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The Justice Department's lawsuit over potential confusion in the Alaska Senate race continues to stir controversy days ahead of the midterm elections. CBS News' Kaia Hubbard reports.

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The Trump administration has asked a judge to block Alaska from certifying its Senate results if Democrat Mary Peltola narrowly wins, citing confusion over two candidates named Dan Sullivan.

Alaska Democrat Senate candidate Mary Peltola postponed her campaign events this week after she sustained “minor injuries” that required medical attention from a car accident in Anchorage on Saturday night. Peltola and her family were struck by another vehicle as they were heading to the Alaska Federation of Natives Annual Banquet, her campaign said in ...

With less than two weeks to go before the midterms, the Trump administration is ramping up its warnings about voter fraud and is not ruling out the prospect of weighing in on states’ election certification efforts. The Justice Department (DOJ) reportedly sent letters Friday to California election officials, directing them to identify potential noncitizens on...

With moves in Alaska and California, the department has stepped up interventions in the midterm elections as the president’s instrument of unmediated executive power.

Bloomberg News White House correspondent Kate Sullivan tells Bloomberg This Weekend that President Donald Trump is making himself a central figure in the closing days of the midterm campaign, even as some Republican candidates seek distance from him. Speaking with hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffini, Sullivan discusses Trump’s rally with Florida gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds, his effort to tailor his message to individual states and his intervention in a closely watched Alaska Senate race. (Source: Bloomberg)

Justice Department sues to block Alaska Senate race results if Republican loses; 11 days until midterm contests.

Election experts have broadly feared Trump will try to challenge Democrats’ expected victories in the midterms.

Ohio, Alaska, and Texas could elect their first Democratic governors in decades