died while one person was taken to Duke University Hospital with a gunshot wound. … Read more
Caswell County mass shooting in Prospect Hill kills 3 adults from same family, sheriff saysCASWELL COUNTY, N.C. —Latest from Caswell County: Three people were killed, and another was hospitalized after a shooting Wednesday morning in Caswell County, according to the Caswell County Sheriff’s Office.Deputies responded just before 8 a.m. to 352 Brooks Road in the … Read more
‘I’m so sorry’: Man arrested for causing Gann Fire says he did not intentionally start wildfireA man arrested and accused of recklessly starting the Gann Fire in Calaveras County said he did not intentionally mean to ignite the flames.In a one-on-one interview with KCRA 3, Herbert Wayne Smith, 65, of Valley Springs, said it was … Read more
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (7News) — The Virginia man killed in a crash with a stolen car driven by a 13-year-old has been identified, according to Montgomery County police.Investigators said William Vance Payne, 58, died on Tuesday after the wreck at the intersection of Clopper Road and Great Seneca Highway in Germantown. RELATED | 7 kids … Read more