The GOP-led government of Alaska is pushing back against the Justice Department regarding the state's election process.
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Deadline: White HouseOct 28, 2026
As of 2026-10-28, Alaska's GOP-led government was formally pushing back against the Justice Department's lawsuit over the Senate race certification, filing a motion to dismiss on Oct 27 that argued the federal government lacks authority to intervene in state elections.
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… Yeah, so one thing that is really reassuring to me, Nicole, is that there are a lot of safeguards that are still holding strong. The states are pushing back against federal overreach. They are protecting the integrity of our elections right now. We saw that in Alaska, where the GOP-led government of that state is pushing back against the Justice Department and their attempts to sabotage the state's election process. We are seeing that courts are holding strong. Judges are continuing to reject frivolous prosecutions and frivolous lawsuits by the Justice Department, and citizens are holding strong. …
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Supports. The Hill reports that Alaska's GOP-led government urged a federal court to dismiss the DOJ lawsuit seeking to bar certification, citing a Monday court filing and arguing the 'United States lacks authority to intervene in state elections at all.'[3]
Supports. The Washington Post reports that Alaska's Republican-led state government moved to kill the Trump-ordered suit, with state lawyers arguing the Justice Department cannot get involved in the election.[4]
Supports. Reuters and AP report that a federal judge dismissed the DOJ suit on Nov 1, after the state had pushed back, so the pushback was an active legal contest rather than a hypothetical.[1][2]
Context. The DOJ has said it will appeal the dismissal, so the dispute between the state and the Justice Department over the election process was ongoing after the claim date.[2][5]
Sources
5 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 tier 1, 1 tier 2, 1 not rated
- 1US judge dismisses Trump election lawsuit in Alaskareuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Judge dismisses lawsuit seeking to block certification of Alaska Senate race if GOP incumbent losesapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports, context
- 3Alaska's GOP government urges dismissal of Department of ...thehill.com · tier 1 · cited for: supports
- 4Alaska’s GOP-led government moves to kill Trump-ordered suit over Senate resultswashingtonpost.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 5Election lawsuit in Alaska dismissednwaonline.com · not rated · cited for: context
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