Alaska Senate ballot lawsuit sparks midterm battle as 2026 voting begins

As we near the end of midterm campaigning, there's ballot drama brewing in America's northernmost state. Yeah, now that comes as the GOP is looking to see if it can flip a Midwestern Democratic stronghold and make it red. Fox's Mike Emanuel has more. One week out from Election Day, things are heating up in icy Alaska. This is the exact kind of corruption Alaskans are tired of. Democrats are pushing a judge to toss a DOJ lawsuit that could block the state from certifying the race if Democrat Mary Peltola wins a close one. The issue, another candidate on the ballot who shares the same name as Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan. Meanwhile, even on a midterm map that has Republicans playing defense, the GOP thinks they could have a shot to flip Minnesota red amid the state's recent corruption scandals. We've had single party rule here in Minnesota for so long, and we are going 100 miles per hour in the wrong direction. And Republicans are also pushing back on this jab over the weekend from former President Obama over some of President Trump's design choices. There's gold. Saddam Hussein opened a cheesecake factory. Republicans portraying that remark as elitist and out of touch. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent paid a visit to the cheesecake factory on Monday with only good things to say. This is the man who built the museum. It looks like Darth Vader's tomb. I had a great meal, always have a great meal, and I would tell the Martha's Vineyard set to give it a try. According to the University of Florida Election Lab, more than 30 million Americans have already voted. In Washington, Mike Emanuel, Fox News.