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Rand Paul seeks civil contempt charges after Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment more than 70 times

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Director, left Wednesday’s congressional grilling without answering lawmakers’ questions, but Republicans are escalating their fight to compel his testimony. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., announced Wednesday that he will seek civil contempt charges against Fauci … Read more

Watch: Fauci invokes 5th Amendment in Senate hearing on COVID origins

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Watch: Fauci invokes 5th Amendment in Senate hearing on COVID origins – CBS News Watch CBS News Dr. Anthony Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment during a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing on the origins of COVID-19 days after Sen. Rand Paul released Fauci’s diary entries from the pandemic. CBS News’ Caitlin Huey-Burns has more. Source … Read more

The Latest: Dr. Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment in Republican-led COVID-19 Senate hearing

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Dr. Anthony Fauci on Wednesday invoked the Fifth Amendment and declined to answer questions from senators in a Republican-led committee hearing about his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky subpoenaed Fauci to appear before a Senate committee. It’s part of Paul’s yearslong accusations that the now-retired infectious disease expert had lied … Read more

Anthony Fauci invokes 5th Amendment right not to testify at Covid hearing, calls Sen. Rand Paul ‘unhinged’

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Dr. Anthony Fauci declined to answer senators’ questions at a hearing Wednesday on the origins of Covid and the government’s handling of the pandemic, saying in prepared remarks that he would invoke his 5th Amendment right not to testify to avoid the possibility that Republicans could try to use his testimony to prosecute him for … Read more

Comey asks judge to drop case over seashells Instagram post, arguing speech is protected by First Amendment

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Washington — Former FBI Director James Comey urged a federal judge on Monday to throw out an indictment alleging he threatened President Trump’s life, arguing that it targets speech protected by the First Amendment and that the phrase at the center of the charges, “86 47,” does not connote violence. Lawyers for Comey wrote in … Read more

Major appeals court declares New Jersey AR-15 ban unconstitutional in landmark Second Amendment ruling

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A federal appeals court on Friday struck down New Jersey‘s ban on semiautomatic rifles and magazines capable of holding more than 10 rounds, prompting the National Rifle Association (NRA) to call the decision a “historic victory” in a case the gun-rights organization has litigated since 2018. In … Read more

Conservatives flip script on Newsom after he demanded 25th Amendment for Trump: ‘Propped up a vegetable’

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! California Gov. Gavin Newsom ignited an online firestorm on Thursday evening when, in response to President Donald Trump’s election integrity speech, he suggested that it was time to invoke the 25th Amendment and remove the president for displaying what he described as cognitive impairment. “The only thing … Read more

House Democrats fracture badly over Massie amendment to cut $3.3B in US aid to Israel

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Democrats split sharply over legislation to terminate aid to Israel, highlighting hardening attitudes toward the Jewish state as support for the Palestinian cause grows within party ranks. House lawmakers voted 104-313 to reject an amendment that would have cut $3.3 billion in foreign aid to Israel for … Read more

Inside Trump’s unprecedented battle plan to expand Second Amendment rights through Justice Department

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Last week, the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division took the unusual step of suing California and Virginia over their gun laws, marking what officials say is an unprecedented effort to enforce Second Amendment rights. The Justice Department is pursuing a coordinated legal strategy to expand Second Amendment … Read more