Justice Department Sues Alaska Over Similarly Named Senate Candidate

Summary

President Trump has suggested Alaskans could vote for the wrong Sullivan in the Senate race. The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit saying Alaska voters could confuse candidates with similar names, and TIME reports that experts question the department's authority to bring the case.

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   24 Oct 2026, 18:26 UTCSource ↗

   TIME reports that the Justice Department filed a lawsuit saying Alaska voters could confuse candidates with similar names, and that experts question the department's authority to do so.