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Independents, an Alaska ruling and a Broncos comeback

Pew finds forty-four percent of American adults identify as independent, while nearly two hundred independents run in over a hundred House races; the House has just one now.

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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA federal judge in Alaska dismissed the Justice Department's lawsuit over the two Dan Sullivans in the Senate race.

  2. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorJudge Sharon Gleason found the government can't bring the suit, and called its plan infeasible because ballots were already commingled.

  3. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorTwo Dan Sullivans, one ballot, and a judge who said no. Honestly, that's a name tag mix-up with a Senate seat attached.

  4. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentDenver beat Kansas City twenty-eight to twenty-four after trailing twenty-four to thirteen. Malcolm Roach sacked Patrick Mahomes on fourth-and-goal on the final play.

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The story so far

  1. Judge Orders Trump Officials to Outline Election Demands Sent to… · The New York Times
  2. Alaska ballot probe, visa program suspended, Hubbard meeting · Washington Examiner
  3. Decoy Dan probe, midterm early votes, Liverpool-Arsenal, Curry · Fox News
  4. Russell Wilson jabs Sean Payton while picking Broncos over Chiefs · Yahoo Sports
  5. Judge tosses DOJ suit over Alaska Senate certification · New York Post
  6. Trump rallies in Iowa; King Charles on slavery; Alaska suit tossed · CBC
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