Under Senate procedure, a contempt resolution next heads to a vote in the full upper chamber. But committee chair Rand Paul has opted for a different step.

Committee Chair Rand Paul, a longtime Fauci foe, said the referral from the party-line vote would be delivered to the attorney general today.

The committee will now refer him for possible prosecution for refusing to answer questions about his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Senate Homeland Security Committee voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress over his refusal to answer questions during testimony before the committee last week.

A Senate committee has voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress and refer him to the Justice Department for potential prosecution over his refusal to answer questions at a hearing.

Sen. Bernie Moreno joined other Republicans on a senate panel to vote to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt for failing to ...

A Senate committee voted Thursday to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress and refer him to the Justice Department for potential prosecution over his refusal to answer questions at a hearing ...

Dr. Anthony Fauci has long been a target of Republicans and faced scrutiny over pandemic guidelines and the origins of the outbreak.

Republicans on the Senate Homeland Security Committee voted to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress after he refused to answer their questions about the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Democrats called the move an "immensely historic step" that would ultimately erode congressional oversight powers.

Dr Fauci invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination more than 100 times when he appeared before the US Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs last week.

The retired infectious disease expert declined to answer senators’ questions more than 100 times during last week’s hearing ...