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Why did the Senate Homeland Security Committee hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress?
Live from MPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. The Senate Homeland Security Committee voted Thursday to hold doctor Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress and referred him to the Justice Department for potential prosecution. The vote along party lines came after Fauci refused to answer questions during a hearing last week on the COVID nineteen pandemic. Kentucky Republican Senator Rand Paul chairs the committee during Thursday's meeting. Paul said Fauci was wrong to rely on the Fifth Amendment because he received a full pardon from former President Joe Biden.
All he had to do was tell the truth. More than one hundred times though he refused. The Chair ruled that Dr. Fauci's assertion of the Fifth Amendment privilege was unsupported in light of the pardon and the testimony he offered in his opening statement.
Has an unhinged obsession with him and wants to see him behind bars.
What are the details and legal implications of the arson charges against Aaron Farinacci in Spokane?
Prosecutors have filed five counts of arson against a man suspected of starting wildfires in Spokane, Washington, from Member Station KUOW, Paige Browning reports.
Aaron Farinacci is accused of starting this week's old trails fire in Spokane, which has destroyed hundreds of structures, including homes. The four additional arson charges stem from recorded interviews Farinacci had with detectives in which he revealed he started more fires or explosions in both July and August of twenty twenty five and this year. Prosecutors argue his actions were manifestly dangerous to human life, including to firefighters, and involves major economic loss. A Spokane County judge has now increased his bail to two million dollars based on the suspect's significant risk to community safety and potential for violence. The judge also ordered Farinacci to undergo a competency evaluation, which delays the timeline for him to enter a plea.
For NPR News, I'm Paige Browning in Spokane.
President Trump's plan for the US Navy to build new nuclear powered battleships will take longer and cost a lot more than initially thought. That's a finding of a new report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.
Trump announced the plan for the Navy to build its largest battleship since World War II back in December, saying they would be, quote, the fastest, the biggest, and by far a hundred times more powerful than any battleship ever built.
How much will President Trump's proposed nuclear‑powered battleships really cost and how long will they take to build?
They've been dubbed Trump class battleships. The first was initially said to cost around $15 billion, but the estimate by the CBO found it will likely cost more than $23 billion. Fourteen additional ships are also estimated at substantially more than than originally thought, with a total price tag of two hundred and seventy five billion dollars for the whole fleet. U.S. shipyards also may not have the capacity to build such ships, the report found, saying the first might take eight years or longer to build. Trump had originally said at least two would be finished by the end of his term. Katlonsdorf, NPR News, Washington.
And you're listening to NPR News. Tennessee voters have ousted a Republican congressman backed by President Trump.
Which congressional races in Tennessee saw Trump‑backed incumbents lose and why?
Andy Ogles lost his primary Thursday to former state agriculture commissioner Charlie Hatcher. Voters also chose two Memphis area lawmakers to face off in a new congressional district, redrawn by Republican state lawmakers.
from a rehab facility and will continue his recovery from a fall and pneumonia at home. And the statement says he will continue to engage with his Senate staff and colleagues on important business.
Health officials decided it's worth figuring it out. They say clinical trials testing how well Ervibo might work in the current outbreak will begin in a few weeks. Jonathan Lambert, NPR News.
There are two major spikes in foodborne illnesses in the United States. Cases of the intestinal infection, cyclosporiasis, have climbed to record levels, but health officials in Michigan Are now advising residents that they can resume eating lettuce and salad green, saying new infections in the state that has borne the brunt of the outbreak are slowing down.
What are the current foodborne illness outbreaks (cyclosporiasis and Salmonella) and how are officials responding?
There's also a Salmonella outbreak linked to jalapeno peppers.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
Why did the Senate Homeland Security Committee hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress?
0:01–0:59
2
What are the details and legal implications of the arson charges against Aaron Farinacci in Spokane?
0:59–2:22
3
How much will President Trump's proposed nuclear‑powered battleships really cost and how long will they take to build?
2:22–3:05
4
Which congressional races in Tennessee saw Trump‑backed incumbents lose and why?
3:05–4:18
5
What are the current foodborne illness outbreaks (cyclosporiasis and Salmonella) and how are officials responding?
4:18–5:03