Judge dismisses Trump administration bid to block Alaska Senate certification

A federal judge dismissed a Trump administration lawsuit seeking to block Alaska Senate certification if the Republican incumbent lost.

AI-written summary · The Chestnut Post · November 1, 2026 at 1:15 PM EST · How we use AI

Judge dismisses Trump administration bid to block Alaska Senate certification

A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit brought by the Trump administration seeking to prevent certification of Alaska’s U.S. Senate election results if the Republican incumbent was defeated.

The highly unusual legal effort sought to make blocking certification contingent on the incumbent’s loss, rather than challenge certification regardless of the outcome.

Originally reported by NPR. Read the full story at NPR

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