{
  "id": 16250043,
  "title": "Legal expert on DOJ lawsuit to block certification of Alaska Senate election if Republican loses",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/legal-expert-on-doj-lawsuit-to-block-certification-of-alaska-senate",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T23:47:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
    "slug": "cbs-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/video/legal-expert-on-dojs-lawsuit-to-block-certification-of-alaska-senate-election-if-republican-loses/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "President Trump's Justice Department has filed a lawsuit to block the certification of Alaska's Senate race if incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses. It argues the presence of another GOP candidate, named Daniel J. Sullivan, could create confusion for voters and benefit Democrats. CBS news legal contributor Jessica Levinson breaks it all down.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Trump on the Alaska election lawsuit: I'm the one that said, 'do it'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/trump-on-the-alaska-election-lawsuit-im-the-one-that-said-do-it",
        "published": "2026-10-23T19:23:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "US Justice Dept sues to block possible Alaska election of Democrat to Senate",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/us-justice-dept-sues-to-block-possible-alaska-election-of-democrat-to",
        "published": "2026-10-24T00:12:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}