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U.S. District Judge Debra M. Brown has denied xAI's request to throw out the NAACP's lawsuit over alleged illegal gas turbines at its Memphis data center, confirming the plaintiffs have standing under the Clean Air Act. The case claims the company runs at least 35 combustion turbines without required pre‑construction or operating permits. The Justice Department also sought dismissal, arguing the turbines are vital to military operations, but the judge found the power plant is not a mobile source and therefore not exempt from permitting.

Republican Senator Dan Sullivan says he will accept Alaska's election outcome regardless of who wins. The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit seeking to block the state from certifying the results if the incumbent loses, arguing that a second candidate named Dan Sullivan could confuse voters and siphon votes. The New York Times reports that Representative Mary Peltola’s campaign allegedly recruited Dan J. Sullivan as a spoiler. Governor Mike Dunleavy has ordered a criminal investigation into the alleged scheme, while the Alaska Supreme Court previously upheld Dan J. Sullivan’s place on the ballot.

Americans vote on Tuesday, 3 Nov, in midterm elections that will decide control of both chambers of Congress and 36 governorships. More than 57 million people had already cast ballots by Monday, according to the University of Florida Election Lab, figures sources describe as a record for a non-presidential year. Polls and Republican analysts expect Democrats to take the House and the Senate, while Republicans currently hold 218-214 in the House and 53-47 in the Senate. Polling stations close at different times, so results will arrive gradually overnight. President Donald Trump is not on the ballot and will remain in office regardless of the outcome.