Fauci’s Contempt Vote, the Burrito Fight, and El-Sayed’s Bad Week | August 6

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Casey leads with the Senate committee voting to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after he pleaded the Fifth one hundred and eleven times, plus Rand Paul torching Democrats who called Fauci’s fear of self-incrimination “well-founded” — and the state-level trouble still waiting for him in Florida, Louisiana, and West Virginia. Rep. Shri Thanedar concedes his primary and loses his seat, a top government watchdog says DOGE’s savings data is riddled with errors and contract cuts that never happened, and the White House counters with a new fraud tracking website. Hour 2 takes on the conservative civil war over grocery prices and Andrew Kolvet’s $20 burrito — Casey’s take is that everybody has a valid point and everybody is dodging one, starting with whether it is a $20 burrito or a $10 burrito plus fees. Also: a new dashboard on the long-term “effects” of climate change and The Free Press running cover for Flock surveillance cameras. Hour 3 turns to Michigan, where Chuck Schumer endorses Abdul El-Sayed only to watch him back Chris Van Hollen for majority leader, El-Sayed flails on Kaitlan Collins over his Hasan Piker ties, AIPAC signals spending for Mike Rogers, and AOC fires back. Closing with a federal judge ruling major portions of the National Firearms Act unconstitutional.

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