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Senate panel to vote on holding Fauci in contempt for refusing to answer questions 0

WASHINGTON — A Senate committee is set to vote Thursday on whether 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. Fauci invoked his Fifth Amendment

Fauci will face contempt vote after refusing to answer questions about Covid in Congress 0

Paul has repeatedly argued that Covid likely leaked from the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China, a theory the CIA backed last year. At the hearing, the senator suggested that while Fauci had said publicly that Covid originated naturally, his diaries indicated that he privately believed the virus originated in a medical laboratory. Republicans asked

UN human rights chief faces opposition in vote to extend his mandate for another four years 0
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- July 27, 2026
UNITED NATIONS — UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. human rights chief Volker Türk faces a vote Friday for a second four-year term but faces opposition from critics and some countries over his criticism of Israel’s attacks on Gaza and his approach to China’s crackdown on its Uyghur minority. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres quietly nominated the Austrian
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Maine Democrats Meet to Choose New Senate Candidate to Challenge Republican Sen. Susan Collins 0
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- July 25, 2026
BANGOR, Maine– Maine Democrats will choose a new U.S. Senate candidate on Saturday to take on veteran Republican Sen. Susan Collins in a race that could decide control of the Senate, after Graham Platner dropped out of the race following a sexual assault allegation. Support has centered around former state Senate President Troy Jackson, a
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Wisconsin Democrats want to allow absentee voters to cast new primary ballot 0
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- July 21, 2026
MADISON, Wisconsin.- A chaotic Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor, in which numerous candidates dropped out and re-entered the race, threatened to leave thousands of voters who already returned their ballots with worthless votes for the state’s highest office. That possibility led the state Democratic Party on Tuesday to appeal to the state elections commission, urging
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