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 email Progressive Democratic proposals including ‘Medicare for all’ and new taxes on billionaires have powered insurgent candidates to primary victories this year, shaking the party establishment and leading it to worry about how Democrats will perform in November’s midterm elections. But a Reuters/Ipsos poll concluded early this week found those ideas – though by no means all of the progressive agenda – are supported by independent voters who could be decisive in determining whether president Donald Trump’s Republican Party maintains its congressional majorities for the next two years. Continue reading...