Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy (R) on Wednesday evening ordered an investigation into whether Mary Peltola’s (D) Senate campaign violated state law when it reportedly recruited candidates in an effort to detract support from her opponent. The GOP governor cited The New York Times’s reporting earlier that day that found the Democrat’s campaign was involved in…
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy (R) on Wednesday evening ordered an investigation into whether Mary Peltola’s (D) Senate campaign violated state law when it reportedly recruited candidates in an effort to detract support from her opponent. The GOP governor cited The New York Times’s reporting earlier that day that found the Democrat’s campaign was involved in…
The future of the U.S. Congress — and, by extension, the prospects for Donald Trump’s second presidency — may be decided by a handful of votes in the most distant U.S. state from Washington, D.C. — Hawaii notwithstanding. Alaska is electing a senator next Tuesday, November 3, and the fight for that seat, crucial while control of the Senate hangs in the balance, has played out like a thoughtful political miniseries, or perhaps more like an absurd parody.
U.S. Republican Senator Dan Sullivan and U.S. Senate candidate Mary Peltola, the Democratic nominee, participate in a debate in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S., on October 15, 2026.