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Here’s how Democrats can still take the Senate even with Graham Platner on political life support in Maine

ANALYSIS: Every path to win back the Senate majority hinged on Democrats winning Maine. But, writes Eric Garcia, with greater difficulty, Democrats could still get to 51 seats

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Alaska Supreme Court rules that Dan Sullivan must appear on the state’s U.S. Senate ballot this year

On June 29, 2026, the Alaska Supreme Court issued an order that the Alaska Division of Elections must allow Dan Sullivan (R), a retired teacher, to run in the top-four primary for the U.S. Senate in Alaska. As a result, Sullivan will be on the same ballot as incumbent U.S.…

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Both Republican Dan Sullivans can compete in Alaska primary, court rules

Challenger Dan Sullivan had been booted from ballot, but supreme court ruled he can compete against senator of same name

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Alaska rules Dan Sullivan cannot run against Dan Sullivan in key Senate race

Elections chief says bid by ex-teacher to challenge senator with same name was filed ‘to confuse or mislead’ voters

The Guardian - US

Alaska Senate candidate under investigation over alleged voter confusion scheme

Alaska's top elections official on Monday opened an investigation into a U.S. Senate candidate with the same name as Republican incumbent Senator Dan Sullivan, citing allegations the challenger filed his candidacy to mislead voters

The Independent UK

At the Races: Tricks of the trade

Welcome to At the Races! Each week we bring you news and analysis from the CQ Roll Call campaign team. Know someone who’d like to get this newsletter? They can subscribe here. By Daniela Altimari and Mary Ellen McIntire Democrats are sounding the alarm on mystery super PACs with ties to Republicans that…

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Double vision: Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan faces a challenge from a familiar-sounding rival – Dan Sullivan

The National Republican Senatorial Committee accused Democrats of planting a candidate with the same name to throw off voters

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Democrats have fresh hope to win back Senate – could they really pull it off?

North Carolina, Ohio, Maine and Alaska are key targets for a party bullish after a bruising Republican primary in Texas

The Guardian - US

The most vulnerable senators of 2026, less than 6 months before Election Day

Just six months ago, the prospect of winning the Senate majority seemed far outside of Democrats’ grasp. The party was coming off steep 2024 losses, and the path to netting the four seats needed to win control of the chamber wound through several deeply Republican states. But Democrats now say…

Roll Call

Step off, Chuck! Democrats stunningly warn Schumer to stay out of races after Maine Mills meltdown

ANALYSIS: ‘The Democratic establishment is completely disconnected from where Democratic voters are,’ one strategist told Eric Garcia, after the rebuke to the seemingly out-of-touch 75-year-old Senate minority leader

The Independent UK

Democratic candidates start 2026 with a fundraising bang

Money continued to flow as the midterm election year kicked off. Fundraising reports covering the first three months of the year show that it was a fruitful first quarter for many congressional candidates, with a handful of Senate hopefuls reporting eight-figure hauls and some House candidates surpassing the $2 million…

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Four major races shift in favor of Democrats as Senate looks more likely to swing in their favor

Democrats see their fortunes improve in Ohio, Nebraska, Georgia and North Carolina

The Independent UK

Winning in Trump’s backyard and raking in money: Democrats begin 2026 with warning to Republicans

NEWS ANALYSIS: Another win for Democrats in Trump territory comes as the party is building a number of powerful campaign war chests, writes John Bowden

The Independent UK

‘All the pieces matter’ in politics — just not equally

Sometimes the biggest news doesn’t end up being the biggest influence on an election. Right now, Venezuela and Greenland, and the American posture toward those lands, are all over the news, and the consequences of what happens are momentous: Will the United States send troops to Venezuela? Will Congress reassert…

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Senate Republicans want to protect a majority, but Trump won’t give them a break

NEWS ANALYSIS: Trump’s MAGA purity tests could endanger Republicans running in key battles that could decide the fate of his Senate majority, writes John Bowden

Roll Call

At the Races: Spotlight Minnesota

Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including Venezuela and more campaign announcements.

The Guardian - US

Ex-Alaska Democratic representative launches bid for US Senate seat

Mary Peltola seen as Democrat capable of flipping seat in Republican-leaning state as party seeks to reclaim Senate

Roll Call

Former Rep. Mary Peltola enters Alaska Senate race in boost to Democrats

Democratic former Rep. Mary Peltola launched a run for Senate in Alaska on Monday, challenging Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan.

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At the Races: Of voters and Venezuela - Roll Call

Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including Venezuela and more campaign announcements.

The Conversation

Ranked choice voting outperforms the winner-take-all system used to elect nearly every US politician

American democracy is straining under countless pressures, many of them rooted in structural problems that go back to the nation’s founding. Chief among them is the “pick one” plurality voting system – also called winner-take-all – used to elect nearly all of the 520,000 government officials in the United States.

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Too much moose meat was factor in plane crash that killed Alaska lawmaker’s husband

Antlers strapped to a wing also caused small plane that Mary Peltola’s husband was piloting to crash in 2023

The Independent UK

A lawmaker’s husband died in a plane crash. The cause was moose meat and antlers, national safety board reveals

Mary Peltola has filed a lawsuit contending her husband was not solely to blame for the wreck

The Independent UK

NTSB: Heavy plane, drag from antlers contributed to crash that killed ex-Rep Mary Peltola's husband

Federal investigators say a small plane that crashed in 2023, killing the husband of former Alaska U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola, was overweight for takeoff and impacted by winds

Reason

Alaska Keeps Ranked Choice Voting by Razor-Thin Margin

With 50.1 percent of the final tally, Alaskans voted to preserve a system that allows voters more choice in how they vote, and who they vote for.

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Nick Begich Defeats Rep. Mary Peltola In Alaska House Race

Learn about the significant political shift in Alaska as Nick Begich wins the House seat through ranked-choice voting.

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