DOJ issues new grand jury subpoenas over Alaska's second Dan Sullivan

JacobinOct 30

is how Jacobin listed the Alaska suit, as one item in a global pattern of right-wing election denial. It ran nothing on the recruitment report itself.

CNNOct 30

“Suddenly the options in the criminal case became much wider”Unnamed Justice Department official, quoted by CNN · describing how the case changed after the US Attorney un-recused and the Times report landed

the Alaska lawsuit, which is all but destined to fail, still serves a purpose by creating headlines that warn Alaskans about what one source described as a “massive voter fraud attempt.”CNN · reporting that some DOJ insiders privately see the suit as a messaging tool rather than a winnable case

CNN wrote of the department's certification lawsuit, adding that some officials privately value it for the headlines. NPR wrote that "Trickery has been fairly common in politics" and that the ballot already marks the incumbent.

PBS NewsHourOct 30

“It's called voter fraud. Should not have been allowed to happen.”President Donald Trump, quoted by PBS NewsHour · framing the recruitment of a second Sullivan as fraud and urging that Peltola face criminal charges

“It's another diversion. Every day it's some new look over here moment”Rep. Mary Peltola (D-AK), Senate candidate, quoted by PBS NewsHour · dismissing the spoiler-candidate story as a distraction from the incumbent's record on the Iran war

PBS said as it opened its Senate segment, then gave both Peltola and the incumbent airtime. The BBC added that "election law experts said it was unlikely to dislodge the second Dan Sullivan from the ballot." Both wire receipts kept the Times report attributed and noted it was unverified.

Reason MagazineOct 30

“Elsewhere, I have explained why these kinds of actions are not illegal, and why the Trump administration's lawsuit seeking to block certification of the Alaska Senate result deserves to fail.”Reason Magazine (Volokh Conspiracy author) · arguing the Sullivan name tactic is legal and the DOJ's certification lawsuit has no legal footing

“By contrast, candidate lying about policy issues and exploitation of voter ignorance about them is a veritable mountain.”Reason Magazine (Volokh Conspiracy author) · arguing the name-confusion scandal is small next to routine policy deception that sways far more voters

Ilya Somin called name confusion, after condemning the recruitment as wrong.

The Daily WireOct 30

“If we conclude that there are things that should not have happened, that are illegal, we will act on that, and that may in fact impact whether somebody is seated in the U.S. Senate”Mike Dunleavy, Alaska Republican governor, quoted by The Daily Wire · suggesting the investigation could affect whether Peltola is seated if she wins

the Daily Wire wrote, detailing aliases and burner phones from the Times account. Breitbart relayed Trump calling it "voter fraud at the highest level" and ran The View hosts conceding the tactic was shady.

CBN NewsOct 30

“At least let him use the name Sen. Dan Sullivan as opposed to incumbent, because a lot of people don’t know what incumbent means”Donald Trump, US President, quoted by CBN News · arguing the ballot labels leave voters unable to tell the two Dan Sullivans apart, and the race may need investigating

“deliberately tricking voters”Mike Dunleavy, Alaska Republican governor, quoted by CBN News · accusing the Democratic Senate candidate of intentionally misleading voters with the extra Sullivan

CBN wrote, stating the Times allegation in its own voice. It noted that Democrats defend "ballot-stacking" as common to both parties.

ICT NewsOct 30

“She is trying to steal a Senate seat from the voters of Alaska, and it’s disgraceful.”JD Vance, Vice President, quoted by ICT News · backing a probe into possible election fraud and accusing Peltola of benefiting from a decoy candidate

“If state courts allow it, legal experts say, the federal government has no role challenging the results.”ICT News (Associated Press) · undercutting the legal basis for federal involvement, since parties often back extra candidates to pull rivals' votes

ICT carried the AP account of the subpoenas, and its voter-registration story said Native Alaskans are "inspired by the historic run by Mary Peltola," who would be the first Alaska Native woman in the Senate. The Native outlet set the probe against Peltola's place in Indigenous political history.

Al JazeeraOct 30

“Sure makes it seem like the point of the investigation is to become the story.”Justin Levitt, former Justice Department official under President Biden, quoted by Al Jazeera · doubting DOJ has jurisdiction over any federal violation to justify the subpoenas

“Trump has suggested he may not accept the midterm results if his party loses its majorities in Congress, and he has pushed false claims of widespread voter fraud.”Al Jazeera · placing the Alaska case within a wider pattern of Trump questioning election outcomes

Al Jazeera wrote of the Justice Department suit, and noted ballot stacking "is also generally considered to be legal." It framed the story around federal reach into a state-run election. [522]

Liberation NewsOct 30

“This election will change nothing for the Palestinian people.”Liberation News · arguing both main camps share the same war and occupation policies, so the outcome is irrelevant to Palestinians

“What happened in the Dahiya quarter of Beirut in 2006 will happen in every village from which Israel is fired on… We will apply disproportionate force and cause great damage and destruction there. From our standpoint, these are not civilian villages, they are military bases.”Gadi Eisenkot, retired general and opposition leader, quoted by Liberation News · cited to show the opposition leader authored the doctrine of mass civilian destruction later used in Gaza

Liberation wrote, calling Netanyahu and Eisenkot "in full agreement" on Gaza and the West Bank. The Marxist podcast called it a contest "between the far right and the further right." Both receipts read the Arab turnout as defiance rather than a path to government.

JacobinOct 30

“Israel’s election campaign reflected the wide support for ethnic cleansing of Palestinians across mainstream politics.”Jacobin · claiming the opposition and government blocs alike endorse expelling Palestinians, so a change of government means little

Jacobin wrote of the stalemate. Truthout stressed that Eisenkot positioned himself to the right of Netanyahu and boasts of the Dahiya Doctrine.

CNNOct 30

“It’s the pure racism against 20% of the population, Arab citizens. We are a legitimate part of parliament.”Ahmad Tibi, Joint List leader, quoted by CNN · arguing racism, not just fear, keeps opposition leaders from relying on Arab parties to unseat Netanyahu

“In the letter, the CEC chair, Noam Sohlberg, admitted he could not attest to any of the suspicions, and Israeli police have said they have received nothing to back up the claims.”CNN · undercutting the foreign-interference allegations aimed at discrediting the record Arab turnout

CNN wrote, centering Arab voters after decades of boycotts. NBC called the Arab parties "potential kingmakers" and noted both leading blocs had ruled them out.

The DispatchOct 30

“Torn between change and stability, Israelis got neither with Tuesday’s vote.”The Dispatch · framing the election as an inconclusive result that leaves Israel's leadership question open

the Dispatch wrote. The Examiner framed it as Netanyahu "in a bind." The Bulwark broke from both, saying Netanyahu's theft claim shows Trump's "right-wing allies around the world are starting to embrace it too." [289][292][279]

The Free PressOct 30

“And as Tuesday’s election in Israel demonstrates, BDS is a vision-impairing condition.”The Free Press · arguing Netanyahu's critics are blinded by hostility and keep misjudging his support

“Look at almost any opinion poll, including those before the latest election, and you will consistently—almost systematically—see Netanyahu’s popularity vastly underestimated.”The Free Press · claiming polls and elite opinion routinely undercount Netanyahu's real base

Douglas Murray wrote, arguing that polls and foreign observers keep underestimating Netanyahu. The one Libertarian receipt read the result as a vindication of the prime minister.

CBN NewsOct 30

“And if you're going to make an argument that Israel is an apartheid state, you know, we're seeing this even from politicians in the United States, I think they should be forced to reckon with the events of this and what it says about the health of Israel society and Israel's democracy.”Dr. A.J. Nolte, head of Regent University's Israel Institute, quoted by CBN News · arguing record Arab turnout refutes the charge that Israel is an apartheid state

“Netanyahu's Likud Party, meanwhile, is claiming that the Arab parties stole the election, alleging bribery, intimidation, and foreign interference.”CBN News, reporting Likud's claims, quoted by CBN News · Likud alleges the record Arab vote was illegitimate, prompting a Shin Bet probe into Qatar and Turkey funding

CBN reported, and quoted a Regent University scholar saying Arab turnout undercuts the apartheid charge. The Christian Post laid out the coalition timeline without comment.

MondoweissOct 30

“This makes the achievement of the Palestinian vote essentially irrelevant, despite representing 20% of Israel’s population, and leaves the central question of forming a new government unresolved.”Mondoweiss · arguing that Jewish opposition parties' refusal to ally with Arab parties nullifies their record 19 seats

“Under Netanyahu’s government, Israeli settlers in the West Bank have launched their largest ever offensive, ethnically cleansing more than 100 rural Palestinian communities and attacking the heart of Palestinian towns”Mondoweiss · charging that Netanyahu's tenure enabled settler violence, as part of the record voters were judging

Mondoweiss wrote, because Eisenkot's camp refuses Arab partners. Its second piece mocked "the liberal fantasy of a new Israel." Al Jazeera and Middle East Eye led on Netanyahu attacking the Arab parties.

The ForwardOct 30

“Now opposition leaders may have to choose between their principal campaign objective – removing Netanyahu, which the country needs desperately – and a secondary promise that should never have been made.”The Forward · arguing the pledge to shun Arab parties should be dropped to unseat Netanyahu

“No one should be surprised if Trump engineers another Iran war – or, conversely, promises peace plans with the Palestinians and Saudi Arabia – to scramble the Israeli equation in ways that might help his fellow right-wing populist.”The Forward · warning that Trump may intervene to rescue Netanyahu's hold on power

the Forward wrote of the opposition's pledge to exclude Arab parties, and its news desk reported progressive US Jews urging Eisenkot to include them. The Algemeiner led instead on the Shin Bet probe into suspected Qatari and Turkish interference.

TruthdigOct 30

“the president of the United States is now accusing an American citizen who’s running for the Senate of posing a danger to America because he’s Muslim.”Truthdig · arguing Trump's "hordes of jihadis" line treats a Muslim candidate's faith as a security threat

All they have left with which to appeal to Americans is fear of the “other,” hate of Muslims and LGBTQ+ people, and blatant bigotry toward anyone who’s different.Truthdig · claiming Republicans turn to bigotry because they cannot defend their record on the economy or foreign policy

Robert Reich wrote in Truthdig. Truthout called Trump's Omar and El-Sayed remarks "a remarkable rebuke of the Constitution" and tied Moreno's comments to Christian nationalism.

USA TodayOct 30

“Americans will die as a result.”Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), quoted by USA Today · claiming El-Sayed on the Senate Intelligence Committee would tip off terrorists to avoid capture

“We have seen this movie before. I starred in it,”Barack Obama, former president, quoted by USA Today · comparing the attacks on El-Sayed's loyalty to the smears he faced about his own background

USA Today wrote, listing Cruz, Trump, RFK Jr. and Bernie Moreno.

Reason MagazineOct 30

Robby Soave wrote of a possible El-Sayed win. The one Libertarian receipt judged him on economics, his wealth tax and price controls, not religion.

The FederalistOct 30

“A free society cannot survive unless terrorists, supporters of terrorists, apologists for terrorists, and those who associate with any or all of the above, are driven from polite society and politics.”The Federalist · arguing that El-Sayed and anyone linked to him must be expelled from public life

“That Democrats refuse to do so renders them complicit with the El-Sayeds and Mamdanis of their party, and will greenlight the rise of other terrorism-adjacent politicians in America.”The Federalist · claiming the Democratic Party as a whole bears blame for El-Sayed and similar politicians

the Federalist called El-Sayed. Fox relayed Cruz's warning, and the Daily Wire reported that El-Sayed's father sits on the board of a charity that settled a federal sanctions case.

The ForwardOct 30

“History will remember who stands where in this moment, and it will not remember Abdul El-Sayed kindly”Jason Turkish, Democratic megadonor and fiancé of Rep. Haley Stevens, quoted by The Forward · explaining why he is crossing party lines to vote for Rogers over his own party's nominee

“The risks are too high that he would share sensitive information with the Muslim Brotherhood”Ted Cruz, Republican senator from Texas, quoted by The Forward · arguing El-Sayed should not receive Senate-level security clearance

among Michigan's pro-Israel Jewish voters, the Forward wrote of Turkish's defection. It also reported Rogers telling the room "He hates Jews" and noted a rival pro-El-Sayed pledge has nearly twice the signatures.

TheGrioOct 30

“If you’re Black or if you’re Jewish and if you vote for Abdul, you’re crazy”Donald Trump, President, quoted by TheGrio · telling Black and Jewish voters at a South Carolina rally not to back El-Sayed

crazy, theGrio wrote of Trump's South Carolina remark. It quoted Democrats calling the line part of a pattern going back to birtherism.

TruthoutOct 30

“Their plan … will lead to devastating escalation and the likely destruction of our commitment to the rule of law,”Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Connecticut), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, quoted by Truthout · after a detailed Pentagon briefing on the war plan, warning of prolonged escalation and risk to US troops

Trump and his cabinet have repeatedly stoked concerns that they may commit even more heinous war crimes against civilians with the president’s repeated genocidal threats to “annihilate” Iran.Truthout · framing the administration's threats as signaling possible war crimes against Iranian civilians

is Truthout's description, in a story built on Sen. Chris Murphy calling the post-election plan a threat to "our commitment to the rule of law." On The Young Turks, Cenk Uygur blamed Netanyahu for the plan.

PBS NewsHourOct 30

the AP copy on PBS called Sylvia, noting no reason was given and no replacement named. It placed the firing beside allies being told to prepare for strikes after Tuesday.

Antiwar.comOct 30

“At the same time, the administration has relied on anonymous leaks to build its own narratives, and does not appear concerned about the numerous reports detailing the potential strike plans for a renewed bombing campaign against Iran.”Antiwar.com · charging the administration with selective outrage over leaks while its own Iran strike plans circulate openly

“leakers of these treasonous statements are being hunted down. Long-term jail sentences will be sought!”Donald Trump, President, in a Truth Social post, quoted by Antiwar.com · threatening prison for leakers after reports of dwindling US interceptor stockpiles from the Iran war

Antiwar.com wrote of the firing's timing, and noted the administration "has relied on anonymous leaks to build its own narratives." Its other receipts tracked a CENTCOM briefing, Iran's "seven conditions," and tanker mine strikes. The Free Press podcast reached the same forecast from a hawkish angle.

Fox NewsOct 30

“Our commitment was not an empty promise. We vowed to find you, and we meant it.”Sean Parnell, Pentagon chief spokesman, quoted by Fox News · warning suspected leakers of classified information as the case goes to the Justice Department

“The official said Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia failed three polygraph examinations related to alleged disclosures of classified information.”Fox News, citing a Department of War official, quoted by Fox News · the Pentagon's central, contested justification for the firing, which other Pentagon sources dispute

Fox's source stressed of Sylvia, framing the firing as leak enforcement. Fox reported he failed three polygraphs, a claim CBS sources disputed per Antiwar.com.

The American ConservativeOct 30

“Vance is the only administration official with a material incentive—an existential one—for ending the war.”The American Conservative · arguing Vance's 2028 prospects depend on ending the Iran war, unlike Trump or other officials

“Vance’s best shot is ’28, and it’s no shot at all if we’re still at war with Iran.”The American Conservative · explaining why the vice president has a personal stake in a durable peace

to end the war, TAC called Vance, after reporting his letter to Iran's security chief. Its other pieces proposed Iran join the Mecca pact and logged gas at $4.23.

The AlgemeinerOct 30

“In the summer, the elected officials started worrying out loud about the economy. Now, publicly and privately, the IRGC is very concerned. They’re talking about a collapse,”Scott Bessent, US Treasury Secretary, quoted by The Algemeiner · claiming economic pressure is working and the IRGC fears collapse

“The US naval blockade of Iranian ports has prevented the country from exporting at least $25 billion worth of crude oil”The Algemeiner, quoted by The Algemeiner · citing CENTCOM's figure for the blockade's cost to Iran's revenue

is how the Algemeiner described Tehran, reporting delayed IRGC salaries under the blockade. The one Jewish receipt framed pressure as working, not escalation looming.

TruthoutOct 30

“Never before in American history has the federal government, on the eve of an election, sought to coerce a state and local government to abandon their own Constitutional elections procedures and bend to the will of the Executive Branch.”U.S. District Judge David O. Carter, quoted by Truthout · calling the DOJ's demand an unprecedented federal coercion of state election administration

Truthout wrote, pairing California with Washington's secretary of state calling the federal list "not reliable." [67]

ABC NewsOct 30

“California is very corrupt. The elections are extremely corrupt.”President Donald Trump, quoted by ABC News · reacting to the ruling and claiming, without evidence, that millions of California ballots are bad

“Noncitizen voting has been a central focus of Trump’s political messaging for years, although available data indicates it is exceedingly rare.”ABC News · placing the DOJ push against data showing the problem it targets is very small

ABC wrote of Carter's decision. NPR, CBS and MSNBC led on the subpoenas and on Carter's line that "these threats must stop." On MeidasTouch, Deanna Dahl focused on whether the top prosecutor is even lawfully in his post.

PBS NewsHourOct 30

“Eroded trust in our democracy is irreparable. Once a vote is segregated, lasting harm has occurred”U.S. District Judge David O. Carter, quoted by PBS NewsHour · explaining why segregating up to 20,000 California ballots mid-election would do irreversible damage

“It is designed to preserve the status quo and prevent the infection of our election with illegal ballots.”Bill Essayli, First Assistant U.S. Attorney, quoted by PBS NewsHour · defending the DOJ's request to set ballots aside as protection against noncitizen votes

the AP copy on PBS called the ruling, set in a run of federal efforts in California, Washington and Alaska. It quoted election experts saying states, not Washington, run elections.

Washington ExaminerOct 30

“The administration is applying extraordinary pressure on the state less than one week away from Election Day.”Washington Examiner · characterizing the subpoenas as a last-week escalation after the judge's ruling against the DOJ

is how the Examiner put it, while also calling Carter "a Clinton-appointed federal judge." The one Establishment receipt kept both the pressure and the judge's party on the page. [296]

Reason MagazineOct 30

“Never before in American history has the federal government, on the eve of an election, sought to coerce a state and local government to abandon their own Constitutional elections procedures and bend to the will of the Executive Branch”U.S. District Judge David O. Carter, quoted by Reason Magazine · rejecting the DOJ's bid to make California segregate 20,000 ballots as an unprecedented federal intrusion into state-run elections

“It turned out that every one of those 185 voters was a U.S. citizen.”Reason Magazine · citing Nevada, where DHS's claim of 15,903 noncitizen registrants shrank to 185 names, all of them citizens

Jacob Sullum wrote of Trump. He walked through the shrinking estimates and the Nevada list on which every flagged voter was a citizen.

Fox NewsOct 30

“This ongoing emergency disenfranchises American citizens through dilution.”Bill Essayli, First Assistant U.S. Attorney, quoted by Fox News · arguing that unchecked noncitizen ballots harm citizen voters, as DOJ appeals to the Ninth Circuit

“It tells you something very revealing and unfortunately badly revealing about California officials that they don’t even want to check”Hans von Spakovsky, election expert at Advancing American Freedom, quoted by Fox News · accusing California of stonewalling the DOJ's citizenship review of flagged voters

Fox wrote of the administration, while giving equal space to an advocate who faults California's automatic registration. Breitbart reported that "The judge threw out that dilution theory," and OAN ran the Justice Department's Washington state list without challenge.

World Socialist Web SiteOct 30

“a counterrevolutionary platform that openly conspires to overthrow the elected government and appeals for a military coup.”World Socialist Web Site · characterizing Bolsonaro's letter and exile as a plot against Lula's elected government

“This ambiguous position legitimizes the fraud claim and keeps a cocked gun pointed at the elected government, which can be fired when conditions are deemed favorable.”World Socialist Web Site · arguing Trump's refusal to recognize or disavow Bolsonaro serves as a standing threat to Lula

the WSWS called the letter, tying it to markets demanding austerity from Lula. The Marxist podcast simply said "Bolsonaro has fled to Miami." [20][6]

BBC NewsOct 30

“only around 34,000 people voted during the extended hours - far lower than the 4.4 million votes that separated Lula from Bolsonaro”BBC News (BBC Brazil and BBC Verify analysis) · undercutting Bolsonaro's claim that the extended polling hours explain his loss

“there is no evidence”Rogério Marinho, Bolsonaro's campaign manager, quoted by BBC News · Bolsonaro's own campaign manager rejecting the electoral fraud allegation

the BBC wrote of the fraud claim, and set its own vote analysis against it. The wire receipt kept Trump's comments and the passport order in view.

The Free PressOct 30

the Free Press summarized in a one-line news brief. [348]

The BlazeOct 30

“The Brazilian right has lost an election and watched its most prominent family come under the power of a judiciary it rightly regards as openly hostile.”The Blaze · framing the Bolsonaro family's legal troubles as political targeting by Brazil's courts

“The Bolsonaros can come to America. Americans have nowhere else to go.”The Blaze · warning that US conservatives would have no refuge if America's political order broke down

the Blaze wrote of the Brazilian right's predicament. It read the episode as a warning that American conservatives need to secure power before a similar crisis.