12pm ET, October 25 | The latest headlines from NPR
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12pm ET, October 25 | The latest headlines from NPR

B1IntermediateOctober 25, 20264 min
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done in literally making up a candidacy to try to confuse voters, that we're going to

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This is NPR News Now. The latest headlines every hour. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herst. The Democrat in Alaska's tight Senate race, Mary Peltola, is among those asking a judge

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to toss a Justice Department's lawsuit that President Trump personally ordered, trying to block certification of results if incumbent Senator Dan Sullivan loses because of another candidate with the same name. But Attorney General Todd Blanche is defending his agency's move.

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Why is this controversial? The fact that I'm saying that voters, that they're so confused by what a candidate has done in literally making up a candidacy to try to confuse voters, that we're going to try to create a situation where that can be remedied.

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