DOJ sues to block Alaska Senate certification if Sullivan loses
Topics: Voting & Election LawAlaska Politics
8 outlets (CBS News, WSJ, PBS NewsHour, BBC US, Axios, NBC News, NYT and Politico) are covering this story.
How outlets are covering this: 8 outlets ran their own headlines on this story. Words most headlines share: “Alaska”, “loses”, “sues”, “certification”. Distinct wording: WSJ uses “Republican” and “candidate”; PBS NewsHour uses “ordered” and “suit”; BBC US uses “upcoming”; Axios uses “incumbent” and “delay”. (Computed from the headlines below.)
- CBS News reports: “The Trump administration is suing to prevent the Alaska Senate election from being certified if GOP Sen. Daniel Sullivan loses to Democrat Mary Peltola because of the other Dan Sullivan who is on t…”
- WSJ reports: “The lawsuit asks to delay finalization of the vote if the tossup election could have been swung by having two candidates named Dan Sullivan.”
- PBS NewsHour reports: “President Trump is making a final push to help Republicans maintain control of Congress as some of the most closely watched races remain competitive. But the battle for the Senate is also playing o…”
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- CBS News: DOJ sues to block Alaska Senate certification if Sullivan loses
- WSJ: The Trump administration has asked a federal court in Alaska to prevent the certification of the state’s Senate results if the Republican candidate there loses
- PBS NewsHour: Trump says he ordered suit to block Alaska Senate results if GOP loses
- BBC US: Trump administration sues to block certification of upcoming Alaska election
- Axios: DOJ sues to delay Alaska election results if GOP incumbent loses
- NBC News: DOJ sues to block Alaska Senate certification if GOP’s Dan Sullivan loses
- NYT: Alaska Election Gambit Shows Justice Dept. Has Bowed to Trump’s Demands
- Politico: Facing an electoral wipeout, Trump goes after the system
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