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Alaska Senate: DOJ sues to block certification
THE FACTSOn Oct 22 the Justice Department asked a court to stop Alaska certifying its Senate result if confusion over two candidates named “Dan Sullivan” could decide the race.
LEFT
Overturning voters in advance
Critics call it unprecedented for the federal government to sue before an election to block a result only if the Republican loses. They note that Trump said he ordered the suit, and Mary Peltola’s campaign calls it a threat to overturn the outcome.
Source: ABC News ↗AllSides: Lean Left
RIGHT
Stopping a spoiler
Supporters say the second “Dan Sullivan” was put on the ballot to siphon votes from the senator, citing the state’s finding that his run wasn’t in good faith. The DOJ says it isn’t picking a winner, only pausing certification if confused votes could decide the race.
Source: The Daily Signal ↗AllSides: Right
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Supreme Court
SCOTUS: New Hampshire student IDs
THE FACTSOct 22: the Court let New Hampshire bar student IDs at the polls for the Nov 3 midterms.
LEFT
Shutting out young voters
Advocates warn many of the state’s roughly 66,000 college students lack another accepted ID and could be turned away days before the election.
Source: Democracy Docket ↗Not rated by AllSides
RIGHT
Election integrity
Courts shouldn’t change election rules right before a vote, and the state must apply its law as written.
Source: Fox News ↗AllSides: Right
Justice
Ex-FBI officials charged over Hunter Biden laptop
THE FACTSOct 23: two former senior FBI officials were charged with lying to Congress in 2023 about their roles in the Hunter Biden investigations.
LEFT
A politicized prosecution
Defense lawyers say years-old testimony was charged on the eve of the midterms; the judge called the way the case was brought “strange.”
Source: CBS News ↗AllSides: Lean Left
RIGHT
Accountability at last
Prosecutors say the officials’ own messages and witness accounts contradict what they told Congress.
Source: US Dept of Justice ↗Primary source
Immigration
No right to bond hearings, court rules
THE FACTSOct 23: the full 5th Circuit ruled 10–7 that detained immigrants who entered illegally have no constitutional right to a bond hearing.
LEFT
Due process denied
Residents of 14 years or more, arrested at traffic stops, can now be held indefinitely without a judge reviewing their case.
Source: Texas Tribune ↗AllSides: Lean Left
RIGHT
The law as written
People never lawfully admitted get the process Congress provided — enforcing a 1996 law past administrations ignored.
Source: Just the News ↗AllSides: Lean Right
Where they agree
The final word will likely come from the Supreme Court, which has agreed to hear a similar challenge.
World · Iran
Iran war: blockade and stalemate
THE FACTSCeasefire talks remain stalled and the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports continues.
LEFT
No end in sight
The U.N. ambassador says the stalemate could last another year, with Brent crude above $117 a barrel.
Source: Salon ↗AllSides: Left
RIGHT
Pressure is working
The President says strikes and the blockade have crippled Iran’s military and nuclear program, and that higher gas prices are a small price to pay.
Source: Fox News ↗AllSides: Right
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