Key Facts

• The Justice Department reportedly issued subpoenas after allegations that Mary Peltola’s campaign worked with party operatives to put a second candidate named Dan Sullivan on Alaska’s Senate ballot.
• The article describes ballot stacking as a tactic to draw votes away from an opponent and says it is not illegal.
• The Trump administration opened a criminal investigation in California over claims that thousands of noncitizens are registered to vote; the Los Angeles County registrar-recorder’s office confirmed that some employees received grand jury subpoenas.
• A Harris poll commissioned by the Guardian found that three-quarters of voters thought elected officials cared more about personal enrichment than improving the economy for ordinary people.
• Ohio Republican gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy said his campaign withdrew an attack ad featuring Donna Arthur, the estranged mother of his opponent, Amy Acton.
• Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu alleged that Arab Israeli parties used foreign backing to steal the election; opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot and President Isaac Herzog criticized his claims.
• U.S. Vice-President JD Vance sent Iran a letter seeking commitments on its nuclear program as part of a proposal that would provide sanctions relief and reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days.
• The Department of Homeland Security asked an Icelandic hosting company to restrict access to leaked data, citing risks to more than 40,000 personnel.