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Judge dismisses Trump lawsuit in Alaska Senate race
A federal judge on Sunday rejected the Trump administration’s lawsuit that demanded officials not certify election results in the Senate race there, if the incumbent senator loses. NBC News’ Steve Patterson reports.
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Most outlets converge on the same core framing: a federal judge dismissed the Trump administration’s Alaska Senate race lawsuit, with CBS News and Reason adding that the ruling was with prejudice or rested on standing and other legal defects. The Guardian US and NPR emphasize the attempt to block certification if the Republican incumbent lost, while NBC News and CBS News are the only ones to spell out the ballot-name dispute around candidates named Dan Sullivan. CNBC alone says the DOJ vowed to appeal.
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