AP Top Headlines at 12:46 p.m. EDT

Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana says he’ll vote for Todd Blanche as attorney general, likely paving the way for Blanche to be confirmed to lead President Donald Trump’s Justice DepartmentA federal appeals court has decided President Donald Trump cannot build a $400 million ballroom at the White House without congressional approvalPakistan, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia have signed a mutual defense agreementUkrainian long-range drones have hit a warehouse in the Ural Mountains belonging to Russia’s largest online retailerU.S. employers unexpectedly cut 23,000 jobs last month, and Labor Department revisions shaved 103,000 jobs off payrolls in May and JuneStocks are rising on Wall Street and Treasury yields are falling after the government reported that employers unexpectedly cut 23,000