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Mary Peltola
November 5, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Begs to Win a Single Midterm Election in Panicked Rant
Donald Trump is losing it over his party’s midterm performance.
November 3, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Trump DOJ Targets Democrats in Senate Race Probe Right Before Election
Donald Trump is ramping up the investigation into the Alaska election.
November 3, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Loses His Mind Over Key Senate Race Hours Before Election
Donald Trump suggested that Daniel Sullivan had been kidnapped.
November 2, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Considers Plot to “Redo” Senate Election if Republican Loses
Donald Trump is willing to throw out the Alaska Senate race if Democrat Mary Peltola wins.
October 27, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
JD Vance Gives Worst Defense Yet of Trump’s Senate Election Lawsuit
Apparently Vance’s strategy was to insult people’s intelligence.
October 26, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Todd Blanche Crashes Out Over Pressure Against Trump’s Alaska Lawsuit
Donald Trump has openly admitted he ordered the lawsuit for political purposes.
October 23, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump DOJ Sues to Block Senate Race Results if Republican Loses
The Trump administration is already meddling in the midterm elections.
October 6, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
JD Vance Brags He Got Nothing Done as a Senator
Doesn’t seem like much has changed.
August 24, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Alaska Just Has Too Many Dan Sullivans
The big news out of the Last Frontier’s Senate race is that Dan Sullivan has endorsed Dan Sullivan over Dan Sullivan. Got it?
August 14, 2026
Emma Janssen
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The New Republic Staff
Fish Are a Big Deal in This Senate Race
Welcome to The TNR Blue Book! Today, read about Mary Peltola’s unusual campaign slogan in Alaska; attacks on Michigan gubernatorial candidate Jocelyn Benson; and more ...
July 1, 2026
Emma Janssen
What SCOTUS’s Campaign Finance Ruling Means for Democrats
One possible, overlooked implication of the Supreme Court’s finance ruling would be giving political parties an advantage over PACs when it comes to political spending.
January 15, 2026
Perry Bacon
Amazingly, the Democrats Have a Shot at a Senate Majority
Alaska’s Mary Peltola’s candidacy changes things. And even if they can’t pull it off this year, they could take steps toward a 2029 majority—with a Democratic president and House.
November 8, 2022
Matt Ford
Voters Will Have a Chance to Defend Democracy at the Ballot Box This Week
A slew of ballot initiatives are allowing millions of Americans the chance to overhaul how their elections are run.
October 31, 2022
Grace Segers
The Critically Important Alaska Election That You Haven’t Heard About
Voters in the Great North will choose whether to hold a constitutional convention, which opponents say could open the door to restricting abortion rights.
October 28, 2022
Grace Segers
The Power of the Native Vote Is Reshaping Alaska Politics
After decades of being shut out at the ballot box, the state’s tribal populations now wield significant influence as a voting bloc.
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