Sen. Rand Paul released Slack messages showing Proximal Origin authors privately assigned nonzero probabilities to a lab origin for SARS‑CoV‑2 and discussed contacts with U.S. agencies, prompting renewed oversight and scheduled testimony.
Rep. Jasmine Crockett raised race and Argentina during a Smithsonian oversight hearing, prompting Yale historian David Blight to offer a sports-based rebuttal. The brief exchange has attracted attention for its political framing of fan behavior.
On his Club Random podcast, Bill Maher argued Americans should prioritize policy over personality. He recalled a White House dinner and alleged Trump tried to block his Mark Twain Prize.