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Alaska prosecutor investigates alleged Democratic plot to confuse voters with second Dan Sullivan

Mary Peltola denies knowledge as party accused of recruiting spoiler candidate with same name as sitting RepublicanAlaska Senate race: what to know about Democrats’ alleged ballot-stacking effortThe top federal prosecutor in Alaska confirmed on Friday …

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AI-driven disinformation running rampant on social media before US midterms, experts warn

Social media companies including Meta have pulled back on efforts to protect voters from election-meddling liesSocial media feeds are awash with an unprecedented flood of AI-driven disinformation ahead of November’s US midterm elections, according to e…

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Trump administration asks Washington to set aside hundreds of ballots from suspected noncitizen voters

This is the latest sign of the administration’s attempts to challenge states with competitive midterm races that could determine control of CongressThe Trump administration on Monday asked Washington state to set aside any ballots received from more th…

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Trump allies could use midterms ‘counting window’ to disrupt results, experts warn

Fears grow that loyalists in key states could use critical period when votes are counted to amplify false claimsElection experts have warned Donald Trump’s administration could use the crucial hours and days after November’s midterm elections to disrup…

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What Trump’s attacks on mail-in voting mean for the midterms

The extraordinary danger is that a president who believes he is the law, and the law is him, remains intent on disrupting the electoral processThis was originally published in The Stakes 2026, a newsletter about the midterm elections. Sign up to get it…

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DHS officers raise concerns over potentially illegal voter searches and unreliable data, whistleblower says

Officers were instructed to search state voter databases and create federal records on suspected non-citizen voters despite concerns over the processDepartment of Homeland Security (DHS) lawyers told officers investigating voter fraud they would not be…

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Ex-CIA director John Brennan subpoenaed in Trump ‘grand conspiracy’ investigation

Subpoena is among a flurry issued in recent weeks as part of DoJ inquiry into alleged conspiracy against TrumpThe former CIA director John Brennan has been subpoenaed to testify next month before a Florida grand jury as part of a Department of Justice …

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