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  "id": 16211687,
  "title": "DoJ sues to block certification of Alaska Senate results if Republican incumbent loses",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/doj-sues-to-block-certification-of-alaska-senate-results-if",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T18:06:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
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    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/23/trump-doj-lawsuit-alaska-senate-dan-sullivan"
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  "summary": "Trump justice department claims there could be ‘confusion’ about two Republicans on the ballot named Dan Sullivan The US Department of Justice on Thursday filed a pre-emptive lawsuit in federal court to block the certification of Alaska’s US Senate results if the Republican incumbent on the ballot does not win. The justice department claimed there could be “voter confusion” about the two…",
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        "published": "2026-10-23T14:14:24.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Financial Times",
        "title": "Trump administration moves to block certification of Alaska Senate election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/trump-administration-moves-to-block-certification-of-alaska-senate",
        "published": "2026-10-23T17:54:39.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Trump administration sues to block possible Democratic win in Alaska",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/trump-administration-sues-to-block-possible-democratic-win-in-alaska",
        "published": "2026-10-23T17:57:54.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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