Dr. Matthew Memoli, a National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases researcher focused on flu and other respiratory viruses, has been named acting director of the nearly $50 billion agency.

Previously, the CIA did not take a position on where the virus - which is responsible for more than seven million deaths worldwide - came from.

CIA continues to assess that both research-related and natural origin scenarios of the COVID-19 pandemic remain plausible.”

Dr. Anthony Fauci has been stripped of his federal security detail despite ongoing threats to his life over his role in the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Central Intelligence Agency with a "low confidence" has changed its stance and concluded that it's likely the COVI-19 virus was leaked from a Chinese lab before it became a global pandemic five years ago.

The past three administrations have tried to limit gain-of-function research. The second Trump administration might be the first one to be successful at doing so.

President Donald Trump has ended the federal security detail for Dr. Anthony Fauci, the infectious disease expert who advised him on the COVID-19 pandemic.

"Dr. Fauci saw that and he said, 'Oh my God, I could get blamed for all this. So I'm going to have to establish complete control so nobody has questions'"

Rand Paul condemned Biden for issuing a pardon to Dr. Anthony Fauci for all crimes he may have committed as one of his last acts in the White House.

The news comes after the CIA announced over the weekend that COVID-19 most likely originated from a leak at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in 2020.

Given he continues to face ongoing threats due to his public-facing role during the Covid-19 pandemic, Fauci has now hired his own private security that he’ll pay for himself.

Dr. Anthony Fauci’s federal security protection was withdrawn, with President Trump advising him to arrange private security. Fauci’s controversial role in shaping the COVID-19 pandemic response earned praise and criticism.