1 outlets · filed 29 October 2026
Department of Justice investigating Alaska Senate race just days ahead of midterms
The Department of Justice has issued subpoenas in the Alaska Senate race amid a shared-name controversy. Meanwhile, President Trump is campaigning for Darline Graham in South Carolina. CBS News' Taurean Small and Nana-Sentuo Bonsu report. CBS News 24/7 is the premier anchored streaming news service
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What the coverage shows
Both outlets frame the story as a look at competitive Senate races near Election Day, but NPR is broad and map-based, ranking the races from most likely to flip to least likely. 60 Minutes instead narrows in on Alaska and South Carolina, and is the only outlet here to foreground the Justice Department investigation and subpoenas in Alaska alongside Trump campaigning for Darline Graham.
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