Fauci Held in Contempt, Trump’s 2028 Reality Show, Hawaii Dem Candidate's Beach Brawl: AM Update 8/7

Senate Republicans vote to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after he invokes the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times during questioning about the government’s handling of COVID-19 -founder of the Article III Project Mike Davis weighs in. President Trump reportedly tells donors he wants Vice President JD Vance to succeed him, even as advisers remain divided over whether the President has settled on a 2028 heir. A rapidly strengthening El Niño raises fears of extreme weather as scientists compare it with the catastrophic 1877 event linked to more than 50 million deaths worldwide. A Democratic congressional candidate in Hawaii faces criminal charges after allegedly threatening beachgoers with a knife before an MMA-trained bystander knocks him out.