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Watch live: Senate panel votes on holding Fauci in contempt
The Senate Homeland Security Committee is set to vote Thursday morning on a resolution to hold former White House chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci in contempt following a hearing last week when the doctor pleaded the Fifth more than 100 times. Fauci received a sweeping pardon from former President Biden during his last days in…
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El-Sayed wins Michigan’s primary. And, Fauci faces contempt of Congress vote
This NPR “Up First” digest rounds up several distinct US news stories from 6 August 2026, spanning politics, public health and the courts. – Abdul El-Sayed won Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, beating Rep. Haley Stevens, and will face Republican Mike Rogers in November for the seat being vacated by Sen. Gary Peters; Democrats see it…
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Demographics fuel Democrats’ concerns about El-Sayed’s strength
In today’s issue: ▪ El-Sayed’s tall task ▪ Fauci faces contempt vote ▪ CDC director confirmed ▪ Another redistricting battle in Missouri The demographic breakdown of the vote in Democrats’ Michigan Senate primary this week includes some glaring warning signs for the party as it seeks to rally voters behind progressive Abdul El-Sayed to win…
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Iran’s deepest weakness is getting exposed through America’s maximum pressure campaign
The United States has intensified its “maximum pressure” campaign against Iran, using economic sanctions to squeeze the regime’s revenue and expose vulnerabilities within the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The article, an opinion piece from Fox News, argues that President Donald Trump’s approach offers a genuine opportunity to weaken Iran’s pursuit of regional dominance and…
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POLL OF THE DAY: Has criticism of Professor Jason Arday been ‘racially motivated’, as he claims?
This “Poll of the Day” article invites readers to weigh in on whether criticism directed at Professor Jason Arday, a Cambridge academic, has been racially motivated, as he has claimed. The question follows a wider row over Arday, who faced a university investigation into alleged plagiarism and has since quit his post, with related coverage…
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Ex neo-Nazi Tory adviser in fresh row over Home Office training claims
An adviser to the Conservative Party on tackling radicalisation, Joshua Bonehill-Paine, is facing renewed controversy after the Home Office disputed his claims to hold official government certification for counter-extremism training. The row follows his withdrawal as a Tory council election candidate this week amid backlash over his past convictions, and raises fresh questions about Conservative…
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The DNC Discovers the Perils of ‘Election Reform’
The party should take a stand against ranked-choice voting.
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Blow for Burnham as poll shows three in four voters say flagship VAT cut won’t help them pay the bills
A new poll suggests most Britons are sceptical that Andy Burnham’s flagship decision to scrap VAT on household electricity bills will meaningfully ease living costs, dealing a blow to the prime minister’s first major policy. The measure, announced with fanfare on his second day in office, is intended to signal that his government is prioritising…
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El-Sayed faces moment of truth in Michigan
Now comes the hard part for Abdul El-Sayed. After winning Michigan’s bruising Senate primary, El Sayed, the progressive outsider, must use the energy that fueled his primary win, strategists say, to sway the voters who backed his chief rival Rep. Haley Stevens (D) and Mallory McMorrow, the Democratic state senator who dropped out of the race…
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Sand leads Lahn in Iowa governor’s race while Turek trails Hinson for Senate: Poll
Both the provided text and a direct fetch attempt were blocked (403 Forbidden / JavaScript-gated), so I don’t have access to the actual article content — only the headline and URL. I can’t produce a reliable summary from a headline alone, as I’d be guessing at poll numbers, margins, and context that could be inaccurate.…