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Kalshi Suspends Republican House Candidate for Betting on Her Own Race

31 août 2026 à 16:15
The trading platform Kalshi issued a three-year suspension to the candidate, Laurie Buckhout, and fined her nearly $2,600. Ms. Buckhout said she had made a “dumb mistake.”

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Laurie Buckhout, a former U.S. Army colonel and a Republican, is challenging Representative Don Davis of North Carolina.

Mary Peltola and Dan Sullivan Advance in Key Alaska Senate Contest

19 août 2026 à 10:28
Both parties see Alaska as key to winning the Senate. The state’s nonpartisan primary put Mary Peltola, a Democratic former congresswoman, on the same ballot as Dan Sullivan, the incumbent Republican she hopes to unseat. Both advanced to the general election.

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Former Representative Mary Peltola, a Democrat, and Senator Dan Sullivan, a Republican, will advance to the general election for an Alaska Senate seat.

Searching for Answers From the Man Accused of Sabotaging Alaska’s Senate Race

18 août 2026 à 15:54
Dan Sullivan, a retired schoolteacher from tiny Petersburg, Alaska, shares a name with the incumbent senator he hopes to defeat. Is he a spoiler trying to divide the Republican vote? We traveled to Alaska to find out.

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Until last week, Mr. Sullivan agreed to only a handful of interviews with local reporters. and didn’t respond to multiple efforts by New York Times reporters to speak to him.

Mary Peltola Shakes Up Campaign Staff Days Before Alaska’s Senate Primary

17 août 2026 à 17:36
Ms. Peltola, the Democratic Senate candidate, fired a longtime senior aide and named a new campaign manager.

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Mary Peltola in Anchorage in January.
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