The Senate Homeland Security Committee voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress over his refusal to answer questions during testimony before the committee last week.

Dr. Anthony Fauci faces a Senate contempt vote after pleading the Fifth over 100 times. Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul suggests the courts may decide if Fauci is allowed to invoke the Fifth Amendment.

A Senate committee on Thursday 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.

A Senate panel voted Thursday to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt for repeatedly declining to answer questions last week from lawmakers investigating the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. Why it matters: Sen.

The Trump administration unveiled Thursday sweeping and controversial proposed changes to the Head Start program, which provides early education and health services to hundreds of thousands of low-income children.

The Department of Health and Human Services' proposed rule would remove certain federal requirements governing the 61-year-old program.

Several Senate Republicans expressed wariness to USA TODAY about any deregulation of the decadesold, bipartisan program.

Early childhood policy experts argue the deregulation could undermine Head Start's position as the gold standard in early education.

With the slimmest of margins, progressive insurgent Abdul El-Sayed squeaks out a primary win for Democrats in Michigan’s senate race.

The upset highlighted how out of touch the power brokers are with the party's surging left wing as they try to retake control of the Senate.

Progressive Senate Candidate Abdul El-Sayed narrowly beat four-term Rep. Haley Stevens for the Michigan Democratic nomination.

"We built this campaign brick by brick", Abdul El-Sayed says after winning the Michigan Senate primary on Wednesday. The former public health official beat moderate four-term Democratic congresswoman Haley Stevens.

At a Camp David summit this weekend, President Trump demanded answers from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over extreme munitions shortages.

Hopes rise for an interim deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. A record El Niño threatens already fragile economies. And Frida Kahlo is still making waves in the in

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that a deal could be reached with Iran “today or tomorrow” to open the Strait of Hormuz to “freedom of movement.” “We are in talks with the Iranians,” Bessent told CNBC,

President Donald Trump issues a direct warning to Iran while U.S. Central Command enforces a strict blockade. Retired USMC Colonel Mike Jernigan joins to analyze the military tensions in the Strait of Hormuz.

Republican Senate candidate and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton addresses his Democratic opponent’s current lead in the race and his plan to get his message to voters.

Texas independents, key to Talarico's chances of flipping Texas, backed President Trump by a single point in 2024.

The race for Texas’ U.S. Senate seat is heating up with Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico both campaigning ahead of the November election.

A video capturing a disruption at a Ken Paxton campaign stop in Texas is making the rounds on social media. The video, posted by a New York Times journalist, shows a woman holding a Talarico sign being escorted out of Paxton's campaign stop in Allen,

Lindell’s move signals he has confidence in his run even as the state Republican Party has repeatedly poured water on his campaign over electability concerns.

Mike Lindell is stepping down as MyPillow CEO to focus his attention on his Minnesota gubernatorial bid. In a press release posted on X, Lindell said he would be stepping down as CEO but will remain a member of the company’s board of directors and a shareholder.

Mike Lindell, who founded MyPillow in 2004, is leaving his role as CEO to focus on his campaign for Minnesota governor, he said Wednesday.

Mike Lindell has announced he's stepping down as CEO of MyPillow to devote his attention to campaigning for governor of Minnesota.