Alaska Prosecutor Investigates Senate Candidate Campaign Origins As Midterms Approach

The Justice Department's top prosecutor in Alaska called new reporting about the origins of an independent candidate's Senate campaign troubling and said it brought a surge of law enforcement assets to the state. Michael Heyman, the U.S. attorney for the District of Alaska, declined to detail specific crimes being investigated as independent candidate Daniel J. Sullivan appears on the ballot Tuesday alongside Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan. Heyman stated he is not making any assumptions on whether a crime has been committed. Meanwhile, the independent candidate left his hometown of Petersburg earlier this week, with residents noting they never saw any campaign materials or heard a platform since he announced his run last spring. President Trump addressed the upcoming midterms in the Oval Office alongside recently freed American prisoner Stephen Hubbard. Trump said he plans to hold in-person rallies in Iowa on Sunday and Kansas following requests from local friends, after previously relying on tele-rallies. In legal battles, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the Justice Department's request for California to set aside disputed ballots from roughly 20,000 potential non-citizens. Separately, the administration confirmed in a court filing that federal agencies contacted election officials in California, Nevada, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Washington regarding potentially ineligible voters.

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These legal and political developments unfold just days before the November 2026 midterm elections, as federal authorities and local campaigns navigate ballot security and last-minute voter outreach. Incumbent lawmakers and challengers alike are making their final pushes to secure voter support before polling stations open on Tuesday.