Wednesday, July 29, 2026

Fauci to answer COVID questions

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Trump's approval rating hit a new low.
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Nicole Fallert here. It's Wednesday, also known as National Chicken Wing Day🍗!

Fauci to testify at Senate hearing

Anthony Fauci, one of the chief architects of the Trump administration’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, is set to appear  under subpoena Wednesday in a Senate investigation that Republicans say could potentially lead to criminal charges.

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, who arranged for the hearing, has investigated for years whether COVID-19 leaked from a Chinese lab. But Fauci previously testified that he believes the most likely origin was from animal-to-human transmission.

Meanwhile, more than 1,100 pages of diary entries Fauci kept as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases were released ahead of Fauci's Senate appearance.

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Take a look

A lawmaker laid to rest

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Senator Darline Graham touches the casket as she pays her respects during a Congressional tribute to late Senator Lindsey Graham in the Rotunda the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on July 28, 2026. Pool photo by Nathan Howard via AFP/Getty Images

The late Senator Lindsey Graham’s South Carolina funeral service will be held on Wednesday. The family will hold a private burial service one day after President Donald Trump and other top U.S. officials and lawmakers remembered the lawmaker in Washington.

Movies

Tom Holland's 'Spider-Man' is all grown up

Tom Holland pulls off his most emotionally gripping work ever as Peter Parker, who battles isolation and evolution as well as a powerful new foe in  “Spider-Man: Brand New Day.”  If the previous Spider-outing “No Way Home” paid homage to the deep history of the web-swinger’s movies, this new film pays off story threads from the Holland era and weaves in a lot of comic-book references. Our critic gave it a ★★★ out of four.

Before you go

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Another pop star-football player engagement!
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Who's running to replace late Sen. Lindsey Graham in Senate primary

A picture taken on July 10, 2026, shows Graham speaking to the media after his meeting with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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The candidate filing period in a special primary to fill Lindsey Graham's seat is now closed, and a dozen candidates will face off for the Republican nomination.

 

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What you need to know today

The new backdoor entrance at this historic library on the U.S.-Canada border shows how Trump is redefining America's relationship with its neighbor.

An employee at the Haskell Free Library and Opera House walks over a back line, marking the border between Canada and the United States, runs through the building in Stanstead, Quebec, Canada, on March 13, 2025.

The tree is the last remaining of four cottonwoods that have stood along the U.S.-Mexico border in Lochiel, Arizona, for between an estimated 100 to 200 years. Border Patrol says the trees must be removed for the wall.

Environmental activist Kate Scott drums in honor of an ancient cottonwood tree, set to be torn down as U.S.-Mexico border fence construction progresses rapidly across the San Rafael Valley, in Lochiel, Arizona, U.S. June 24, 2026.  REUTERS/Rebecca Noble

After Scott Pelley and more staffers were let go from '60 Minutes' under new editor-in-chief Bari Weiss, CBS is now hiring for the news program.

The CBS logo is seen outside the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City on July 30, 2018.

FIFA has announced that it is aiming to sell a significant minority stake to private investors, forming a new commercial entity valued at $20 billion.

Jun 1, 2026; Dallas, Texas, USA; FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks during the grand opening of the 2026 FIFA World Cup international broadcast center at Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images

Translator Emily Wilson, whose 2018 edition of "The Odyssey" influenced Christopher Nolan, criticized the director's adaptation in a new essay.

Matt Damon, from left, Christopher Nolan and Tom Holland attend "The Odyssey" premiere in Mumbai, India, on July 11, 2026.

The new backdoor entrance at this historic library on the U.S.-Canada border shows how Trump is redefining America's relationship with its neighbor.

An employee at the Haskell Free Library and Opera House walks over a back line, marking the border between Canada and the United States, runs through the building in Stanstead, Quebec, Canada, on March 13, 2025.

The tree is the last remaining of four cottonwoods that have stood along the U.S.-Mexico border in Lochiel, Arizona, for between an estimated 100 to 200 years. Border Patrol says the trees must be removed for the wall.

Environmental activist Kate Scott drums in honor of an ancient cottonwood tree, set to be torn down as U.S.-Mexico border fence construction progresses rapidly across the San Rafael Valley, in Lochiel, Arizona, U.S. June 24, 2026.  REUTERS/Rebecca Noble

After Scott Pelley and more staffers were let go from '60 Minutes' under new editor-in-chief Bari Weiss, CBS is now hiring for the news program.

The CBS logo is seen outside the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City on July 30, 2018.

FIFA has announced that it is aiming to sell a significant minority stake to private investors, forming a new commercial entity valued at $20 billion.

Jun 1, 2026; Dallas, Texas, USA; FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks during the grand opening of the 2026 FIFA World Cup international broadcast center at Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images

Translator Emily Wilson, whose 2018 edition of "The Odyssey" influenced Christopher Nolan, criticized the director's adaptation in a new essay.

Matt Damon, from left, Christopher Nolan and Tom Holland attend "The Odyssey" premiere in Mumbai, India, on July 11, 2026.
 

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