Good morning.You're reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day.Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche will appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee today as President Trump's nominee to lead the Justice Department permanently.
Blanche is expected to face questions about his handling of the Epstein files, the targeting of the president's political enemies and the broader politicization of justice.Iran warned it could block all oil export routes in the region in retaliation for the U.S.maritime blockade.
Trump says the U.S.will take control of the Strait of Hormuz and has reversed a plan to charge foreign ships a transit fee.
The threat and shifting statements come as the U.S.and Iran continue exchanging attacks, with little sign their fragile ceasefire will hold.U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency will pause most vehicle stops during its enforcement operations.This change comes after two deaths associated with ICE traffic stops.
Neither person killed was the intended target of the immigration enforcement actions.Go face-to-face with the person of the moment.NPR's Newsmakers video podcast brings the biggest names in politics, business, sports, arts, and culture out of the headlines and into the interview chair to discuss the mark they're making on the world.
Follow the Newsmakers podcast or subscribe to NPR's YouTube channel to get new episodes as soon as they're available.Bill Maher received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor this summer at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.The comedian and host of HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher has spent more than three decades criticizing figures across the political spectrum and challenging organized religion.
In a new episode of Newsmakers, Morning Edition's Steve Inskeep speaks with Maher about his approach to comedy, how his Catholic upbringing shaped his atheism, why he invit...