{
  "id": 16236355,
  "title": "Justice Department sues to block Alaska Senate race results if Republican loses",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/justice-department-sues-to-block-alaska-senate-race-results-if",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T22:15:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
    "slug": "cbs-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/video/justice-department-sues-block-alaska-senate-race-results-if-republican-loses/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "At President Trump's direction, the Justice Department sued Friday to block the certification of the Alaska Senate race if Republican incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan loses, citing the presence of another candidate on the ballot bearing the same name. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe has more.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Trump orders lawsuit to block Alaska Senate result if Republicans lose",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/trump-orders-lawsuit-to-block-alaska-senate-result-if-republicans-lose",
        "published": "2026-10-23T22:09:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Mother Jones",
        "title": "DOJ Is Suing to Decertify Alaska’s Senate Results—But Only If Republicans Lose",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/doj-is-suing-to-decertify-alaskas-senate-results-but-only-if",
        "published": "2026-10-23T22:30:15.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}