Inside the Times’s Decisions on the Alaska Senate Race Story
Our investigation found that Democratic operatives were behind a plan to bring a potential spoiler into the Senate race. More
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Democrats File Suit Over Closed Polling Places in Rural Alaska
Voting sites in 18 far-flung communities failed to open, the suit claims. More
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Justice Dept. Confirms Alaska Inquiry Even as Its Focus Remains Unclear
Democrats and former officials have accused the department of pursuing a political goal in the guise of a legal one: to publicize a scheme, sordid but not illegal under state law, damaging to Democrats. More
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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. More
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Alaska Governor Orders Criminal Investigation Into Peltola Campaign
President Trump had lashed out at Mary Peltola after The New York Times reported that her campaign and national Democrats helped recruit spoiler candidates to the race. He offered no explanation of what crime may have been committed. More
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Justice Dept. Suit Reignites a Legal Fight in Alaska
The Alaska Supreme Court ruled months ago that two candidates, both named Dan Sullivan, could appear on the ballot on Election Day. More
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What to Know About Alaska’s Senate Race
President Trump told the Justice Department to intervene in the race, where polling shows Republicans at risk of losing a seat. More
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Why Legal Experts See the Justice Dept.’s Alaska Election Challenge as Dubious
No obvious legal authority supports a pre-emptive effort to block the certification of Alaska’s Senate election if the Republican incumbent narrowly loses. More
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Some Republicans Reject Trump’s Move to Import Diesel Fuel From Russia
High diesel costs have posed a problem for Republicans in the midterms, but President Trump’s decision did not satisfy some candidates in key Senate races. More
