Trump calls for prosecution of Alaska Senate candidate Peltola over Sullivan name controversy
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President Donald Trump called for the criminal prosecution of the Democratic candidate running for Senate in Alaska on Wednesday after revelations that her campaign appeared to be involved in recruiting a candidate with the same name as Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan. Republican Alaska Gov. Covered by 26 outlets: 9 lean left, 8 are centre, 8 lean right, 1 are not rated.
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Resurfaced Peltola 'criminal offense' quote comes back to haunt her after explosive report: 'Turn yourself in'
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JD Vance Accuses Peltola of Trying to 'Steal a Senate Seat' as Second Dan Sullivan Row Draws DOJ Subpoenas
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Peltola says she "knew nothing about" the other Dan Sullivan
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DOJ escalates Alaska Senate lawsuit over dueling Sullivan candidacies
Alaska's election could determine which party has a majority in the Senate. GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan faces a strong challenge from Democrat Mary Peltola.
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Trump Body-Shames Journalist Over Questions on Cancelled Rallies
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Alaska governor casts doubt on certifying election if Peltola wins
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy (R) suggested Thursday the state could withhold certification of the U.S. Senate election results if Democrat Mary Peltola wins. Why it matters: Withholding certification could complicate Peltola's path to the Senate, as Republicans investigate...
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Republicans Ramp Up Investigation Into Democratic Plan to Pack Alaska’s Ballot
The Justice Department issued subpoenas, a House oversight committee sought interviews and the state opened its own inquiry into a Democratic plan to recruit a spoiler into a Senate race.
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'The View' Hosts Blast Alaska Democrats' 'Shady Tactic' Putting a Second Dan Sullivan on the Ballot
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Is it legal to recruit a candidate with the same name as one's opponent?
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Alaska governor: Election certification ‘could be stopped’ due to Peltola probe
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy (R) suggested Thursday his state’s midterm election certification process may be “stopped or changed” due to its investigation into ballot stacking allegations against Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola. NewsNation’s Blake Burman asked Dunleavy...
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DoJ reportedly issues subpoenas over same-name Alaska candidates - The Guardian
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House Oversight Democrat says Alaska should investigate Peltola allegations
Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif) called on Alaskan officials to investigate recent reports alleging Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola’s campaign recruited her midterm opponent, Daniel J. Sullivan, Jr., to counter incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan’s (R-Alaska) reelection bid....
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Details on the controversy upending Alaska's key Senate race
The Justice Department has issued subpoenas into allegations that people associated with the Alaska Senate campaign of Democrat Mary Peltola launched an effort to confuse Republican voters by recruiting a spoiler candidate who shared the Republican incumbent's name. Jonah...
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The Plot Thickens: Have the Democrats 'Disappeared' Decoy Dan J. Sullivan?
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Trump Says Peltola Should Be Prosecuted over Dem Scheme to Recruit 2nd Dan Sullivan into Alaska Senate Race
President Donald Trump believes the reported Democrat scheme to recruit a second Dan Sullivan on the ballot in Alaska to hurt Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) in the general election is "a criminal act" and that Alaska's Democrat Senate nominee, Rep. Mary Peltola (D-AK), who was...
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Fallout in Alaska Senate Race Over Peltola’s Ballot Stacking Plot
Both sides have a long tradition of promoting spoiler candidates.
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Alaska Gov. Orders Criminal Investigation Into Peltola Campaign
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Alaska's all-important Senate race is roiled by a report on alleged spoiler candidate
New reporting alleging Democratic efforts to prop up a spoiler candidate has roiled Alaska's all-important U.S. Senate race.
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National Democrats leave Mary Peltola to fend for herself amid Alaska Senate scandal
National Democrats are largely staying silent as Mary Peltola faces mounting scrutiny over an alleged scheme by campaign and party operatives to confuse Alaskan voters with a second “decoy” Republican candidate named Dan Sullivan, leaving the Democratic Senate hopeful with...
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Alaska governor orders investigation into Peltola's campaign amid candidate recruitment claims
The governor of Alaska has requested an investigation into Mary Peltola's Senate campaign, as The New York Times reports that people aligned with her campaign were involved in recruiting candidate Daniel J. Sullivan Jr., who shares a name with the Republican incumbent. James...
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Republicans have knives out for Peltola as Democrats largely silent
Republicans are out for blood following a report that former Rep. Mary Peltola’s (D-Alaska) campaign recruited “spoiler” candidates to run on the ballot and siphon votes away from incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska). Democratic lawmakers, so far, have not come rushing to...
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Alaska governor orders probe into Democratic campaign's alleged links to same-name candidate
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Alaska governor raises concern of ‘cover-up’ in Mary Peltola ballot scandal
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What to know about Alaska's Senate race as ballot fight heats up
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Dan Sullivan releases first ad since reports of Peltola’s connection to ‘Decoy Dan’
Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) released an advertisement with clipped points from a bombshell New York Times report alleging Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola’s campaign recruited spoiler candidates with the incumbent’s name. The minute-long ad opens with a clip of Peltola...
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DoJ reportedly issues subpoenas over same name Alaska candidates
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Alaska governor orders probe into Democratic campaign's alleged links to same-name candidate - BBC
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The bizarre twist shaking up Alaska's Senate race and catching Trump's ire
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Mary Peltola trashes New York Times report on Dan Sullivan plot, calling it a 'distraction'
Alaskan Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola dismissed The New York Times' investigation into her campaign Wednesday as a "distraction" to sell papers.
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Sen. Dan Sullivan tells Alaskans not to rank Mary Peltola but include ‘Decoy Dan’ on ballot
Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) has directed Republican voters supporting him in Alaska’s Senate race not to rank Democratic candidate Mary Peltola on the ranked choice ballot. Alaska voters will see all four candidates plus a write-in option on the Senate ballot. There will be five...
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Inside Democrats' Secret Effort To Stack Alaska's Ballot
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Alaska Governor Orders Investigation into Democrat Mary Peltola's Senate Campaign
Alaska governor Mike Dunleavy (R) said he ordered an investigation into Democrat Mary Peltola's campaign for Senate as an alleged scheme to mislead voters in next week's election has been exposed.
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Alaska’s governor orders probe into Democratic Senate campaign over spoiler candidate controversy
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House GOP launches probe into Peltola campaign ballot stacking allegations
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Trump rallies in South Carolina as turmoil grows over Alaska campaign investigation – live
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Alaska Dems caught red-handed; Mary Peltola knew of ‘Dan Sullivan’ ballot plot
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Alaska Governor Probes Mary Peltola Campaign Over Two Dan Sullivans Scandal
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'Tricking voters.' Alaska's governor investigates 2 Dan Sullivans on Senate ballot - USA Today
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Alaska governor orders investigation into Peltola camp after report they recruited second Dan Sullivan - NBC News
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House Republicans want answers on Alaska's second Dan Sullivan
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'Decoy Dan' Sullivan case leads top senator to break four-year X silence: 'Pattern of Lies'
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Vance undecided on whether Peltola should be prosecuted
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Code name ‘Zane,’ secret flights, and a decoy: The DSCC’s Alaska shadow campaign
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Alaska Senate race: what to know about Democrats’ alleged ballot-stacking effort
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TMZ, NYP 'The Low Down:' Mary Peltola Under Fire In Alaska Senate Race Scandal
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Alaska governor orders investigation into Peltola camp after report they recruited second Dan Sullivan
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Trump Demands Mary Peltola Be Taken Off Alaska Senate Race Ballot After NYT Report
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Alaska's governor orders a probe into Peltola's Senate campaign over spoiler candidate controversy
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Alaska gov. orders probe into Peltola over 2nd Dan Sullivan on ballot
A report alleged that people aligned with Democrat Mary Peltola's campaign helped recruit a candidate with the same first and last name as Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan. Peltola denied the allegations.
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Trump calls for Mary Peltola to be prosecuted after report on Sullivan spoiler - USA Today
Trump calls for Mary Peltola to be prosecuted after report on Sullivan spoiler USA Today
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And Here We GOOOO! Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola's Senate Campaign OFFICIALLY in a World of Hurt
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Tim Scott calls for DOJ investigation of Peltola campaign
Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) on Wednesday called on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate Democrat Mary Peltola’s campaign over reports that it sought to recruit “spoiler” candidates in Alaska to affect next week’s election. “There’s no doubt that Mary Peltola has been,...
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Trump accuses Dems of perjury in Dan Sullivan race, governor orders probe
President Trump accused Democrats and Mary Peltola's campaign of fraud and perjury Wednesday after the New York Times reported that Peltola aides helped recruit another candidate named Dan Sullivan. Why it matters: The revelations add a new twist to Alaska's tight Senate...
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Alaska governor orders investigation into Peltola Senate campaign
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy (R) on Wednesday evening ordered an investigation into whether Mary Peltola’s (D) Senate campaign violated state law when it reportedly recruited candidates in an effort to detract support from her opponent. The GOP governor cited The New York...
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Vance attacks Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola over report alleging attempt to recruit candidate with same name as Senate contender Dan Sullivan
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Booker: Dems Stacking Ballot in Alaska with Fake Dan Sullivan 'Much Ado About Nothing'
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DOJ Intensifies ‘Aggressive Criminal Investigation’ into Alaska’s Second Dan Sullivan
Federal prosecutors are investigating how Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. landed on Alaska’s U.S. Senate ballot alongside Republican incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan, with grand jury subpoenas expected as investigators examine whether voters’ rights were violated, according to Fox News.
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Trump calls alleged Alaska Senate spoiler scheme ‘voter fraud at the highest level’
President Trump criticized Senate Democrats and former Rep. Mary Peltola’s (D-Alaska) campaign on Wednesday amid allegations that the two worked together to put a spoiler candidate on the ballot in an effort to boost their party in the Alaska Senate race. “This is voter fraud...
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Trump calls for prosecution of Alaska Senate candidate Peltola over Sullivan name controversy
President Donald Trump called for the criminal prosecution of the Democratic candidate running for Senate in Alaska on Wednesday after revelations that her campaign appeared to be involved in recruiting a candidate with the same name as Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan.
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Trump calls for prosecution of Alaskan Democrat over spoiler candidate controversy
U.S. Senate candidate Mary Peltola appeared to be involved in recruiting a candidate with the same name as Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan
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Why the Peltola ‘spoiler’ controversy may be too late to shake up Alaska
Allegations that Mary Peltola’s (D) campaign was involved in recruiting “spoiler” candidates to siphon votes from incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan (R) shook up the Alaska Senate race Wednesday. Peltola’s campaign and national Democrats denied any involvement, but Republicans...
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Trump: Democrats' Fake Alaska Senate Candidate Scheme 'A Fraud on the American Public'
President Donald Trump criticized Alaska Democrats for their alleged scheme to find a second Dan Sullivan to appear on the ballot, as Sen. Daniel S. Sullivan (R-AK) and former Rep. Mary Peltola (D-AK) face-off in Alaska's U.S. Senate race.
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Republicans rip Peltola over report her campaign recruited second Sullivan
Republicans are blasting Alaska Senate candidate Mary Peltola (D) over reports her campaign recruited one of her midterm opponents, Daniel J. Sullivan Jr., to counter incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan’s (R) reelection bid. The New York Times reported Wednesday Peltola’s campaign...
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To Confuse Voters, Mary Peltola's Campaign Recruited a Second Dan Sullivan
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