Stories by

Rachel Carlson

Associate Producer, Short Wave

Former Fauci adviser Dr. David Morens pleads guilty to concealing COVID-related records

Rachel Carlson, Rob Stein | Aug 19, 2026, 7:45 PM UTC

Dr. David Morens, a former aide to Dr. Anthony Fauci, has pleaded guilty to violating federal law by trying to conceal emails about the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Senate Homeland Security committee votes to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress

Eric McDaniel, Rachel Carlson | Aug 6, 2026, 7:16 AM UTC

Animal spillover? Lab leak? What the science says about the origins of COVID-19

Rachel Carlson | Jul 29, 2026, 11:02 PM UTC

Anthony Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment in Rand Paul Senate hearing

Rachel Carlson, Jonathan Lambert, Ari Daniel | Jul 29, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC