Another Republican comes out against Todd Blanche’s attorney general nomination, narrowing his path to confirmation – live

Republican senator Lisa Murkowski ⁠of Alaska ⁠said she ⁠will oppose president ⁠Donald Trump’s nominee ​for ‌attorney ‌general Sign up for the Breaking News US emailTennessee primary voters picked a pair of Memphis-area lawmakers to square off in a dramatically reconfigured US House seat central to Donald Trump’s plan to try to hold on to a slim Republican majority in the midterm congressional elections.Republicans chose state senator Brent Taylor, who was endorsed by Trump, to be their nominee in the revamped 9th congressional district. Democrats picked state representative Justin Pearson, who gained national prominence three years ago when he was expelled from the Tennessee House for protesting in support of gun control measures. Continue reading...