Sen. Tim Scott dodges on whether he would accept the results of the Alaska Senate race

Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., declined to say whether he would accept the results of the Alaska Senate race if Democrat Mary Peltola wins the battleground seat following a bombshell report from The New York Times about Democrats’ alleged efforts to recruit …

Judge dismisses Trump attempt to block Alaska Senate race results if Republican loses

A judge has dismissed the Donald Trump-backed lawsuit seeking to block certification of Alaska’s US Senate race if Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan loses. Trump said on 23 October that he had ordered the justice department to file the lawsuit in a move …

Federal judge dismisses Trump attempt to interfere in Alaska Senate race

A federal judge in Alaska on Sunday dismissed the Trump administration’s lawsuit seeking to separate and preserve certain ballots in the state’s upcoming Senate election, where GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan faces Democrat Mary Peltola. In the last week, Peltola’s …

Alaska’s Republican senator says he’ll accept the race result, even as he says it could be ‘stolen.’

Representative Haley Stevens, Democrat of Michigan, on Sunday withdrew her support for Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for Senate in the state and her former primary rival, and endorsed his Republican opponent, a stunning last-minute turn in a …

Trump team's lawsuit to block Alaska Senate race certification dismissed by judge

Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by the Justice Department aimed at halting the …

Alaska attorneys say 'meritless' Trump demand to set aside Senate ballots is 'disturbing and impossible'

Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in Alaska's Republican-run state government urged a federal judge on Saturday to dismiss a Trump …

Justice Department says it plans to appeal ruling dismissing its challenge to Alaska's certification of US Senate race

FBI visits ‘Decoy Dan’ Sullivan donors as feds ramp up investigation into Alaska Senate candidate

The FBI has begun reaching out to donors of Dan Sullivan asking about potential deception, as federal authorities ramped up their investigation of the US Senate candidate in Alaska who shares a name with the Republican incumbent. Agents have contacted …

Judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit seeking to block Alaska Senate certification if GOP’s Dan Sullivan loses

A federal judge on Sunday dismissed the Justice Department's lawsuit seeking to block certification of Alaska's U.S. Senate race if Republican Sen. Dan S. Sullivan loses, two days before Election Day. U.S. District Judge Sharon Gleason wrote that …

DOJ wants Alaska ballots isolated in 2nd Dan Sullivan probe. The state’s Republican government calls that ‘impossible.’

It was, for a while, considered one of those colorful quirks that crop up in the course of an election: the fact that not one but two candidates named Dan Sullivan will appear on the Nov. 3 ballot for U.S. senator from Alaska.  One Dan Sullivan — Dan S. …