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Trump: Peltola should be removed from ballot following New York Times report

President Trump on Wednesday said that former Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) should not be allowed to run for Senate against incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) following a report that her campaign sought to recruit other candidates including Daniel J. Sullivan in an effort to impact the election results.

 

“In Alaska, I don’t think Mary Peltola, after perpetrating such a terrible scheme, should be allowed to run, because this is ELECTION FRAUD,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. 

 

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  • DC judge orders new golf course hearing after Trump vows to push ahead with redevelopment

     

  • Right-wing activist James O’Keefe charged with unlawful voting, identity theft

  • Peltola denies New York Times report her campaign recruited other Sullivan

 

NEWS THIS AFTERNOON

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GOP election losses could scramble year-end funding fight 

A bruising midterm election for Republicans could complicate Congress’s next government funding fight, as lawmakers return to Washington facing uncertainty over how President Trump will respond to potential GOP losses.

 

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Democrats brace for a 2028 presidential free-for-all 

The floodgates are about to open in the 2028 presidential race. 

 

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Live updates: Trump, Obama, Vance hit key states in midterm sprint 

Former President Obama is stopping in Atlanta on Wednesday — less than a week out from Election Day — to give a boost to Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms, who’s running for Georgia governor, and incumbent Sen. Jon Ossoff (D).

 

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Alaska’s GOP-led government asks court to block DOJ Senate race certification lawsuit 

Alaska’s GOP-led government is urging a federal court to dismiss the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) lawsuit seeking to bar the state from certifying its midterm election results, according to a Monday court filing.

 

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IN OTHER NEWS

©  Damian Dovarganes, Associated Press

Meta, Snap head back to LA court for social media addiction trial: What to know 

The social media giants Meta and Snap are heading back to court this week for the latest trial in a lawsuit that alleges their platforms were intentionally designed to be addictive for young users. 

 

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Fed likely to hold rates steady ahead of midterms 

Federal Reserve officials will decide whether to raise interest rates again on Wednesday, as persistent inflation strains Americans ahead of the midterm elections.

 

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Judge overseeing Maduro trial dies 

Alvin Hellerstein, a longtime federal judge who was set to oversee the criminal trial of deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro died on Wednesday. He was 92.

 

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HHS to allow sale of unapproved peptides under review 

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will allow compounding pharmacies to manufacture and sell peptides that have not yet been added to the list of approved substances, advancing access to those championed by the “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) agenda.

 

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