Another Republican comes out against Todd Blanche’s attorney general nomination, narrowing his path to confirmation – live
by Shrai Popat (now) and Tom Ambrose (earlier) from World news | The Guardian on (#77H75)
Republican senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska said she will oppose president Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general
US employers unexpectedly lost 23,000 jobs in July and job gains for the previous two months were revised down sharply, as the summer slump in job growth continued amid ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
The unemployment rate, however, held steady at 4.1%. Economists had projected an unchanged unemployment rate and 83,000 new jobs for the month.
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