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Criminal probe underway in Alaska Senate race over second Dan Sullivan

Federal prosecutors confirmed a criminal investigation into an alleged scheme to put a second candidate named Dan Sullivan on Alaska's Senate ballot to confuse voters.⁠[1, 26, 52] U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska Michael Heyman announced the probe at a press conference on Friday, and NBC News reported the FBI is surging agents to Alaska as part of it.⁠[21, 26] Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola denied knowing anything about the effort, telling supporters she "knew nothing" about decoy candidates recruited to run.⁠[11, 13]

The Justice Department is seeking to preserve ballots cast in the race and says it is not seeking to change votes or declare a winner, according to the Washington Examiner.⁠[54] The DOJ also filed proposed questions to compel the Peltola campaign and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee to answer about their reported role in recruiting Dan J. Sullivan.⁠[23] President Donald Trump called for Peltola to be prosecuted, calling the allegations "voter fraud at the highest level," and renewed the call while stumping in Florida.⁠[3, 53]

Alaska's Republican governor, Mike Dunleavy, declined to commit to certifying the outcome of the Senate race if Peltola wins, The New Republic reported.⁠[12] Sen. Johnson launched a probe into the matter, and the second Dan Sullivan reportedly left his hometown of Petersburg days before the election.⁠[34, 37]

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Read first Feds ‘intensely’ probing alleged Alaska ballot scheme, US attorney confirms · The Hill

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Of the 35 rated outlets that covered it, 10 are left of center, 11 are center and 14 are right of center (13 of them in the Right group). 4 more are not rated.

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NewsOne · Leans left · −1.18PoliticusUSA · Leans left · −1.16The New Republic · Leans left · −1.09HuffPost · Leans left · −1.06Raw Story · Leans left · −0.94MS NOW · Leans left · −0.76The New York Times · Leans left · −0.70The Guardian · Leans left · −0.70NPR · Leans left · −0.68The Daily Beast · Leans left · −0.64NBC News · Center · −0.49PBS NewsHour · Center · −0.48Newsweek · Center · −0.30CBS News · Center · −0.14The Christian Science Monitor · Center · −0.09Mediaite · Center · +0.04Yahoo News · Center · +0.07Bloomberg · Center · +0.08The Hill · Center · +0.10UPI · Center · +0.17CNBC · Center · +0.40New York Post · Leans right · +0.64The Washington Times · Right · +1.27Washington Examiner · Right · +1.34Fox News · Right · +1.52Blaze Media · Right · +1.71The Daily Caller · Right · +1.91Breitbart · Right · +2.03The Daily Wire · Right · +2.07The Federalist · Right · +2.13The Western Journal · Right · +2.13The Political Insider · Right · +2.65One America News Network · Right · +2.69Conservative Review · Right · +2.76The Right Scoop · Right · +3.11
  • Left: none.
  • Leans left: NewsOne (−1.18), PoliticusUSA (−1.16), The New Republic (−1.09), HuffPost (−1.06), Raw Story (−0.94), MS NOW (−0.76), The New York Times (−0.70), The Guardian (−0.70), NPR (−0.68), The Daily Beast (−0.64).
  • Center: NBC News (−0.49), PBS NewsHour (−0.48), Newsweek (−0.30), CBS News (−0.14), The Christian Science Monitor (−0.09), Mediaite (+0.04), Yahoo News (+0.07), Bloomberg (+0.08), The Hill (+0.10), UPI (+0.17), CNBC (+0.40).
  • Leans right: New York Post (+0.64).
  • Right: The Washington Times (+1.27), Washington Examiner (+1.34), Fox News (+1.52), Blaze Media (+1.71), The Daily Caller (+1.91), Breitbart (+2.03), The Daily Wire (+2.07), The Federalist (+2.13), The Western Journal (+2.13), The Political Insider (+2.65), One America News Network (+2.69), Conservative Review (+2.76), The Right Scoop (+3.11).

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Left

  1. 1 HuffPost · Leans left · Oct 30, 4:43 p.m. ETDOJ Says Criminal Probe Underway Over Alleged Plan To Manipulate Alaska Senate Race
  2. 2 HuffPost · Leans left · Oct 31, 9:14 a.m. ETFBI Visits Dan J. Sullivan Donor In Candidate's Home Town As Alaska Senate Inquiry Widens
  3. 3 MS NOW · Leans left · Oct 30, 9:43 p.m. ETStumping in Florida, Trump doubles down on calls for Peltola’s prosecution in Alaska Senate race
  4. 4 MS NOW · Leans left · Oct 30, 8:14 p.m. ETDOJ seeks to isolate ballots in Alaska Senate race amid investigation
  5. 5 NewsOne · Leans left · Oct 30, 4:30 p.m. ETDrama Behind 2 Dan Sullivans In Alaska’s Senate Race Becomes Major Legal Dispute, But This Ain’t New
  6. 6 NPR · Leans left · Oct 31, 9:50 a.m. ETJustice Department seeks to isolate Alaska ballots amid criminal probe over Senate candidate
  7. 7 PoliticusUSA · Leans left · Oct 30, 6:22 p.m. ETDOJ Alaska Senate Election Investigation Crashes And Burns In Press Conference Disaster
  8. 8 Raw Story · Leans left · Oct 30, 6:29 p.m. ET'It's sociopathic!' Stephen Miller melts down over Alaska ballot on Fox News
  9. 9 Raw Story · Leans left · Oct 30, 5:54 p.m. ETSenate candidate leaves hometown as mystery swirls around high-stakes race: report
  10. 10 The Daily Beast · Leans left · Oct 30, 5:04 a.m. ETVoter Shuts Down Trump Outrage Over His New Obsession
  11. 11 The Guardian · Leans left · Oct 30, 11:00 a.m. ETAlaska Democrat says she ‘knew nothing’ about effort to put two Dan Sullivans on ballot
  12. 12 The New Republic · Leans left · Oct 30, 3:01 p.m. ETInside Trump’s Dark Plot to Keep Senate in GOP Hands Even If Dems Win
  13. 13 The New York Times · Leans left · Oct 30, 8:48 a.m. ETDemocratic Candidate Mary Peltola Denies Involvement in Alaska Ballot Stacking
  14. 14 The New York Times · Leans left · Oct 30, 7:56 p.m. ETJustice Dept. Confirms Alaska Inquiry Even as Its Focus Remains Unclear

Center

  1. 15 Bloomberg · Center · Oct 30, 12:31 p.m. ETGOP Ramps Up Pressure in Toss-Up Alaska Senate Race Dispute
  2. 16 CBS News · Center · Oct 30, 6:22 p.m. ETAlaska voters weigh in on Dan Sullivan controversy as DOJ investigates
  3. 17 CNBC · Center · Oct 30, 12:45 p.m. ETAlaska Senate: Judge fast tracks new bids to dismiss DOJ lawsuit over 2nd Sullivan candidacy
  4. 18 Mediaite · Center · Oct 30, 5:38 p.m. ETCNN Reporter Says Alaska Voters Find Trump DOJ Probe ‘Incredibly Offensive,’ Want Feds To Stay Out Of Their Business
  5. 19 Mediaite · Center · Oct 31, 10:50 a.m. ETMary Peltola Insists ‘I Honestly Have No Idea’ about Alleged Doppelganger Dan Sullivan Scheme
  6. 20 Mediaite · Center · Oct 31, 10:14 a.m. ETAlaskan Donor to the Other Dan Sullivan Scoffs at FBI Agent’s Visit: ‘Let Him Waste His Time’
  7. 21 NBC News · Center · Oct 30, 7:07 p.m. ETFBI investigating Alaska Democrat’s campaign
  8. 22 Newsweek · Center · Oct 30, 10:26 a.m. ETPeltola Calls Alaska Drama Nonsense as Governor Issues Certification Warning
  9. 23 PBS NewsHour · Center · Oct 30, 6:12 p.m. ETTop federal prosecutor in Alaska says criminal probe underway over would-be spoiler Senate candidate
  10. 24 PBS NewsHour · Center · Oct 31, 6:22 p.m. ETAttorneys for Alaska say 'meritless' Trump demand to set aside Senate ballots 'not even possible'
  11. 25 The Christian Science Monitor · Center · Oct 30, 3:40 p.m. ETTale of two Sullivans: Alaska Senate race spotlights legality of political tricks
  12. 26 The Hill · Center · Oct 30, 6:43 p.m. ETFeds ‘intensely’ probing alleged Alaska ballot scheme, US attorney confirms
  13. 27 The Hill · Center · Oct 31, 8:47 a.m. ETDOJ pushes to isolate Alaska ballots in Peltola probe
  14. 28 The Hill · Center · Oct 31, 10:00 a.m. ETAlaska’s decoy scandal brings back the usual suspects for shady election tactics
  15. 29 The Hill · Center · Oct 31, 4:26 p.m. ETPeltola repeats denial of ballot-stacking reports, stays silent on federal probe
  16. 30 UPI · Center · Oct 30, 4:56 p.m. ETAlaskan Senate candidate Mary Peltola denies knowledge of ballot stacking
  17. 31 Yahoo News · Center · Oct 30, 10:06 p.m. ETCriminal probe underway over would-be spoiler Senate candidate in Alaska
  18. 32 Yahoo News · Center · Oct 31, 12:18 a.m. ETFBI questions donors as 2 Dan Sullivans compete in Alaska Senate race

Right

  1. 33 Blaze Media · Right · Oct 30, 9:40 a.m. ETAlaska may 'stop' election certification due to alleged Democratic 'Decoy Dan' scheme: Governor
  2. 34 Breitbart · Right · Oct 30, 10:14 p.m. ETReport: Alaska’s Second Dan Sullivan Leaves Hometown Days Before Election
  3. 35 Breitbart · Right · Oct 31, 11:41 a.m. ETReport: Dozens of Democrats Silent on Alaska Election Rigging While Calling GOP a 'Threat to Democracy'
  4. 36 Breitbart · Right · Oct 31, 4:34 p.m. ETLevin: Alaska 'Decoy Dan' an Effort 'to Steal the United States Senate from the American People'
  5. 37 Conservative Review · Right · Oct 30, 1:46 p.m. ETSen. Johnson Launches Probe Into Alaska’s ‘Decoy Dan’ Senate Race Scandal
  6. 38 Fox News · Right · Oct 30, 1:39 p.m. ETLiberal media downplays Alaska ballot scandal while decrying GOP 'pouncing'
  7. 39 Fox News · Right · Oct 31, 4:00 a.m. ETDems' dire warnings about threats to democracy face an uncomfortable reckoning after Alaska election report
  8. 40 Fox News · Right · Oct 30, 12:46 p.m. ETGovernor probing 'Decoy Dan' Sullivan election scandal warns system flaw hiding in plain sight
  9. 41 New York Post · Leans right · Oct 30, 7:14 p.m. ETFeds ‘surge’ law enforcement to Alaska after ‘troubling new revelations’ in ‘Decoy Dan’ Senate scheme
  10. 42 New York Post · Leans right · Oct 30, 7:37 p.m. ETWith Marc Elias involved, you KNOW dirty tricks are afoot in Alaska race
  11. 43 New York Post · Leans right · Oct 30, 5:17 p.m. ETAlaska’s Dan Sullivan dupe: Letters to the Editor — Oct. 31, 2026
  12. 44 New York Post · Leans right · Oct 31, 5:22 p.m. ETTrump ask to set aside ‘Decoy Dan’ Alaska Senate ballots ‘not even possible’: attorneys
  13. 45 One America News Network · Right · Oct 30, 7:16 p.m. ETReport: Alaska Senate candidate Daniel J. Sullivan flees town amid alleged Democrat-led ‘hoax’ campaign, criminal probe
  14. 46 The Daily Caller · Right · Oct 30, 9:43 a.m. ETDOJ Issues Dozens Of Subpoenas In Probe Investigating Mary Peltola’s Ballot Scheme
  15. 47 The Daily Wire · Right · Oct 30, 11:32 a.m. ET‘The View’ Doesn’t See A Problem With Democrats Cheating in Alaska
  16. 48 The Daily Wire · Right · Oct 31, 5:37 a.m. ETReal Dan Sullivan Gets Flagged As Fake Days Before Election
  17. 49 The Federalist · Right · Oct 30, 1:46 p.m. ETSen. Johnson Launches Probe Into Alaska’s ‘Decoy Dan’ Senate Race Scandal
  18. 50 The Political Insider · Right · Oct 30, 8:15 p.m. ETAlaska Prosecutor Confirms Criminal Probe of Spoiler Senate Candidate
  19. 51 The Right Scoop · Right · Oct 30, 10:56 a.m. ETBOOM VIDEO – Scott Jennings makes FANTASTIC point about Peltola getting Fake Dan Sullivan to run
  20. 52 The Washington Times · Right · Oct 30, 4:33 p.m. ETTop federal prosecutor in Alaska says criminal probe underway over would-be spoiler Senate candidate
  21. 53 The Western Journal · Right · Oct 30, 3:36 p.m. ETTrump Calls for Dem Senate Candidate to be Prosecuted: 'Voter Fraud at the Highest Level'
  22. 54 Washington Examiner · Right · Oct 30, 5:56 p.m. ETDOJ insists it just wants Alaska ballots preserved and isn’t seeking to change votes
  23. 55 Washington Examiner · Right · Oct 31, 6:00 a.m. ETThe Dan Sullivan scheme: Another ‘conspiracy theory’ turns out to be true
  24. 56 Washington Examiner · Right · Oct 31, 6:55 p.m. ETAttorneys for Alaska say ‘meritless’ Trump demand to set aside Senate ballots ‘not even possible’
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