US midterms; Trump DOJ moves to block Alaska Senate results if Republicans lose.

With an election this close, these are the kinds of fights that can muddy the message and potentially cost a candidate power. In Alaska, the U.S. Justice Department is challenging election procedures involving incumbent Republican Senator Daniel S. Sullivan and independent challenger Daniel J. Sullivan. In the Constitution, elections are given to states to oversee. And so this does appear on its face to be a case of judicial or federal overreach. Republicans worry two similar names could split votes and give Democrats an advantage. Donald Trump is defending the intervention, citing a lack of fairness. At least let him use the name Senator Dan Sullivan. A lot of people don't know what incumbent means. I see no possibility of any literate voter being unable to distinguish the two Daniel Sullivans on the ballot. The lawsuits follow a broader pattern of Trump challenging election rules and results. But it's not just Alaska under a spotlight. In California, he's asked federal judges to intervene in how states determine who can vote and how election results are certified. We are here in this emergency posture because of ongoing irreparable harm defendants are causing by allowing non-citizens to vote. There's little evidence that tens of thousands of non-citizens are voting, and almost all publicly available data suggests when it happens, it's so low it couldn't change results. Californians are just absolutely not going to elect a Republican in the highest seat. It's legal noise that distracts from core issues that have turned voters away from Republicans. And in states that could determine control, Trump's various wars of choices could carry the highest cost. Pissed off, kind of, I guess, at the situation. I mean, I don't know if I can blame it all on him, but I'm not a fan anymore. From courtrooms to farm fields, these midterms are testing voters' trust in both the system and the leaders. asking for their support. Reggie Cicchini, Global News, Washington.