{"id":"82fb8f8c-7860-4ad7-88dc-6fa3fc95f9a8","url":"https://www.npr.org/2026/07/29/nx-s1-5910542/fauci-rand-paul-diary-coronavirus-origin-lab-leak-hearing","domain":"npr.org","outlet":{"name":"NPR","country":"US","cred":5,"lean":-1,"curated":true},"title":"Rand Paul released Fauci's pandemic-era 'diary.' Now they'll face off on Capitol Hill","plainHeadline":"Rand Paul released Fauci's pandemic-era diary ahead of their meeting on Capitol Hill.","rewrite":{"model":"gpt-5.6-sol","at":"2026-07-29T11:08:52.351Z"},"summary":["Over 1,100 diary pages cover Fauci's 2019-2022 tenure at NIAID.","Paul posts the diary days before Fauci's Senate testimony on origins.","A 465-page prequel of Fauci documents from 2001-2015 is also released.","Diaries note Fauci's rising fame, security details, and travel amid the pandemic.","Controversy centers on lab-leak vs. natural-origin theories of COVID-19."],"topics":["Politics","Health","Science"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-07-29T09:00:00.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-07-29T09:38:37.733Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/90488f1c-35a8-419e-b552-ab2ea1021b47"}