A Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee votes to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after he declines to answer questions during a COVID-19 hearing, invoking the Fifth Amendment throughout, according to multiple outlets.

NPR and CBS News describe the committee action following the hearing and note that the chairman, Rand Paul, plans to refer the matter for review by the Justice Department. STAT News and other reports characterize the vote as occurring along party lines. ABC News similarly reports the contempt vote, while MedPage Today and The Independent add that the committee also moves to refer the case to the Justice Department for possible prosecution.

The outlets differ mainly in emphasis: some focus on the contempt finding itself, while others highlight the potential next step of DOJ involvement and the political dynamics around the party-line vote. Overall, the reports agree on the committee’s decision, the hearing context, and the procedural consequence of a DOJ referral for potential action.