Keystone Daily Staff
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Alaska Senate suit tests federal reach over state elections
The Justice Department’s suit asks a federal court to bar Alaska from certifying a Senate result if confusion over two candidates named Dan Sullivan…
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Halloween Candy Sales Fall 6.7% in Month to Oct. 17
Halloween candy sales dropped 6.7% in the month ending Oct. 17 compared with a year earlier, according to NielsenIQ. A NielsenIQ executive tied the…
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Trump Denies Pool Plan, Says He May Move White House Press
President Donald Trump denied a report that he wants to replace the White House press briefing room with an indoor swimming pool. He also…
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Courts Extend Second Amendment Protection to Switchblades and Body Armor
A federal appeals court and a federal judge in New York ruled Wednesday that switchblade knives and body armor are protected “arms” under the…
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DOJ’s Alaska Suit Targets a Result That Doesn’t Yet Exist
President Donald Trump said on Oct. 23 that he personally ordered a Justice Department suit that could block certification of Alaska’s Senate result if…
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Hegseth Says Pentagon Dismantled 80 Chinese Cells at US Colleges
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said on Oct. 23 that the Pentagon has dismantled 80 Chinese-backed “propaganda cells” at U.S. colleges and universities in…
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US Chamber of Commerce Launches Ads for Eight House Republicans
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is launching a digital ad campaign that highlights the economic records of eight sitting House Republicans, according to the…
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What It Means: 92 Dumped Ballots and Washington’s Mail Voting System
Two bins of mail holding 92 undelivered ballots were found in a dumpster at Seattle’s Golden Gardens Park, and election officials say signature checks…
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Trump Says He Ordered DOJ Lawsuit Over Alaska Senate Race
President Donald Trump said on Oct. 23 that he personally told the Justice Department to file a lawsuit over Alaska’s Senate race. The suit,…
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Justice Department sues Alaska over Senate race certification
The Justice Department sued Alaska on Oct. 22 to block certification of its U.S. Senate result if voter confusion over a similarly named candidate…
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Ex-FBI Officials Charged With Lying to Congress About Hunter Biden
Two former FBI officials, Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides, were taken into custody on Oct. 23 on charges of lying to Congress about the…
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What It Means: New Hampshire’s Student ID Ban Stands for Midterms
The Supreme Court on Oct. 22 allowed New Hampshire to block student ID cards from use in the coming midterm elections, with Justice Ketanji…
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