By VICTOR HELLER, US REPORTER and BREANNE DEPPISCH, US SENIOR POLITICAL REPORTER and NIKKI SCHWAB, CHIEF CAMPAIGN CORRESPONDENT and VICTORIA CHURCHILL, US POLITICAL REPORTER
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Donald Trump has been issued a massive legal blow after a judge blocked his bid for the Alaska Senate results to be void if incumbent Senator Dan Sullivan does not win.
US District Judge Sharon Gleason ruled Sunday that the Trump administration lacked standing in the case, which sought to force Alaska to segregate ballots in the event that US Senator Dan S. Sullivan, a Republican, lost his reelection bid to Democratic challenger Mary Peltola.
Gleason said the government lacked the ability to investigate the results without violating voters’ rights to privacy. She also denied another chance for the Trump administration to amend its complaint – saying that doing so would be both futile and burdensome for Alaska election officials with just two days left before November 3.
Requiring the segregation of ballots cast by voters for Daniel J. Sullivan so that these voters can be further investigated ‘is not a remedy that this Court can or should order,’ she said, ‘as it clearly violates Alaskans’ right to a secret ballot.’
The ruling is the latest in a series of high-profile defeats for Trump administration and its flurry of pre-election lawsuits.
This comes as Trump is set to arrive in Iowa to deliver remarks for what will be his second-to-last midterm rally at 4pm Eastern Time. Around four hours later, the president will give his midterm blitz finale Kansas.
Breaking:Massive loss for Trump as Alaska judge throws out DOJ lawsuit to delay certification of controversial Senate race
A judge has thrown out the Justice Department’s lawsuit that sought to stop Alaska from certifying the results of the state’s heated Senate race between Democrat Mary Peltola and GOP incumbent Dan Sullivan.
‘The absence of any explanation from the United States as to how its requested relief could redress its alleged injury while simultaneously maintaining the secrecy of the ballot is telling,’ the US District Court for the District Alaska wrote in a new dismissal order.
‘Simply, the Court cannot grant the United States the relief it seeks because the United States has failed to establish the redressability prerequisite for Article III standing.’
DOJ said in a statement that they plan to appeal the ruling.
Polling nostradamus gives prediction on election outcome… including a ‘deliberately weird’ twist
Private jet with nine people onboard crashes into highway in Palm Beach just eight miles from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago – after president headed to rally in Iowa
A private jet carrying nine people has crashed just eight miles from Mar-a-Lago in Florida, erupting into a colossal fire and sending a boom echoing for miles.
Donald Trump was at Mar-a-Lago on Saturday night hosting a Halloween party, but he had already departed for his election rally in Iowa by the time the explosion occurred.
Dire sign for Trump as Democrats edge toward 10-point lead in the Daily Mail’s midterms poll of polls
President Donald Trump and his Republican Party look poised for a beating, according to averages of the latest polling data.
AOC’s allies privately express dissatisfaction with Mamdani
Two New York City progressives have been making waves nationally, but allies of one are eyeing the other’s coverage and think it’s unfair.
Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the Big Apple’s mayor Zohran Mamdani have put on a united front in public, joining forces.
Yet, as revealed by the New York Times, Mamdani’s rapid rise has caused some friction among Ocasio-Cortez’ allies, noting, ‘While Mr. Mamdani has not universally pleased the left, it has long grated on some Ocasio-Cortez allies that the new mayor seems to be given more deference from more of the base than she was ever afforded.’
Some in Ocasio-Cortez’ orbit have been struck by the level of patience and deference that Mamdani has been afforded by progressive activists and supporters – something that they believe the congresswoman was not given as her own star has risen.
Trump ignores massive Alaska humiliation, leashes out at ‘decoy’ Dan Sullivan
Donald Trump has so far ignored his humbling loss after an Alaska judge has thrown out the president’s DOJ lawsuit to delay the certification of the state’s controversial Senate race.
Instead, he took to Truth Social to leash out against the ‘decoy’ Dan Sullivan whom he accused of being a liberal plant recruited to steal votes from the GOP incumbent with the same name.
‘The Fake Daniel J. Sullivan, Jr., has DISAPPEARED! Nobody can find him, including Law Enforcement,’ the President wrote. ‘He knows that he committed a Criminal Act.’
Source: @realDonaldTrump/TruthSocial
Breaking:Massive explosion erupts in flames in Palm Beach just 8 miles from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago
A colossal fire has erupted just a stone’s throw from Mar-a-Lago and the Trump golf course in Florida only two days before midterm election day.
We visited five of America’s key midterm bellwethers. This is what they predict for November 3
More than 100 million people are likely to cast ballots in this year’s midterm elections.
With nearly all reputable experts forecasting that the House will be captured by the Democrats, the focus is on control of the Senate, which will be decided by a handful of states.
The Daily Mail visited five of them: Kansas, Texas, Michigan, Ohio and Maine.
Famous election guru Nate Silver predicts blue shock for Florida
Renowned election guru Nate Silver just projected a massive Republican upset as he predicts Florida’s next Governor to be a Democrat.
In a midterm simulation map, Silver sees Democratic hopeful David Jolly ahead of GOP nominee Byron Donalds.
The prediction would mean a unexpected shock for Republicans as the Sunshine State has not had a Democratic governor in more than 30 years and even the nonpartisan Cook Political Report still sees conservatives at an advantage.
Michigan GOP candidate for US Senate Mike Rogers’s winning chances surge on Kalshi after shock Haley Stevens move backstabbing own Democratic Party member
Republican hopeful Mike Rogers, who is running for US Senate in Michigan, is regaining ground in his battle against Abdul El-Sayed after the Democrat was backstabbed by his own party member Haley Stevens Sunday morning.
Trump weighs in on Democratic civil war in Michigan as Haley Stevens backs Republican candidate: ‘It’s a thing called bravery’
Donald Trump has taken to social media to weigh in on the Demcoratic civil war in Michigan, which escalated when Democrat Haley Stevens moved to back GOP candidate Mike Rogers.
In a Truth Social post, the president stated: ‘Her following is huge, and the level of respect from the People of Michigan, especially our African American and Jewish populations, is virtually unparalleled.’
‘Haley said what few people are willing to say,’ he added. ‘It’s a thing called bravery, and few people have it like just displayed by Congresswoman Haley Stevens!
Source: @realDonaldTrump/TruthSocial
Breaking:Haley Stevens’s staff including chief resign after her endorsement of Republican rival
Michigan Democrat Congresswoman Haley Stevens has endorsed her rival, the state’s Republican Senate nominee Mike Rogers, after attending church with him.
A spokesperson now said Haley Stevens’s official staff, including her longtime chief, are resigning from her office this morning.
