{
  "id": 16239147,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T22:09:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2026/10/1562297/trump-orders-lawsuit-block-alaska-senate-result-if-republicans-lose"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Donald Trump has ordered a Justice Department lawsuit to prevent the certification of Alaska's Senate election result should he lose the Republican incumbent seat, according to a report from Washington. The lawsuit, filed on Thursday, alleges that the presence of an additional candidate named Dan J. Sullivan Jr. on the Alaska ballot was a deliberate attempt to confuse voters and hurt Sullivan's chances. Democrats and Sullivan Jr. have denied these claims. The lawsuit seeks to hold up a Democratic win and hold an investigation if Sullivan's losing margin is less than the number of votes won by his namesake. Attorney General Todd Blanche stated that the Justice Department is not planning to interfere in the midterms, but he did not rule out a \"doomsday scenario.\" Democrats accuse the Trump administration of seeking ways to influence the November vote by expanding federal control over state-run elections. Trump won Alaska by 13 percentage points in his 2024 election, but the race is now being seen as a potential bellwether for the midterms, with Democrats expected to make significant gains.",
  "summary": "WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said on Friday that he had ordered a Justice Department lawsuit seeking to prevent certification of Alaska’s Senate election result if the Republican incumbent loses — raising further questions over whether he will accept defeat in the midterms.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-23T22:15:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}