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Justice Dept. Confirms Alaska Inquiry Even as Its Focus Remains Unclear

Democrats and former officials have accused the department of pursuing a political goal in the guise of a legal one: to publicize a scheme, sordid but not illegal under state law, damaging to Democrats.

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Michael J. Heyman, the U.S. attorney for Alaska, spoke to the media during a news conference Friday in Anchorage.
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Candidates make final midterm stops as early voting surges

Candidates around the country are making their final campaign stops before Election Day with just the weekend left to go. President Trump is in Florida and will then head to Iowa and Kansas -- a last-minute change after initially cancelling those rallies. Lisa Desjardins reports.

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Top federal prosecutor in Alaska says criminal probe underway over would-be spoiler Senate candidate

Separately, the U.S. Department of Justice — as part of an ongoing lawsuit filed last week — asked a federal judge to order that state elections officials isolate ballots ranking Dan J. Sullivan to investigate potential voter "confusion" with the two-term incumbent Republican Dan Sullivan.

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