DOJ calls Alaska Senate allegations "troubling," asks to segregate ballots
Topics: 2026 Midterm ElectionsAlaska PoliticsJoe Biden
9 outlets (CBS News, Fox News, NBC News, WSJ, The Hill, ABC News, NPR, PBS NewsHour and NYT) are covering this story.
How outlets are covering this: 9 outlets ran their own headlines on this story. Words most headlines share: “Alaska”, “Senate”. Distinct wording: CBS News uses “allegations” and “segregate”; Fox News uses “prosecutions” and “precedent”; NBC News uses “separating” and “requests”; WSJ uses “political” and “epicenter”. (Computed from the headlines below.)
- CBS News reports: “The top federal prosecutor in Alaska did not specify what crimes are being investigated by the Justice Department, saying he's "not making any assumptions on whether a crime has been committed or n…”
- Fox News reports: “Hans von Spakovsky says Jack Smith's Trump indictment set the precedent for the DOJ's criminal probe into Alaska's "Decoy Dan" Senate race scheme.”
- NBC News reports: “The court filing, which cites the potential for “voter confusion,” did not spell out how segregating ballots would determine if a voter was confused.”
Read the full coverage
- CBS News: DOJ calls Alaska Senate allegations "troubling," asks to segregate ballots
- Fox News: Trump prosecutions under Biden set precedent for DOJ’s Alaska ‘Decoy Dan’ probe, ex-FEC chair says
- NBC News: DOJ requests separating Alaska ballots that rank Dan J. Sullivan in Senate race
- WSJ: The Alaska Senate race is currently at the epicenter of the political world. Here’s what we know.
- The Hill: Peltola repeats denial of ballot-stacking reports, stays silent on federal probe
- ABC News: Peltola denies knowing about Alaska spoiler candidate as Justice Department escalates investigation
- NPR: Justice Department seeks to isolate Alaska ballots amid criminal probe over Senate candidate
- PBS NewsHour: Justice Department seeks to isolate Alaska ballots as criminal probe underway over Senate candidate
- NYT: Justice Dept. Confirms Alaska Inquiry Even as Its Focus Remains Unclear
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