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electiontopic
Alaskaplace
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How they overlap

Of the articles on each keyword in the last 7 days, with the same text and sources, how many also mention the other. Per lean: the share of its outlets' articles on election that mention Alaska.

3.8% of the 527 articles on election also mention Alaska, as do 25.3% of the 79 articles on Alaska.

Left-leaning10 of 207 articles
4.8%
Least biased4 of 89 articles
4.5%
Right-leaning6 of 231 articles
2.6%

Who picked it up when

PBS NewsHour mentioned it first (Oct 23, 2026, 11:14 AM EDT). Right-leaning outlets followed 2 hours later, least biased outlets 4 hours later.

One row per source with a matching article, from the most left-leaning on top: a dot for each article, on a bar for each stretch of its coverage (a pause of more than 24 hours starts a new one). Hover or tap a dot for the headline, click it to read the article.

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Source lean:leftcenterright

Source leans by Media Bias/Fact Check.

Results

20 articles mention election and Alaska in the last 7 days (Oct 20 to Oct 26).

Articles matching the query
Article
The New York TimesTrump’s Election Attacks Enter New Pre-emptive PhaseThe New York Times

A lawsuit by the Justice Department challenging a potential narrow loss by the GOP Senate incumbent in Alaska reflects a new tactic by the president to try to shape the election results.

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Washington ExaminerTrump worries Alaska voters ‘don’t know what incumbent means’ on ranked choice ballotWashington Examiner

President Donald Trump on Sunday said he was worried Alaska voters will be confused when casting their votes Nov. 3 due to some possibly not knowing what the incumbent label means on the ranked choice ballot. Trump has repeatedly taken issue with Alaska’s ranked choice voting system, particularly as two candidates named Daniel Sullivan will […]

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PBS NewsHourBlanche says Trump isn't trying to meddle with Alaska election results by suing over Senate racePBS NewsHour

Blanche told CNN's "State of the Union" that President Donald Trump, who said Friday that he was "the one that said do it," is not trying to overturn state election results "in any way, shape or form" on the cusp of the Nov. 3 election.

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The HillBlanche accuses 'Face the Nation' host of 'misleading' description of Alaska election lawsuitThe Hill

Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday accused CBS News's "Face the Nation" host Margaret Brennan of giving a "misleading" description of the Alaska Senate race, where two candidates with similar names will appear on the ballot. Brennan said the Department of Justice (DOJ) sued Alaska preemptively to block the certification of the results if Sen....

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The HillTrump calls Murkowski a 'disgrace' to Alaska, criticizes ranked choice votingThe Hill

President Trump went after Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Alaska’s ranked choice voting system on Saturday. “The Republicans’ Worst Senator, by far, Lisa Murkowski, of the Great State of Alaska (A State for which I produced, on a continuing basis, Billions and Billions of Dollars, and which Crooked Joe Biden and the Dumocrats had totally...

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Washington ExaminerTrump rips Alaska’s ‘corrupt’ ranked choice voting in attack on MurkowskiWashington Examiner

President Donald Trump railed against Alaska’s “corrupt” ranked choice voting system, claiming it was the sole reason Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) secured reelection. Trump directed the Department of Justice to file a lawsuit challenging Alaska’s election results next week if it is determined the race was affected by “voter confusion,” as the incumbent and a […]

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The HillBlanche: DOJ lawsuit not trying to 'stop the certification of Alaska's election'The Hill

Attorney General Todd Blanche said Saturday that the Justice Department is not trying to stop the certification of Alaska’s election, referring to a lawsuit filed this week which claimed to “protect the integrity” of the election. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the district of Alaska, claims that the inclusion of a candidate...

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The New York TimesIn Alaska, Some Early Voting Sites in Rural Villages Have Not Yet OpenedThe New York Times

“There is no legal excuse” for the failure of 18 polling sites to open for early voting, a state lawmaker said.

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The New York TimesAlaska Election Gambit Shows Justice Dept. Has Bowed to Trump’s DemandsThe New York Times

With moves in Alaska and California, the department has stepped up interventions in the midterm elections as the president’s instrument of unmediated executive power.

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TIMETrump Thinks Alaskans Could Vote for the Wrong Sullivan. What Can the DOJ Do?TIME

The Justice Department filed a lawsuit saying Alaska voters could confuse candidates with similar names. Experts question its authority.

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Washington ExaminerAlaska Senate race featuring two Dan Sullivans is ‘blatantly corrupt’: Joe ConchaWashington Examiner

Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha slammed Democrats in Alaska over voter corruption, saying they “put up a guy named Dan Sullivan” with a different middle name to “confuse” voters. “What we’re seeing there is just a whole bowl of wrong,” Concha said on Fox Business’s Kudlow on Friday. The controversy started when Republican candidate Dan […]

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VoxThe one thing everyone can do to fight for free and fair electionsVox

Election Day is almost here — but even after the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, the election won’t really be over. The vote count will take days or even weeks in some states. President Donald Trump seems certain to raise objections to results he doesn’t like — he’s already getting started in Alaska […]

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PoliticoTrump makes Alaska the latest frontier in his election power grabPolitico

The move by the Justice Department to try and preemptively block Alaska’s Senate results if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses stunned officials in both parties.

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PBS NewsHourCapehart and Ponnuru on Trump's threat to block Alaska election resultsPBS NewsHour

Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW and National Review editor Ramesh Ponnuru join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the Trump administration's legal fight over a closely watched Senate race in Alaska, reports that Elon Musk restricted Ukraine's access to Starlink and Vivek Ramaswamy's personal ad attacking his opponent in the Ohio governor's race.

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BreitbartDOJ Moves to Preemptively Block Certification of Alaska Senate RaceBreitbart

The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking to preemptively block certification of the Alaska U.S. Senate contest should the state certify "electoral results tainted by the inclusion" of liberal activist Daniel J. Sullivan, who is being propped up by left-wing Democrats due to sharing the same name as incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan. The post DOJ Moves to Preemptively Block Certification of Alaska Senate Race appeared first on Breitbart .

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VoxCan Trump block the Alaska Senate election?Vox

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: The Trump administration is getting a head start on litigating the midterms. What’s happening? The administration is asking a federal district court in Alaska to […]

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The HillTrump on Alaska election lawsuit: 'I'm the one who said do it'The Hill

President Trump said Friday he directed the Department of Justice (DOJ) to file a lawsuit to block certification of the Senate election in Alaska if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses in November. DOJ filed the suit Thursday, claiming the existence of a candidate with a similar name to Sullivan's would make a win by Democrat...

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Washington ExaminerDOJ files lawsuit to block results in Alaska Senate race after two Dan Sullivans land on November ballotWashington Examiner

The Justice Department on Friday filed a lawsuit to block the results of Alaska’s highly competitive Senate race in November should it be impacted by “voter confusion.” Republicans have said they are worried about the race, which features Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and Democrat Mary Peltola as the primary contenders, because of the presence of […]

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The Washington TimesTrump team sues to block Alaska election certification over identical names on ballotThe Washington Times

The Trump administration has filed a lawsuit to preemptively block certification of the Senate race in Alaska if the Republican incumbent loses while another candidate with the same name is on the ballot.

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PBS NewsHourTrump administration files lawsuit to block possible Democratic win in Alaska Senate racePBS NewsHour

This move has sparked concerns about a lengthy battle between the U.S. government and states over election certification.

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Source leans by Media Bias/Fact Check.

Other keywords in the matching articles: the share of them that mention each, with the number of articles. The search icon searches for election and that keyword instead of Alaska, keeping the text, sources, source type and time range.

Coverage by source

The share of each source's stories in the last 7 days that match the query, from left to right. Sort the table to reorder the bars.

Source lean:leftcenterright

Source leans by Media Bias/Fact Check.

Articles mentioning election and Alaska, by source, in the last 7 days
Vox5.9%234
The New York Times1.2%3257
TIME1.9%153
Politico3.6%128
PBS NewsHour2.2%3137
The Hill1.1%4350
Washington Examiner1.4%4281
The Washington Times0.3%1319
Breitbart0.3%1371

Coverage by lean

The share of stories that match the query, in the last 7 days, averaged over the outlets of each political lean with at least 3 stories. The groups differ in size, so a single outlet weighs more in the smaller ones.

Left-leaning5 of 15 sources
1.0%
Least biased1 of 8 sources
0.1%
Right-leaning3 of 15 sources
0.1%

Lean index −3.9: covered more by left-leaning outlets

Each outlet at its MBFC bias score, from −10 (far left) to +10 (far right), as high as the share of its stories that match the query. The lean index is the average score of the outlets covering it, weighted by that share.

lean indexour sources' average (+0.4)leftcenterright

Bias scores by Media Bias/Fact Check.

2 sources have no MBFC bias score and are not shown.

Source leans based on ratings by Media Bias/Fact Check.