Crossfiled14 outlets · filed 29 October 2026
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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CBS News frames the race as a potential Senate control decider and emphasizes the scale of spending, calling it the most expensive contest so far and featuring supporters and local observers. Fox News instead headlines the ad-spending angle, saying the race shatters the nonpresidential ad spending record and focusing on the candidates’ final pitches. Both outlets center Ken Paxton and James Talarico, but only CBS foregrounds the wider Senate stakes.
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