Silence Has a Price: Anthony Fauci Held in Contempt

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Senate Republicans have had enough of Anthony Fauci’s silence. This week they moved to hold him in contempt of Congress — a real step, not a symbolic one — after he refused, again and again, to answer questions about his role in the nation’s COVID-19 response. The vote in the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee broke down along party lines. No surprise there. What’s notable is what got Fauci here: he invoked his Fifth Amendment right more than 100 times during last week’s hearing. A hundred times. That’s not a witness being cautious. That’s a witness who believes,

Democrats Nominate a Socialist. Rogers Says: Bring It On.

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Michigan Democrats just did something interesting. They didn’t just pick a nominee Tuesday night — they picked a fight. With their own party. Abdul El-Sayed beat Rep. Haley Stevens, the establishment’s chosen candidate, in a primary that got uglier and more expensive than anything the state has seen. More than $80 million, all told — a record for a Democratic Senate primary anywhere. Sen. Gary Peters, who’s retiring and would like a say in who follows him, backed Stevens. The base said no thanks. That’s the headline under the headline. The party of Gary Peters is not, at the moment,

The Mamdani Contradiction: ID Cards Are Fine for Groceries

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New York is about to find out what it feels like to shop with a permission slip. As Mayor Zohran Mamdani rolls out his city-run grocery stores, his team has quietly added a wrinkle: you’ll need ID to buy anything. Not to walk in and browse — just to actually check out. Officials say it’s about keeping the program honest, aimed at real New Yorkers rather than resellers looking to work an angle. “So our RFP makes it very clear that this is a program for New Yorkers to be able to put food on the table, not a program

Socialists Look East: DSA Pledges to ‘Defend’ Beijing

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There are political declarations that require translation, and others whose authors have kindly spared us the trouble. A group of activists affiliated with the Democratic Socialists of America has signed a pledge to “support” and “defend” Chinese socialism. They put it in writing. Always helpful. The pledge comes from Friends of Socialist China, a London-based organization that says its mission is to support the People’s Republic and promote a better understanding of its political system. The New York Post identified 11 signers who described themselves as DSA members or participants in its International Committee. The Times of London counted more

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