A vaccine designed to fight SARS-CoV-2 and reduce severe illness, hospitalisation, and death.
A new lawsuit filed in Rhode Island targets FEMA and DHS policies, arguing that the administration is forcing states to modify elections systems and assist with immigration enforcement in exchange for federal funding. The suit claims DHS could revoke grants at any time and asserts that such conditions violate the Administrative Procedure Act and the Spending Clause.
The Fauci diaries have intensified scrutiny of his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. A Senate panel has voted to hold him in contempt for refusing to answer questions, while states push for records. Republicans argue for accountability; Democrats defend the former NIH director amid a renewed focus on origins, lockdowns, and media coverage.
The newly released texts show Fauci discussing early vaccination risks in pregnancy, while officials acknowledge uncertainty in 2021. Since then, large studies have found no link between COVID-19 vaccines and miscarriage or adverse pregnancy outcomes. The conversation has become a political flashpoint as Republican lawmakers push into the public sphere.
A lawyer for the former NIH director has argued that compelling Dr. Fauci to testify would harass him for political purposes after a July 29 hearing. Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment 100 times, triggering a contempt vote on Aug. 6 and opening a DOJ referral. Rand Paul says the protection does not apply due to a preemptive pardon.
Dolly Parton has died at age 80 in Nashville, her publicity team has said. Her nephew Bryan Seaver announced the news on Instagram. Parton has written thousands of songs, sold more than 100 million records, won multiple Grammys and founded the Imagination Library, which has distributed hundreds of millions of free books.
Dolly Parton has died at 80, following a brief battle with cancer. Her family confirms she passed at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, surrounded by loved ones. Tributes highlight her humanitarian work, literacy efforts, and decades of chart-topping music.