US Senate panel votes to hold Fauci in contempt over COVID hearing - ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation

In the United States on 6 August 2026, the Senate Homeland Security committee voted 8-5 to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress over a COVID hearing and questions about his conduct. Republican Senator Rand Paul asked the Justice Department to prosecute Fauci after the vote. Fox News wrote that Republicans are split over Paul's strategy for going through the Justice Department.

Senate investigators obtained Fauci's government-issued iPhone, according to the Jerusalem Post. The New York Post wrote that three Republican state attorneys general subpoenaed him over allegations that he profited from COVID-19 guidance. The rest of the day's Australian news covered unrelated local stories.