Coverage dated November 3, 2026

DOJ sends target letters in Alaska probe to 20 Democrats

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DOJ officials informed recipients that they may be targets of an investigation.

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  1. Independent Journal Review

    DOJ Sends Target Letters in Alaska Senate Probe (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    On Election Day the DOJ issued more than 20 target letters to roughly 20 people, mostly Democrats, in a probe over Alaska Senate namesake candidate Dan J. Sullivan Jr.

  2. ABC News

    DOJ ramps up probe of Alaska Senate race with target letters, new subpoenas: Sources (opens ABC News)

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    The DOJ has continued moving at an aggressive clip in ramping up its criminal investigation into the Alaska U.S. Senate race, sources tell ABC News.

  3. CBS News

    Attorney and Trump foe targeted in Alaska ballot probe, sources say (opens CBS News)

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    Marc Elias, a longtime Democratic attorney and vocal opponent of the Trump administration, received one of about 20 target letters sent by the DOJ in its Alaska ballot investigation.

  4. Local News 8

    Justice Department sends criminal target letters in Alaska probe to people aligned with Democratic party (opens Local News 8)

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    By Hannah Rabinowitz, Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department sent target letters to more than a dozen people it believes helped recruit a Senate candidate with the same name as the Republican incumbent, in Alaska — an indication that the department is working towards bringing federal charges…

  5. The New Republic

    Trump DOJ Targets Democrats in Senate Race Probe Right Before Election (opens The New Republic)

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    President Donald Trump is taking drastic steps to investigate Alaska’s Senate election, with the Department of Justice sending criminal target letters to about 20 leading Democrats. The New York Times reported on Election Day that Marc Elias, a Democratic elections lawyer whose firm represents Alask…

  6. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Justice Dept. sends target letters to Democrats in escalation of Alaska inquiry (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Sending such a notification at the decisive moment in a close race between the incumbent Republican, Dan Sullivan, and his Democratic opponent, Mary Peltola, is highly unusual.

  7. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    DOJ sends target letters to 20 Democrats in Alaska election inquiry (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    WASHINGTON >> The Justice Department is intensifying its investigation into the recruitment of an opponent with the same name as a Republican senator in Alaska, sending letters to about 20 Democrats informing them they might be targets or asking them to preserve their records, two people with knowle…

  8. KAAL Rochester

    Justice Department has sent target letters in Alaska Senate criminal probe. Here’s what that means (opens KAAL Rochester)

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    The Justice Department has escalated its investigation over a Senate candidate who shares a name with the Republican incumbent, issuing a letter to a prominent Democratic attorney in Washington and others that they may be targets of the criminal inquiry.

  9. WDIO Duluth

    Justice Department identifies potential targets as it escalates Alaska Senate criminal probe (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    The Justice Department has escalated its investigation over a Senate candidate who shares a name with the Republican incumbent, issuing a letter to a prominent Democratic attorney in Washington and others that they may be targets of the criminal inquiry.

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  11. Washington Examiner

    DOJ sends target letters to Marc Elias and other Democrats over decoy Dan Sullivan candidacy (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The Justice Department is reportedly sending target letters to Democratic elections lawyer Marc Elias and other Democrats as prosecutors investigate an alleged effort to recruit a second Dan Sullivan to siphon votes from Alaska’s Republican senator.

  12. The Guardian

    DoJ tells Democrats in letters they could be targets of Alaska ballot investigation (opens The Guardian)

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    Top election lawyer and lawmakers received notes over alleged scheme to confuse voters with two Dan Sullivans US midterms 2026 live – latest updates The justice department has sent letters to a top Democratic election lawyer and other Democrats informing them they could be targets in a federal inves…

  13. NOTUS

    Justice Department Escalates Alaska Senate Criminal Probe With Target Letters (opens NOTUS)

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    The DOJ notified several people, including D.C. lawyer Marc Elias, they may be targets of the investigation.

  14. Newsweek

    Todd Blanche Responds to Alaska Scenarios as Trump DOJ Sends Target Letters (opens Newsweek)

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    The DOJ’s Alaska election probe escalates as the attorney general outlines when disputed ballots could face further scrutiny.

  15. News Nation Now

    DOJ sends target letters in Alaska probe to 20 Democrats (opens News Nation Now)

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    DOJ officials informed recipients that they may be targets of an investigation.

  16. PBS NewsHour

    Justice Department sent target letters in Alaska Senate criminal probe. Here's what that means (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    The Justice Department has escalated its investigation over a Senate candidate who shares a name with the Republican incumbent, issuing a letter to a prominent Democratic attorney in Washington and others that they may be targets of the criminal inquiry.

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