AP Top Headlines at 9:46 a.m. EDT

Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she'll oppose Todd Blanche’s nomination as attorney generalTo reach a deal with Iran that reopens the economically vital Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump may need to do something out of character — compromisePakistan, 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 mostly rising in early trading on Wall Street and Treasury yields are falling after the government reported that employers unexpectedly cut 23,000 jobs last monthPresident Donald Trump loves talking about grass, e