Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy says he’ll back Todd Blanche’s nomination as attorney general, likely paving the way for Blanche to be confirmed to lead President Donald Trump’s Justice Department. Blanche’s prospective confirmation appeared threatened earlier Friday, when Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski announced her opposition. Murkowski cited concern that the administration could proceed with a $1.8 billion fund to compensate Trump allies, despite Blanche formally terminating it. Also, an appeals court has ruled Trump must seek approval from Congress to build his proposed White House ballroom, saying construction must stop. The U.S. Court of Appeals sided with historic preservationists who sued to stop construction.

As President Donald Trump continues to push for stricter proof of citizenship laws ahead of the midterm elections, social media users are falsely alleging that an old clip shows former President Barack Obama telling people in the U.S. illegally to vote in the 2016 election. But the clip has been edited to make this seem true. In reality, Obama urges people who can legally vote, including Latino citizens, to cast a ballot and does not advocate for noncitizen voting of any kind.

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad:

The battle over birthright citizenship hasn't ended for President Donald Trump despite a June 30 Supreme Court ruling that rejected his executive order declaring that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens. This week he said he would ask for a rehearing by the court. The Trump administration has never been subtle about its views on the practice, which has long granted automatic citizenship to nearly everyone born on U.S. soil. To Trump, birthright citizenship is a “magnet for illegal immigration,” with administration officials often pointing to illegal “birth tourism” networks that arrange for non-U.S. citizens to come to the country solely to give birth.