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US judge throws out Trump election lawsuit in Alaska

Reuters

WASHINGTON, Nov ‌1 (Reuters) - A federal judge on ​Sunday ‌threw out a Trump ‌administration lawsuit seeking to block Alaska ‌from certifying a loss by Republican Senator Dan Sullivan in the ⁠November 3 election ‌if votes ⁠for a rival who ​shares his name could have changed ​the outcome.

The ruling ​by ‌US District Judge Sharon ​Gleason in ⁠Anchorage was the ‌latest blow ​to ​President Donald Trump's effort to boost the federal government's role in ‌elections, which are administered by the ‌states under ​the US Constitution.

(Reporting by Mike Scarcella and Jan Wolfe; Editing ‌by Doina Chiacu;)