New York Times

• Trump Officials Seek Block on Alaska Senate Race Results if the Republican Dan Sullivan Loses

  The department, in a highly unusual lawsuit, argued that confusion over candidates with similar names could taint the election result.

• Why Legal Experts See the Justice Dept.’s Alaska Election Challenge as Dubious

  No obvious legal authority supports a pre-emptive effort to block the certification of Alaska’s Senate election if the Republican incumbent narrowly loses.

• Trump’s Attacks on Voting Raise Fears He Will Try to Challenge Midterm Results

  Election officials say they worry the administration could use its own unsubstantiated claims to contest the vote in November.

• Ahead of Tight Race, Trump Swaps Tariffs on Some Canadian Goods

  The move was announced by Senator Susan Collins, a Maine Republican who faces a tough re-election fight amid rising prices.

• In U.S. Gas Talks With Kremlin, Hidden Financing for Alaska Project Emerges

  Interviews and documents show a Russian energy giant secretly funded a U.S. firm. The deal has been discussed in talks to end the war in Ukraine.