A Senate Committee has advanced a contempt of Congress resolution against Dr. Anthony Fauci following his refusal to answer lawmakers' questions during a congressional hearing about COVID-19's origins. The former NIH director exercised his Fifth Amendment rights, citing constitutional protections against self-incrimination. This action marks an escalation in ongoing tensions between federal health officials and Republican senators investigating the pandemic's genesis and the government's pandemic response policies.

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