{
  "id": 231332,
  "title": "Senate Committee Passes Fauci Contempt Resolution—Fauci’s Lawyer Calls It ‘Meritless’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/senate-committee-passes-fauci-contempt-resolution-faucis-lawyer-calls",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-06T16:04:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Forbes",
    "slug": "forbes",
    "url": "https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2026/08/06/senate-committee-passes-fauci-contempt-resolution-faucis-lawyer-calls-it-meritless/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In a contempt of Congress resolution, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., argued Dr. Anthony Fauci’s Fifth Amendment rights were “unsupported,” while Fauci’s lawyers have said he is on “solid legal ground.”",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "STAT News",
        "title": "Senate committee votes along party lines to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/senate-committee-votes-along-party-lines-to-hold-fauci-in-contempt-of",
        "published": "2026-08-06T13:12:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "What does the Senate contempt vote mean for Fauci?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/what-does-the-senate-contempt-vote-mean-for-fauci",
        "published": "2026-08-06T16:30:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "What to know after Senate committee votes to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/what-to-know-after-senate-committee-votes-to-hold-fauci-in-contempt",
        "published": "2026-08-06T22:16:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}