Fauci testifies about COVID response at heated House hearing

Washington — Dr. Anthony Fauci testified on Monday before a Republican-led House panel investigating the origins of COVID-19 and the government’s pandemic response, in a widely anticipated hearing where the intense partisan divide over the pandemic was once again on display.  The hearing marked Fauci’s first public appearance on Capitol Hill since leaving government in

Former Manhattan DA Says Trump Likely Will Get No Prison Time

The former president was convicted of 34 counts of falsifying business records after a roughly six-week trial. A former Manhattan district attorney predicted that former President Donald Trump likely will receive no prison time after his conviction. Cyrus Vance Jr., a Democrat who retired in 2022, was asked by NBC News on Sunday in a

TikTok Executives To Speak at Conference Organized by Group That Has Defended Hamas Attack on Israel and Promoted ‘Knife Intifada’

TikTok, the Chinese-controlled social media giant, has denied allegations that it enables anti-Semitic and pro-Hamas content on its platform. That claim will be a tough sell given the company’s partnership with an anti-Israel “digital rights” group that defends Hamas and has called for “intifada” against Israel. Three TikTok executives will speak Wednesday at the Palestine

Republicans Target 3 More House Seats for November

One of them is held by embattled Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas), who along with his wife has been indicted on several charges, including bribery. The Republican Party’s main House committee is targeting three additional seats currently held by Democrats. On June 3, the National Republican Congressional Committee added Texas’s 28th Congressional District, New Hampshire’s 2nd