A federal judge on Sunday threw out the Justice Department’s lawsuit seeking to segregate ballots and delay certification of Alaska’s Senate race, the latest legal rebuke to a rash of Trump administration attempts to meddle in the 2026 midterms.
US District Judge Sharon Gleason said the federal government doesn’t have the standing to force Alaska to segregate ballots and that such a move would violate the right of voters to cast a secret ballot. Regardless, she added, it’s too late for the courts to force such a major change on the eve of an election.
CNN’s Gabe Cohen has the details and CNN’s Kyung Lah reports from an Anchorage, Alaska, polling place.
0:00 Trump reacts to the DOJ lawsuit being dismissed
1:25 CNN’s Gabe Cohen shares details of the judge’s ruling
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