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Senate committee votes to hold Fauci in contempt: The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted along party lines on Thursday to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress. The vote came after Fauci refused to answer lawmakers' questions in a hearing last week about the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, citing his Fifth Amendment right to avoid self-incrimination. It will ultimately be up to the Justice Department to decide whether to pursue a criminal prosecution of Fauci.
Rep. Max Miller faces domestic abuse allegations: The House Ethics Committee is opening an investigation into GOP Rep. Max Miller, as domestic abuse allegations have dogged his bid for reelection in Ohio. Miller, who is seeking a third term in the House, has been locked in an acrimonious and public custody battle with his ex-wife, Emily Moreno, who is the daughter of Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio. Miller has faced pressure to drop out of the race, as Republicans look to preserve their razor-thin majority in the fall’s midterm elections. Also this week, North Carolina Republican Rep. Chuck Edwards announced he is ending his reelection bid after facing harassment allegations.
Concern over U.S. missile stockpiles: The Center for Strategic and International Studies said in July that the U.S. had more than 2,300 Patriot air defense interceptors before President Trump launched the Iran war on Feb. 28. Today, the number is somewhere between 750 and 850. The dramatic decline has worried some U.S. analysts and allies, particularly in Ukraine, where the military has been largely helpless against Russian ballistic missile onslaughts.
Job market stalls: The U.S. job market unexpectedly stalled in July, with a Labor Department report showing that employers cut 23,000 jobs last month. Job gains for May and June were also revised sharply lower. The unemployment rate dipped to 4.1%, but only because more than 260,000 people dropped out of the workforce. It was the second month in a row that the monthly jobs tally came in weaker than forecasters had expected. |
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Going Deeper: TMZ On The Hill |
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TMZ made a name for itself with its scoops on celebrity gossip. Now, the site is turning its attention to Washington in hopes of drawing new readers who might not be politically inclined.
NPR spoke to a longtime TMZ producer, who said the site’s signature style lends itself to covering Capitol Hill, because “this place is kind of like a reality show.” |
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The Shot: For Deadheads, The Music Never Stops |
This week, fans of the Grateful Dead commemorated the Days Between – marking the days between the anniversaries of the birth and death of guitarist Jerry Garcia.
The Grateful Dead played its last show in 1995, but in the three decades since, the cosmic trail of music and folklore blazed by the band has found its way to new generations of musicians and fans.
Our friends at NPR Music have spent the week sharing stories about what keeps drawing people to the band and how fans and musicians who cherish the band's legacy plan to carry it forward. |
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