Midterms brief: Judge dismisses DOJ suit over Alaska Senate race

The 2026 midterms in 3 stories, written by Bullerish from published reporting. Every story links to the articles it comes from.

1. Judge dismisses DOJ suit to hold up Alaska Senate certification
U.S. District Judge Sharon Gleason threw out the suit Sunday. She found its request to set aside votes for the second Dan Sullivan unworkable, since cast ballots are mixed together and voter secrecy has to be protected.
Sources: AP via KSAT · NPR
2. Sen. Dan Sullivan says he will accept Alaska's Senate result
On CNN, Sullivan said he doubts Mary Peltola's denial that her aides helped recruit the second Sullivan. Peltola says she had nothing to do with it. Sen. Tim Scott said charges may make sense; Sen. Bernie Sanders said the tactic is not illegal.
Sources: AP via KSAT · ABC News · The Guardian US
3. Democrat Haley Stevens endorses Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan
Stevens, who lost the August primary to Abdul El-Sayed, backed Rogers after a Detroit church service, saying El-Sayed's campaign told her to stay away. El-Sayed has said she is relitigating the primary and that he disagrees with the outside ad she objected to.
Sources: PBS NewsHour · Fox News · Washington Examiner

Reporting in this brief: AP via KSAT, NPR, ABC News, The Guardian US, PBS NewsHour, Fox News, Washington Examiner.

1. Judge dismisses DOJ suit to hold up Alaska Senate certification