Dr. Anthony Fauci invokes the Fifth Amendment during Senate testimony regarding COVID-19 origins, days after diaries were released by Senator Rand Paul's office.

WASHINGTON—Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government scientist who became the face of the U.S. response to the Covid-19 pandemic, repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment on Wednesday amid questioning on Capitol Hill.

Dr. Anthony Fauci on Wednesday invoked the Fifth Amendment and declined to answer questions from senators in a Republican-led committee hearing about his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. The move injects new drama into the lingering tensions between Fauci and Republican lawmakers over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic

The former NIAID director, subpoenaed by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), will testify at 8:30 a.m. ET amid years of accusations that he lied about the pandemic — claims Fauci has called "preposterous."

The special election will fill Scott's seat through the end of his term. Democrat Jasmine Clark and Republican Jonathan Chavez earned spots in the May 19 primary for the race to r

The special election to succeed the late Georgia Rep. David Scott is heading to an all-Democratic runoff after no candidate took more than 50 percent of the vote in Tuesday’s all-party primary. With more than 95 percent of the vote in,

Marcye Scott, the daughter of the late Rep. David Scott, and fellow Democrat Everton Blair advanced to a runoff Tuesday in the Georgia special election to fill the final months of Scott’s term in Congress,

Gov. Larry Rhoden faces outsider Toby Doeden in South Dakota's first-ever gubernatorial runoff while Georgia Democrats vie to replace Rep. David Scott.

Policymakers at the Federal Reserve are meeting to discuss interest rates Wednesday. They're expected to hold rates steady, but there's a chance they could raise rates to combat stubborn inflation.

New Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh “wants to do the right thing” but is facing a Fed board that might oppose him, the president said.

The Federal Reserve is widely expected to leave interest rates unchanged at the conclusion of Wednesday’s policy meeting, but markets’ confidence in that outcome remains shaky. The Federal Open Market Committee is expected to leave the federal-funds rate at its current target range of 3.

Any rise in borrowing costs in the run-up to the midterm elections would come at a precarious time for Republicans, with Americans so sour on the economy.

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Parts of New Jersey were inundated with rain Monday night, when many roads were flooded a day before what could be a much worse storm event. NBC New York’s Romney Smith reports.

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A heavy storm brought showers and thunderstorms to northern New Jersey on Monday, flooding northern cities. The National Weather Service said potential flash flooding would be possible in

Irish musician Glen Hansard, who won a best original song Oscar in 2008 for the movie "Once," has died in a motorcycle crash. He was 56.

Hansard played a member of a Dublin soul band in 1991 movie “The Commitments” and won an Oscar in 2007 for the song “Falling Slowly” from the film “Once.”

Irish police said a man in his 50s died in single-vehicle motorcycle crash in Lucan, on the outskirts of the Irish capital, before 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday. They did not identify the man. Hansard combined acting and a musical career.

Irish singer-songwriter and musician Glen Hansard unfortunately passed away at 56 years old. He's most known to music lovers as the founder and frontman of the rock band the Frames, along with being one half of the folk duo the Swell Season with Czech singer Markéta Irglová.

Lindsey Graham is being eulogized in Washington. Graham’s flag-draped casket arrived Tuesday at the U.S. Capitol, where the Republican served for more than 30 years as an indefatigable dealmaker. Sen.

The Republican served for more than 30 years as an indefatigable dealmaker who talked and laughed and badgered his colleagues into action.

President Trump eulogized late Senator Lindsey Graham in a memorial service at the Washington National Cathedral on Tuesday.

President Donald Trump was among those expected to eulogize Souther Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham during funeral services Tuesday in Washington, D.C.