WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 06: U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) (C) speaks following a vote on a contempt resolution against former NIAID Director Dr. Anthony Fauci during a business meeting with the Senate Homeland Security And Government Affairs Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on August 06, 2026 in Washington, DC. The committee convened to vote on several measures including a contempt resolution against former NIAID Director Dr. Anthony Fauci, who invoked the Fifth Amendment numerous times during a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing chaired by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY). Also pictured are: (L-R) Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH), Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL), Sen. James Lankford (R-OK), Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), ranking member Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI), Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) and Sen. Andrew Kim (D-NJ). (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***

TOPSHOT - A sculpture is seen on the street where the headquarters of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) is located in 6th of October City in Giza governorate on August 6, 2026, ahead of CAF's virtual executive committee meeting. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) Real Madrid's Brazilian forward #07 Vinicius Junior celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Group H football match between Austria's FC Salzburg and Spain's Real Madrid at Lincoln Financial Field Stadium in Philadelphia on June 26, 2025. Star forward Vinicius Junior has extended his contract with Real Madrid to 2032, the club announced on August 6, 2026, quelling speculation about his future that had linked him with Arsenal. "Real Madrid FC and Vinicius Jr have agreed the extension of the contract of our player, who is tied to the club until June 30, 2032," Los Blancos said in a statement. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP via Getty Images)

People work at an under-construction bridge in Ahmedabad on August 6, 2026. (Photo by Shammi MEHRA / AFP via Getty Images)

A person wears a hat that reads "Jesus did it" as Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Senator Rand Paul (background) speaks with members of the press after a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee business meeting to consider pending calendar business on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on August 6, 2026. A Republican-led US Senate committee on Thursday voted to hold the country's former top infectious diseases official Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress, in an escalation of efforts to blame him for potential Covid-19 pandemic missteps. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Senator Rand Paul speaks with members of the press after a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee business meeting to consider pending calendar business on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on August 6, 2026. A Republican-led US Senate committee on Thursday voted to hold the country's former top infectious diseases official Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress, in an escalation of efforts to blame him for potential Covid-19 pandemic missteps. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Senator Rand Paul gets into an elevator after a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee business meeting to consider pending calendar business on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on August 6, 2026. A Republican-led US Senate committee on Thursday voted to hold the country's former top infectious diseases official Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress, in an escalation of efforts to blame him for potential Covid-19 pandemic missteps. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

US Senator Bernie Moreno, Republican of Ohio arrives ahead of a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee business meeting to consider pending calendar business on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on August 6, 2026. The committee is scheduled to vote on whether to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci, who led the US response to the COVID-19 pandemic, in contempt of Congress. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)