Blanche says Trump isn’t trying to meddle with Alaska election results by suing over Senate race
Blanche says the Justice Department is trying to prevent voter confusion over two similar names and not to help Trump overturn Alaska's results.
- Attorney General Todd Blanche defended the Justice Department's lawsuit to block certification of Alaska's Senate results if GOP Senator Dan Sullivan loses, denying the move lays groundwork to overturn the election.
- Republicans fear a second candidate named Sullivan on the ballot could siphon votes from the incumbent, potentially tipping the outcome to Democrat Mary Peltola amid voter confusion concerns.
- Michigan Senate candidates Republican Mike Rogers and Democrat Abdul El-Sayed clashed over accusations that El-Sayed has ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, with El-Sayed telling Rogers, "It's really quite beneath you."
- The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments today regarding the voter roll fight between California and the Trump administration over more than 20,000 mail-in ballots.
- Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, running for a second term, said he is focused on increasing the minimum wage at $7.25 and codifying abortion rights in the state constitution.
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Trump ‘not meddling’ in Alaska elections by suing over Senate race: Blanche
Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday defended the Trump administration’s lawsuit to block certification of Alaska’s Senate results if Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan loses the race and argued that the legal challenge was a necessary step to avoid confusing voters in the closely watched midterm race. US President Donald Trump, who said on Friday that he was “the one that said do it”, is not trying to overturn state election results “in any w…
Todd Blanche Tells CNN Host 'That Is Not a Real Question' Amid Row Over Trump's Alaska Senate Election Lawsuit
US Attorney General Todd Blanche denied that a Justice Department lawsuit over Alaska's Senate election is intended to help Donald Trump overturn the result, despite Trump saying he urged the case.
'Total gobbledygook': Trump DOJ roasted for nonsense election meddling
President Donald Trump's Attorney General attempted to defend the administration's latest bombshell election lawsuit, prompting a thorough roasting from observers across social media, with one prominent New York Times columnist calling his argument "total gobbledygook."The Justice Department this week filed a lawsuit asking a federal court to block the certification of Alaska's Senate race if incumbent Republican Dan Sullivan loses by a small en…
"Alaska Election Feud Gets Uglier as Blanche Defends Justice Department Action" #ELB
WSJ: Attorney General Todd Blanche offered a combative defense Sunday of the Justice Department’s lawsuit seeking to block certification of Alaska’s Senate race if the Republican candidate loses. On CNN’s “State of the Union,” Blanche said the department filed the … Continue reading “Alaska Election Feud Gets Uglier as Blanche Defends Justice Department Action” →
Are Alaska voters confused by two Dan Sullivans? DOJ sues to find out, Blanche says
The Trump administration wants to ensure Alaskans are not misled into voting for the wrong Dan Sullivan in the U.S. Senate race, Attorney General Todd Blanche said Sunday in two interviews defending a new federal lawsuit.
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