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A New York Times investigation revealed an alleged effort
October 29, 2026
Fox News reports that a New York Times investigation revealed an alleged effort by operatives liked to Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee to recruit a second Dan Sullivan for Alaska’s ballot, but the report came as nearly 1 in 10 registered Alaska voters had already cast ballots.
BBC reports that the Republican governor of Alaska has ordered an investigation into an alleged "scheme" which led to two men named Dan Sullivan standing in the state's US Senate race. According to BBC, Republican Governor Mike Dunleavy said Mike Dunleavy was acting on claims in a news report. The Justice Department has issued a new round of grand jury subpoenas as a new round escalates a criminal investigation into allegations surrounding the recruitment of a candidate who shares a name with Republican Alaska Senator Dan Sullivan, according to the Associated Press, Newsweek reports.
Fox News reports that a New York Times investigation revealed an alleged effort by operatives liked to Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee to recruit a second Dan Sullivan for Alaska’s ballot, but the report came as nearly 1 in 10 registered Alaska voters had already cast ballots. A New York Times investigation links Democratic operatives to a namesake candidate in Alaska’s Senate race, Al Jazeera reports. Now even President Trump has weighed in, El País reports. According to El País, speaking to reporters on his way to a rally in Ohio on October 28, Kurtz said: “They said they didn’t do it, and they did do it, and they got caught.” According to New York Post, Alaska’s Republican governor announced early Thursday Alaska 's Republican governor was ordering an investigation into whether members of Democrat Mary Peltola’s Senate campaign should face criminal charges following the revelation that criminal charges recruited a candidate with the same name as GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan in a bid to siphon votes away from the incumbent. Alaska’s Republican governor has ordered an investigation into allegations that Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola’s campaign recruited a man with the same name as her rival to confuse voters, Al Jazeera reports.
The New York Times and NYT report that “I had to have that general idea that they’re not in it for me.”
According to Al Jazeera, Dunleavy said, “Deliberately tricking voters into casting their ballots for someone else strikes at the integrity of our elections”.
BBC reports that the Republican governor of Alaska has ordered an investigation into an alleged "scheme" which led to two men named Dan Sullivan standing in the state's US Senate race. According to BBC, Republican Governor Mike Dunleavy said Mike Dunleavy was acting on claims in a news report. The Justice Department has issued a new round of grand jury subpoenas as a new round escalates a criminal investigation into allegations surrounding the recruitment of a candidate who shares a name with Republican Alaska Senator Dan Sullivan, according to the Associated Press, Newsweek reports. Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks as Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick listens in the Oval Office of the White House during an event with President Trump on September 30, 2026, New York Post reports. On October 26, Alaska's Department of Law asked a federal judge to dismiss the case, arguing against the federal government's legal basis for intervening in the state's administration of the race, Newsweek reports. List 3 of 3Why a Democratic win in US midterms could adversely affect Europe, Al Jazeera reports. Al Jazeera reports that the November 3 vote could help determine control of the US Senate, Congress’s upper chamber. El País reports that black southerners revive the civil rights struggle: ‘Trump wants to take us back to 1860’. Through October 27, more than 61,000 ballots had already been cast in Alaska, according to AP data, New York Post reports. According to Newsweek, Morley said, "The DOJ's lawsuit is based on very real and valid concerns about voter confusion". Newsweek reports that Michael Morley, the Sheila M. McDevitt professor of law and faculty director of the Election Law Center at Florida State University, previously told Newsweekthat concerns about voter confusion could be legitimate while describing the DOJ lawsuit itself as "completely meritless." According to Newsweek, but Morley added that the department had sued under the National Voter Registration Act without alleging that the statute itself had been violated. According to Fox News, Kaufman said, "Some people have a pretty strong traditionalist perspective: one person, one man, one vote".
According to Al Jazeera, Dunleavy said, “Deliberately tricking voters into casting their ballots for someone else strikes at the integrity of our elections”.
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El País reports that black southerners revive the civil rights struggle: ‘Trump wants to take us back to 1860’.
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- The New York Times — Inside Democrats’ Secret Effort to Stack Alaska’s Midterm Ballot With Another Dan Sullivan - The New York Times
- NBC News — Trump pushes his administration to ramp up investigations into the Alaska Senate race
- Fox News — Report on alleged ‘second Dan Sullivan’ effort emerges after nearly 1 in 10 Alaskans voted
- BBC — Alaska governor orders probe into Democratic campaign's alleged links to same-name candidate
- The Guardian — DoJ reportedly issues subpoenas over same name Alaska candidates
- english.elpais.com — A federal lawsuit, two Dan Sullivans and an unconventional Democrat: the crucial Senate battle in Alaska | U.S. | EL PAÍS English
- nypost.com — Alaska governor orders probe of Mary Peltola Senate campaign over 'Decoy Dan' Sullivan scandal
- aljazeera.com — Republican governor of Alaska orders investigation into ‘spoiler candidate’ | US Midterm Elections 2026 News | Al Jazeera
- newsweek.com — Dan Sullivan Controversy: DOJ Escalates Alaska Election Probe With New Subpoenas - Newsweek
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