Topic: Coronavirus Research

Senator Rand Paul confronted Secretary of State Antony Blinken regarding the State Department's refusal to release records related to U.S.-funded coronavirus research in China. Despite a personal assurance from Blinken and a unanimous Senate vote to declassify COVID-19 origin data, Paul alleges the State Department continues to withhold unclassified documents from the American people.

Bing Liu, a 37-year-old researcher at the University of Pittsburgh who was reportedly close to a "significant finding" regarding the cellular mechanism of COVID-19, was found shot to death in an apparent murder-suicide. Police believe Liu was killed by an acquaintance who then took his own life in a nearby vehicle. The timing of the death has fueled public speculation regarding the nature of Liu's research and potential foul play.