US: Judge Dismisses Trump Lawsuit to Block Alaska Election Certification

A federal judge has dismissed a Trump administration lawsuit that sought to block officials from certifying election results in Alaska's Senate race if the incumbent Republican senator loses, NBC News and German newspaper Die Zeit reported. The judge ruled that the suit lacked any legal foundation.

According to Argentine newspaper Clarín, the dispute centers on the presence of another candidate with the same surname on the ballot, which raised administration concerns over voter confusion in the state's ranked-choice voting system. The US Department of Justice plans to appeal the ruling, while the campaign of candidate Peltola welcomed the decision.