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Senate lawmakers scrapped a committee vote scheduled for Thursday on Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general, unwilling to proceed without assurances that Blanche will not attempt to revive a nearly $1.8 billion fund — created as part of a legal settlement — to compensate people...

Kentucky Senator Rand Paul said Dr. Anthony Fauci may face prosecution after Fauci repeatedly invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination during a Senate hearing on COVID-19's origins. CBS News' Jarred Hill and legal contributor Rebecca Roiphe provided analysis on the implications of Fauci's invocation.

During a Senate hearing, Sen. Josh Hawley confronted Dr. Anthony Fauci over his decision to invoke the Fifth Amendment, arguing that Fauci had no legal basis to do so given a presidential pardon. Hawley characterized the move as an attempt to avoid answering questions and...

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear called on Republican Senator Mitch McConnell to directly address constituents or step down, citing McConnell's six-week absence from public view and inability to cast votes in Congress. McConnell, 84, was hospitalized in June following a fall that left him unconscious. His...

A Texas Tech regent wrote a $274,000 check to Ken Paxton's Senate campaign, and the next morning, according to The Texas Tribune, Paxton's office threatened the Big 12 conference with a $200 million lawsuit to protect Texas Tech's interests. The story also notes that Texas...