First Thing: Alaska Senate race descends into legal acrimony over second Dan Sullivan
The US justice department is reported to have issued subpoenas after a report that the Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola’s campaign collaborated with party operatives to get a challenger with the same name as the Republican senator Dan Sullivan on to the midterm ballot.
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- DoJ reportedly issues subpoenas after reports Democrat campaign sought candidate with same name as Republican incumbent.
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While it is not illegal, the US president and the justice department have filed a lawsuit pre-emptively to block the certification of the Senate election results if the incumbent senator loses.
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