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Rand Paul released Fauci's pandemic-era 'diary.' Now they'll face off on Capitol Hill

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At a Senate hearing Wednesday, Anthony Fauci is likely to face questions from Sen. Rand Paul related to the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here's what you need to know

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Dr. Anthony Fauci pleads the Fifth Amendment in Senate hearing bombshell

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Dr. Anthony Fauci pleads the Fifth Amendment in Senate hearing bombshell

Dr. Anthony Fauci pleaded the Fifth Amendment at the start of his Wednesday hearing, ripping Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) for “unhinged” remarks and claiming the only purpose of the Homeland Security Committee’s investigation was to put him “behind bars.” “Given Senator Paul’s obvious obsession with calling for my prosecution, his repeated slanderous comments about me,...

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Trump's worst fear revealed as he faces GOP 'reckoning': analyst

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Trump's worst fear revealed as he faces GOP 'reckoning': analyst

President Donald Trump, not even halfway through his second term in office, is about to see his worst fear realized as he faces a reckoning within the Republican Party, according to a new analysis. The Atlantic analyst Jonathan Lemire argued this week that Trump has "crashed into reality" as he "flails" both internationally and domestically. "Recent months have delivered a reckoning for Trump, who has crashed hard against some real limits," wrote Lamire. "His approval numbers have sunk, and Republicans are finally, in small doses, beginning to defy him." The president predicted his war with Iran would be a quick surgical strike but it has now metastasized into a five-month quagmire with mounting casualties, depleted weapons stockpiles, and surging gas prices making him "just the latest U.S. president to be humiliated by hard-liners in Tehran," wrote Lemire.National policy has stymied as well. "Trump has demanded that the Senate blow up the filibuster to pass the SAVE Act, which would make voting more difficult and require voters to provide proof of citizenship," Lemire noted. "But Republicans have refused." Once the midterms conclude, Trump will face the grim future, he wrote."Trump could face his worst fear," wrote Lemire. "Irrelevance. He will be a lame duck, down to his final two years in office, and at some point will no longer be the nation’s top topic of conversation. As focus shifts to the presidential primaries, Trump risks disappearing from the headlines. Even some of his closest allies don’t know how he’ll react," he wrote.What comes next for Trump looks worse, Lemire wrote."Trump may no longer be among each day’s top stories—arguably for the first time since he came down the Trump Tower escalator more than a decade ago. It’s not as if he will suddenly vanish; he’ll aim to play GOP kingmaker, and he’ll still be commander in chief. But he’ll be staring at life as a private citizen again," he predicted.

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Fauci pleads Fifth Amendment in COVID hearing chaired by Rand Paul

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Fauci pleads Fifth Amendment in COVID hearing chaired by Rand Paul

Dr. Anthony Fauci chose to plead his Fifth Amendment right to remain silent during a highly anticipated hearing Wednesday on his role in COVID-19 pandemic policy before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, which is chaired by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY). Fauci said in his opening testimony that he was invoking his right […]

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Dr Anthony Fauci Testifies Before Senate Homeland Security Committee – 8:30am ET Livestream Links

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Dr Anthony Fauci Testifies Before Senate Homeland Security Committee – 8:30am ET Livestream Links

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the U.S. scientist who funded, created and then lead the nation’s SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic response, appears under subpoena to answer questions before the Senate Homeland Security Committee. The hearing is scheduled to begin at 8:30am ET with a crowded audience. [Senate Hearing LINK] Fauci is scheduled to face off again with Republican […] The post Dr Anthony Fauci Testifies Before Senate Homeland Security Committee – 8:30am ET Livestream Links appeared first on The Last Refuge.

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WATCH LIVE: Dr. Tony Fauci to Testify Before US Senate Homeland Security Governmental Affairs Committee at 8:30 ET

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WATCH LIVE: Dr. Tony Fauci to Testify Before US Senate Homeland Security Governmental Affairs Committee at 8:30 ET

Dr. The post WATCH LIVE: Dr. Tony Fauci to Testify Before US Senate Homeland Security Governmental Affairs Committee at 8:30 ET appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

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Retired CIA officer pours cold water on Trump’s stunning about-face

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Retired CIA officer pours cold water on Trump’s stunning about-face

Retired CIA officer Marc Polymeropoulos responded to a recent assertion that President Donald Trump has made a U-turn on Ukraine as Russia continues to attack. Outgoing Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) this week complained from the Senate floor that Ukraine still hasn't received the $400 million appropriation Congress approved in 2025."I asked Secretary Hegseth why the Pentagon is taking so long to send this critical aid to Ukraine. He didn't have a good answer," said Durbin. "President Trump needs to send $400 million in funds immediately. They're desperately needed in Ukraine to stop Russian advances. Doing so will help bring President [Vladimir] Putin to the negotiating table. Secretary Hegseth also needs to move $200 million that we appropriated and president signed into law for the Baltic Security Initiative to help frontline NATO allies prepare for Russian intimidation and retaliation."Polymeropoulos said he's dubious about whether Trump has truly made such a shift in his stance on supporting Ukraine. The only thing that will convince him is "substance," he said," not just vibes.""Where is the 400 million?" he questioned of those cheerleading Trump's pivot. Reports this week revealed that Russia has sold off half of its gold reserves, Radosław Sikorski, the Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs, said. Tymofiy Mylovanov, president of the Kyiv School of Economics and Ukraine's Minister of Economy, translated a recent interview with Sikorski, quoting the Polish leader as saying that Moscow has sold off 44 tons of gold. "It’s a sign Moscow is running low on resources. This winter may be Putin's last chance to break Ukraine, so Europe's help decides if Ukraine wins," said Sikorski. He added that he didn't see Trump swooping in at the last minute to win the war for Ukraine. Secretary Marco "Rubio's call with [Russian Foreign Minister Sergey] Lavrov lasted 37 minutes. I don't see grounds to expect a breakthrough from that. Real progress needs Putin himself to lower his ambitions about conquering Ukraine, and I don't believe that's happening," Sikorski said. "Russia keeps testing NATO's response threshold with provocations like drones crossing into member states' territory. Naming these as deliberate tests actually lowers the odds Moscow repeats them, since a provocation everyone expects can't deliver its shock," he added. Poland, he said, is ready to add "our own newest Patriot-class interceptor technology" to the fight, since U.S. support is up in the air.

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Stephen Moore: Anthony Fauci: Dr. Wrong

Op-ed views and opinions expressed are solely those of the author. Poor Anthony Fauci — the man who became an overnight celebrity when deadly COVID-19 hit these […]

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Watch live: Fauci faces Senate heat on COVID, released diary entries

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Watch live: Fauci faces Senate heat on COVID, released diary entries

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former chief White House medical adviser, will testify Wednesday morning before the Senate Homeland Security Committee on gain of function research, bringing the debate about the origins of the COVID pandemic back into the spotlight. The hearing comes just days after Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who chairs the committee, released more…

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Rand Paul released Fauci's pandemic-era 'diary.' Now they'll face off on Capitol Hill

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