Three takeaways from Todd Blanche’s confirmation hearing

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche faced a tense Senate confirmation hearing. CBS News reports on how senators grilled him over the Jeffrey Epstein files, the Department of Justice’s anti-weaponization fund, and his past as President Trump’s personal lawyer.

The fatal shooting by ICE of a Colombian immigrant has shaken the small coastal town of Biddeford, Maine. The Washington Post’s Ted Hesson explains how neighbors, family, and the wider immigrant community are processing the tragedy.

The Athletic’s Henry Bushnell breaks down how America’s pay-to-play youth soccer system may be holding back the next generation of stars.

Plus, wildfire smoke is creating dangerous air-quality conditions across a large part of the U.S., the Pentagon will screen soldiers for low testosterone, and Argentina advanced to the World Cup final.

Today’s episode was hosted by Yasmeen Khan.