Morning Edition Thursday, the 6th of August

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At the top of the news, Legal aid groups alarmed as Trump administration awards $150M migrant child contract to Texas firm.

Also in the digest... Meta, Whoopi Goldberg, and United States.

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Politics
Church Treasurer Stole Nearly $150,000 From Minnesota Congregation and Only Repaid $716
World
US Senate panel votes to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress over Covid hearing
Anthony Fauci
Republicans vote to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress as Democrats blast ‘McCarthy-esque’ hearing
World
Ohio voters reconsider Republican Max Miller amid domestic abuse allegations
World
Organ Donation Group Accused of Trying To Harvest Organs From Patients Still Showing Signs of Life
World
Senate committee says it has copy of Fauci’s phone as it weighs holding him in contempt
National
New kind of flu shot is on the way as the FDA approves Moderna's mRNA-based vaccine
World
First Thing: Democrats look forward after progressive El-Sayed victory in Michigan
Jacob Ryan Clement
Portland man accused of murder insists victim died of overdose, not the 2 bullets he allegedly fired into his torso
ARMY
US Army Hospital OB/GYN Charged With Sexually Assaulting 93 Patients and Recording Victims
Politics
Mexican migrant with leukemia dies in ICE custody as family alleges medical negligence
Politics
First Circuit Strikes Down Puerto Rico Ban on Certain Knowingly False Statements During Declared Emergencies
Florida
Miami-Dade Confirmed as Florida's Third Locally Acquired Dengue Case as Mosquito Control Funding Faces a November Vote
World
'Baseless accusations': Beijing protests Japan's assessment of China as 'greatest strategic challenge'
World
Exclusive: Emails reveal Palmer Luckey’s political fundraising as his company wins sole-source contracts
World
North Korea fires ballistic missile: South Korea military
World
Virginia teens at golf tryouts rescue family from drowning and then make squad
Marine One
Investigators look at why a plane was allowed to take off as Trump's helicopter approached
World
'Why December? She should come now': Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman's aide challenges Sheikh Hasina
National
US asks Philippines to extradite Filipino church leader accused of sex crimes and fraud