# Trump DOJ sues to block Alaska Senate result if Republican loses

https://mins.news/en/video/113232

- CNN, 2026-10-23 18:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntE0hryN0OE

> The Trump administration has filed a preemptive lawsuit seeking to stop Alaska from certifying its US Senate election if Republican incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan loses. The race could determine the Senate’s balance of power. The suit is the Justice Department’s latest effort to involve itself in election administration, despite the Constitution’s limited role for the executive branch in running votes.

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