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As Confirmation Hearing Nears, Todd Blanche’s Role in Epstein Case Draws Scrutiny

DEVLIN BARRETT

Todd Blanche’s role in interviewing Ghislaine Maxwell, a longtime associate of the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, will be front and center as he seeks to become attorney general.

Ban on Horse-Drawn Carriages Is Backed by Key N.Y.C. Official

SALLY GOLDENBERG AND ED SHANAHAN

The City Council speaker, Julie Menin, said she would support a bill to ban the rides in Central Park after a tourist was killed in an accident last month.

ICE Is Ordered to Pause Most Vehicle Stops

MATTHEW CULLEN

Also, Trump drops his plan for a Strait of Hormuz fee. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.

Videos Detail Moments Surrounding Fatal ICE Shooting in Biddeford, Maine

ALLISON MCCANN, DEVON LUM, TIM OUILLETTE, ARIC TOLER AND LEANNE ABRAHAM

Footage obtained by The New York Times shows ICE agents in the moments before and after the killing of Joan Sebastian Guerrero. The circumstances of the shooting remain unclear.

ICE Shootings Put Spotlight on Lack of Body Cameras

MADELEINE NGO

Kristi Noem, the former homeland security secretary, said five months ago that the Trump administration would “rapidly” deploy body cameras to immigration agents across the country. About half still don’t have them.

At War With Iran Again, Trump Finds an Opponent He Cannot Easily Dominate

PETER BAKER

The president is accustomed to forcing other countries to bend to his will. But he is struggling to come up with a strategy to extract Iranian concessions as the cease-fire he brokered collapses.

Trump Says His Thursday Speech Will Focus on Election Security and Voting Machines

MAGGIE HABERMAN AND JULIAN E. BARNES

The planned prime-time address comes as an administration task force has been working to declassify documents, including some related to elections, according to people familiar with the process.

Taco Bell voluntarily removes some ingredients at restaurants amid parasitic outbreak

Reported cases of cyclosporiasis, an intestinal illness caused by a parasite, have surpassed 3,000 in Michigan, the state's health department said on Tuesday.

1 dead, 3 missing after boat sinks near Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay

One person is dead and three others are missing after a boat with more than a dozen passengers sank in San Francisco Bay, according to local authorities.

WATCH: World Cup Final Four set

For the first time in World Cup history, the top four teams in FIFA's rankings have made the semi-finals.

Confirmed Ebola cases top 2,000 in Congo, including 754 deaths

Confirmed cases of Ebola in Congo have reached 2,011, including 754 deaths, according to government data released overnight in what authorities say is the fastest-growing outbreak on record

Blanche to face grilling on DOJ controversies as he seeks confirmation as AG

Blanche will likely need the votes of all Judiciary Committee Republicans.

WATCH: Blast from the past! High-energy workout Tae Bo is back

Hanna Battah talks to Billy Blanks, a fitness personality who's introducing a whole new audience to the workout which surged in popularity decades ago.

Dr. Erica Schwartz to appear before Senate for CDC director confirmation hearing

Dr. Erica Schwartz is set to appear before a Senate committee on Wednesday for her confirmation hearing as the next director of the CDC.

Canadian wildfire smoke descends on US, spreading from Great Lakes to New England

There are more than 830 wildfires in Canada as of Wednesday morning.