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DOJ issues subpoenas in Alaska Senate race: Reports

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The Justice Department (DOJ) issued dozens of subpoenas in connection with the ballot stacking allegations against Alaska’s Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola. On Wednesday, The New York Times reported that Peltola’s campaign was directly involved in recruiting someone with the same name as he

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What the coverage shows

Most outlets frame the story as a widening legal and investigative fight over allegations that a second Dan Sullivan was recruited to affect the Alaska Senate race, with the DOJ, state officials, and subpoenas recurring across the coverage. NBC News, CBS News, CNN, Axios, and The Guardian all foreground the probe itself, while Fox News, Ben Shapiro, and The Independent emphasize the allegations more sharply as a Democratic or Trump-targeted ballot scheme. The New York Times is alone here in highlighting “ballot stacking” language, and NPR’s extract is the least focused on the Alaska dispute, mentioning it only indirectly in a broader Senate-race roundup.

Written by Crossfiled from the 30 headlines and extracts below, not from the articles themselves. It describes how the outlets framed this, not what happened. Open any headline for a summary of that article.

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How it broke

27 Oct 18:59 Democracy Now!First Trump's DOJ prepares to challenge Democratic win in Alaska Senate race
29 Oct 08:30 Ben Shapiro The Mystery of Alaska's Two Dan Sullivans Just Took a Major Turn
29 Oct 14:49 Fox News Maine, Kansas Senate races neck and neck as Democrats lead in Texas, Michigan, poll shows
29 Oct 14:50 NBC News DOJ issues subpoenas in Alaska Senate race as governor launches separate investigation
29 Oct 16:15 Reason The Law and Democrats Allegedly Recruiting Second "Dan Sullivan" to Run in Alaska Senate Race
29 Oct 18:00 Vox Why Republicans are sweating the Texas Senate race
29 Oct 19:30 The Hill Mary Peltola’s chances tested by Alaska Senate ballot controversy | DATA NERDS
29 Oct 20:05 Axios The bizarre twist shaking up Alaska's Senate race and catching Trump's ire
29 Oct 20:29 The Guardian US DoJ reportedly issues subpoenas over same-name Alaska candidates
29 Oct 22:17 PBS NewsHour Republicans seize on controversy in Alaska’s closely watched Senate race
29 Oct 22:55 New York Times Fallout in Alaska Senate Race Over Peltola’s Ballot Stacking Plot
29 Oct 23:06 NBC News Criminal investigation into Alaska Democrat’s Senate campaign
29 Oct 23:52 CBS News DOJ issues new subpoenas in Alaska Senate probe
30 Oct 00:00 The Hill What to know about report that Peltola campaign recruited second Dan Sullivan
30 Oct 00:31 60 Minutes Alaska Senate race under investigation, high airfares loom over midterms, more | The Takeout
30 Oct 01:20 NBC News Steve Kornacki breaks down Maine Senate race
30 Oct 04:39 CBS News What to know about Alaska's Senate race with 2 Dan Sullivans
30 Oct 04:48 CBS News Alaska gov. orders probe into Peltola over 2nd Dan Sullivan on ballot
30 Oct 05:03 CBS News Peltola says she "knew nothing about" the other Dan Sullivan
30 Oct 08:02 CNN Polling voters in Maine, Michigan, Texas, Kansas
30 Oct 10:20 The Independent Trump's DOJ escalates Alaska Senate probe as president demands Dem candidate Mary Peltola be prosecuted
30 Oct 11:00 The Guardian US ‘The status quo sucks’: affordability and Trump loom over final stretch of Maine’s tight Senate race
30 Oct 11:20 NPR Alaska's Senate race faces claims of spoiler candidate. And, Hegseth ousts Army general
30 Oct 11:29 NBC News Alaska Governor Announces Criminal Investigation of Senate Race
30 Oct 11:54 The Guardian US First Thing: Alaska Senate race descends into legal acrimony over second Dan Sullivan
30 Oct 12:13 The Hill Peltola controversy puts Alaska and the wider Senate battle in focus
30 Oct 12:27 Fox News Peltola insists 'I knew nothing' about alleged 'Decoy Dan' scheme as Sullivan alleges she is 'still lying'
30 Oct 12:59 60 Minutes Justice Department seeks new subpoenas in Alaska Senate race probe on Dan Sullivan confusion
30 Oct 13:03 The Hill Peltola denies knowing about Alaska spoiler candidate Dan J. Sullivan
30 Oct 13:23 The Hill DOJ issues subpoenas in Alaska Senate race: Reports

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