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Judge tosses DOJ’s lawsuit over Alaska Senate race
A federal judge on Sunday dismissed the Trump administration’s lawsuit in Alaska that sought to block certification if the second Dan Sullivan running for Senate causes voter confusion and leads Democrats to flip the seat. U.S. District Judge Sharon Gleason ruled the administration hadn’t shown how
What the coverage shows
All nine outlets converge on the court throwing out Trump’s lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal over reporting tied to Jeffrey Epstein, with several naming Rupert Murdoch as a defendant too. CBS News, The Independent and The Hill are the clearest in foregrounding that the dismissal was with prejudice or permanent, while NBC News and CNBC emphasize the dollar amount and NBC is alone in calling it a $10 billion suit. NPR is alone in quoting the judge’s “grasping at straws” remark, and Axios is alone in stressing that this was the second court setback this year.
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