Watch Dr. Anthony Fauci testify at a Senate hearing on the origins of COVID-19:Trump To Announce Dulles Airport Renovations: ReportsPresident Donald Trump will unveil his plan to renovate the Washington Dulles International Airport on Wednesday afternoon, according to multiple reports.Trump, who has repeatedly criticized the state of the airport, has been personally involved in the $22.5 billion renovation project, convening charrettes at the White House and assessing pitches from companies he has invited to compete for the contract, according to CBS News.The proposal the president has adopted involves, among other things, eliminating “people movers” — the airport’s shuttles — and extending the underground train to transport passengers to their terminals, the reports said.Latest Live UpdatesJames Comey Seeks Dismissal Of IndictmentFormer FBI Director James Comey is seeking the dismissal of the indictment the Justice Department secured against him, arguing that Donald Trump’s “animus toward Mr. Comey led to this vindictive and selective prosecution.”In a Tuesday court filing, Comey’s lawyers said “the government instigated this prosecution based on Mr. Comey’s protected speech and to vindicate the President’s animus towards Mr. Comey, in violation of First Amendment and due process principles.”“The government engaged in selective prosecution, in violation of equal protection principles,” they added.Read the full court filing here.Anthony Fauci To Face Rand Paul At Senate Hearing Over COVID Pandemic ResponseDr. Anthony Fauci is set to appear before Congress on Wednesday for the second time since leaving his role in government, facing questions from a Senate panel chaired by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who subpoenaed him.Fauci, the infectious disease scientist who helped lead the nation’s COVID-19 pandemic response, has become a target of many Republicans’ criticism over his handling of the pandemic, from mask and vaccine mandates to his early public statements on the virus’s origins.This hearing of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, however, is part of Paul’s years-long accusations that Fauci lied about the pandemic, a claim Fauci has persistently denied and called “preposterous.”He will likely face a litany of questions from Paul (who has also repeatedly called for him to be criminally prosecuted) and Republican skepticism toward public health experts and sweeping government pandemic responses. Democrats, meanwhile, are likely to defend Fauci and cast down the hearing as a politicized inquiry.During the pandemic, Fauci served as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, a role he held since 1984, and, starting in January 2021, also as chief medical adviser to then-President Joe Biden. He retired in 2022, and was later preemptively pardoned by Biden to protect him from potentially politically motivated charges.The hearing begins at 8:30 a.m. ET. Watch here. Netanyahu Dismisses Reports Of Tension With TrumpIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his closed-door sitdown with President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday was “one of the best meetings that we’ve had.”Speaking to Fox News’ Sean Hannity, Netanyahu said the two men have a great relationship despite reports of tension between them as the unpopular Iran war has dragged on.“I always hate to disappoint our would-be critics who are trying to find cracks in our alliance. And what they find like today is a wall of granite,” Netanyahu said. “We have a common commitment. We don’t want to see this fanatic regime in Tehran have nuclear weapons to threaten every American and to threaten the peace of the world and to threaten the existence of Israel. We have a common goal, and it’s gonna be achieved, either through diplomatic means or other means.”White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt described the Trump-Netanyahu meeting as “positive and productive” but did not offer any further details.Ahead of their meeting on Tuesday, Trump seemed irritated when Fox News’ Ainsley Earhardt asked him about reports that Netanyahu was planning to show him purported Israeli intelligence indicating that Tehran had moved nuclear centrifuges into Pickaxe Mountain.“I don’t need Bibi to tell me that. Bibi is telling me that because he wants me to stay involved,” Trump said. “I heard Bibi announce that. I said, ‘Why didn’t you just tell it to me? Why do you have to announce it to the world?’”BREAKING: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin @netanyahu pushes back on reports of cracks in his relationship with President Trump:"One of the best meetings that we've had.""I always hate to disappoint our would-be critics who are trying to find cracks in our alliance. And what… pic.twitter.com/14qbzhd31I— Fox News (@FoxNews) July 29, 2026Trump Administration Bans New Chinese Humanoid Robots To Protect U.S. AI BuildoutThe Trump administration on Tuesday unveiled bans that target imports of new Chinese robots and power inverters, seeking to protect the U.S. AI buildout from national security threats and reshore key industries slated for explosive growth.The Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday afternoon released the measures, which bar Chinese imports of new humanoid and quadruped robots, in addition to connected power inverters, which enable renewable energy sources and batteries to connect to grids and data center equipment.Read more at Reuters:Russia Charges Telegram Founder With Aiding Terrorism And Puts Him On Wanted ListRussia’s main domestic security agency said Wednesday that Pavel Durov, founder and owner of the messaging app Telegram, has been charged with aiding terrorism and put on an international wanted list.The charges against Durov, who was born and began his career in Russia but later moved abroad, came as the Russian authorities restrict Telegram, one of the most popular messaging apps in the country. It is part of a long-term effort to bring the internet under the Kremlin’s full control that has intensified since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.Read more at The Associated Press:Son Of Man Killed By ICE Presses Houston City Council To Stand Up For ImmigrantsRonaldo Salgado, the son of a Texas man who was shot and killed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, made an impassioned plea to local leaders during a Houston City Council meeting on Tuesday. “My question for y’all is how will you show up for the rest of the immigrant community here in Houston to make sure that what happened to my dad, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, doesn’t happen to any of them?” Salgado asked. “...Every single one of you councilmembers have immigrants living in your district. How will you protect them?”Salgado also urged council members to end the local police department’s partnership with ICE and help support immigrant communities in the region. “Many crimes go unreported, witnesses are scared to testify, all because any interaction with law enforcement can lead to deportation,” he said.Cornyn Set To Meet With Blanche As Committee Vote LoomsSen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) is set to meet with acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Wednesday morning ahead of a pivotal committee vote this week, NOTUS’ Igor Bobic reported. Cornyn, one of the key Republican holdouts on Blanche’s nomination, has called for written assurances clarifying that the government will not establish a $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund.” Cornyn has suggested that he would otherwise be unwilling to move forward with Blanche’s nomination, which is up for a Senate Judiciary Committee vote on Thursday. “I’ve told him we need paper…I’m not going to have the meeting unless they have the paper ready beforehand,” Cornyn told Bobic. Obama Set To Headline Redistricting Fundraiser In AugustFormer President Barack Obama is slated to helm a fundraiser for the National Democratic Redistricting Committee this August, according to an invitation obtained by Punchbowl News. The event, which will take place August 31 in Martha’s Vineyard, is aimed at boosting a Democratic group dedicated to supporting the party’s efforts to redraw congressional maps across the country. Redistricting remains a major focus for both parties after President Donald Trump urged Republican-led states to advance new House maps, prompting Democrat-led states to respond in kind. While the midterms are fast approaching, the focus on redistricting is expected to continue well into the next election cycle. “The race by Republicans to gerrymander is not over — and between potential redraws and the November election, the 2028 redistricting fight is already underway,” John Bisognano, the president of the NDRC, told The New York Times in a statement on Tuesday.Senate Advances Russia Sanctions Bill Championed By GrahamThe Senate took the first steps toward passage of a sweeping Russian sanctions bill on Tuesday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Capitol, moving forward on the legislation to penalize countries that continue to buy Russian oil, gas and other exports after more than a year of negotiations.The bipartisan 86-12 procedural vote came hours after a funeral for Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, the bill’s chief negotiator. Zelenskyy, who was in Washington to attend the service for Graham, met with senators beforehand and told them Ukraine is making gains in its war with Russia, but still needs more help from the U.S.Read more from The AP: Deadline Passes For Trump To Ask SCOTUS To Reconsider Birthright Citizenship RulingThe deadline passed Tuesday for the Trump administration to ask the Supreme Court to reconsider its rejection of the president’s birthright citizenship restrictions, with no new filing on the docket.President Donald Trump vowed to seek a rehearing shortly after the opinion handed him a loss on a signature issue, but by Tuesday the 25-day window had elapsed with no new activity.Read more from The Associated Press:See All Updates