Crossfiled6 outlets · filed 23 October 2026
DOJ sues to block Alaska Senate certification if Sullivan loses
The Trump administration is suing to prevent the Alaska Senate election from being certified if GOP Sen. Daniel Sullivan loses to Democrat Mary Peltola because of the other Dan Sullivan who is on the ballot.
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What the coverage shows
Most outlets converge on the Justice Department lawsuit and the condition that Alaska’s Senate certification could be blocked if the Republican candidate loses. NBC News, CBS News, 60 Minutes and Axios frame it as an effort to delay or prevent certification, while BBC News, Reason and CNBC foreground the administration’s stated confusion argument about two candidates with the same name. The Hill is the only outlet here to highlight Todd Blanche’s claim that the suit is not trying to stop certification, and NBC alone notes Democrats asking a judge to dismiss the challenge.
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