Judge halts DOJ pressure on election officials; Alaska Senate race under investigation
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to stop threatening election officials nationwide, while investigations intensify into an Alaska Senate campaign scheme.
A judge has issued a sweeping emergency order halting what multiple outlets describe as a DOJ pressure campaign against election officials across the country. The order comes after the agency warned election workers in all 50 states, prompting legal intervention to stop the threatened actions.
The Alaska Senate race remains at the center of federal scrutiny, with a criminal investigation accelerating into an alleged campaign scheme. The DOJ has requested that ballots ranking Republican Dan Sullivan as a candidate be separated, while the U.S. attorney's office confirmed the investigation is moving forward. Alaska's governor has characterized the situation as exposing a flaw in the election system.
Separately, actor Patrick Stewart died at age 86 after a short battle with Alzheimer's disease, prompting widespread tributes from fellow actors and the entertainment industry. Stewart was widely known for his role as Captain Picard in Star Trek and for his Shakespearean performances.
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Cryptocurrency exchange Binance disclosed that it lost $6.3 billion in what reports describe as the largest crypto hack in history, with investigators linking the theft to North Korea. The exchange has frozen $3 billion in assets as it works to contain the fallout.
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