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.

The former Covid czar refused to testify at a hearing last week, exercising his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.

The Senate Homeland Security Committee voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt after he invoked the Fifth Amendment during a COVID-19 hearing. Led by Senator Rand Paul, the vote may lead to a Justice Department referral.

A Republican-led Senate committee voted on Thursday, Aug. 6, to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci, the federal official who led the government's coronavirus response in 2020, in contempt of Congress for refusing to answer questions during a hearing last week.

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.

Thomas Smith won Michigan's 8th District GOP primary on Tuesday — even though he had suspended his campaign in mid-July. Even more surprisingly: He defeated a Trump-endorsed candidate.

Amir Hassan lost to Tom Smith, who had suspended his campaign but is now jumping back into the race for the purple 8th District.

Thomas Smith, a Republican who dropped out of the race for Michigan's 8th Congressional District, is leading other challengers, with the bulk of ballots counted in the Tuesday, Au

Republican candidate in Michigan primary, who beat Trump-backed Amir Hassan despite suspending his campaign a month earlier, speaks at state GOP event following shock victory. (Credit: WWMT)

Nicole Fallert here, considering a move to one of these cat-loving cities. Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. Abdul El-Sayed, an unabashed progressive, secured the Democratic nomination for Michigan's U.

Abdul El-Sayed is expected to move on to a general election race against Republican Mike Rogers. CBS News' Fin Gómez looks ahead.

President Donald Trump attacked Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed by calling him a 'man of hate' and claiming he hates Jews hours after his narrow primary victory over Rep. Haley Stevens.

Abdul El-Sayed has won Michigan’s Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in a victory for the party’s progressive wing in a battleground state

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.

"When the top officials go looking for people to skewer for it, and then do it themselves, it really smacks of hypocrisy."

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.

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton campaigned in Houston on Wednesday night, as recent polling shows Democrat James Talarico holding a narrow lead in one of the state's most closely watched races.