Sen.

Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said Tuesday that he has subpoenaed Dr.

Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and a key public face of the U.S.

COVID-19 response, to testify before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, escalating his long-running clash with the veteran health official over COVID-19’s origins.

"For years, the media and Washington elites treated Dr.