- President Donald Trump criticized a federal court decision rejecting a lawsuit intended to block or investigate certification of Alaska's U.S. Senate race.
- U.S. District Judge Sharon Gleason dismissed the suit, ruling that investigating ballots cast for a second candidate named Dan Sullivan would breach voter secrecy and was infeasible.
- The Alaska Senate race features Republican incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan against Mary Peltola, alongside a second candidate listed as Daniel J. Sullivan Jr.
- Trump and his allies alleged that the presence of the second Dan Sullivan on the ballot was a ploy to siphon votes from the incumbent senator.
- Mary Peltola's campaign denied any involvement in enticing the second candidate to run, stating she had no interest in tricking voters.
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