Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, who has long accused Dr. Anthony Fauci of deceiving Americans about the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, questioned Dr. Fauci in a Senate hearing.

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Republican Sen. John Cornyn has canceled his planned meeting this morning with Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, multiple sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.

Blanche faces a key vote this week in his quest to become U.S. attorney general and likely needs Cornyn’s vote.

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Firefighters are racing to contain wildfires tearing through France and Spain as hundreds of thousands evacuate.

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Bryan Kohberger, who pleaded guilty last year to the University of Idaho murders, is trying to challenge his conviction, according to new court documents.

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A vote to advance Todd Blanche’s nomination to be President Donald Trump’s attorney general appeared on the verge of postponement late Wednesday, with a key GOP senator intensifying his calls for the Justice Department to guarantee that a controversial $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund won’t move forward.

The pushback from Texas Sen. John Cornyn comes as the Senate Judiciary Committee is set to advance Blanche’s nomination on Thursday. But without Cornyn’s support, the vote will fail – and it’s now unclear if that vote will move forward. Any delay could mean that the nomination is in serious jeopardy since it could stall it indefinitely or push it back until the fall at the earliest with the Senate set to leave for August recess at the end of next week.

0:00 The top Republican threatening to sink Blanche’s nomination
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