{
  "id": 16953727,
  "title": "Trump demands Alaska democrat off ballot after NY Times report",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/trump-demands-alaska-democrat-off-ballot-after-ny-times-report-16953727",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T20:42:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/trump-demands-alaska-democrat-off-ballot-after-ny-times-report/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Donald Trump has demanded that a Democrat be removed from the Alaska ballot following a report by the New York Times. The report alleged a scheme to recruit spoiler candidates for the purpose of confusing voters.\n\nAccording to The Guardian US, Republicans have condemned the presence of two individuals named Dan Sullivan on the ballot for next week's midterm elections. One is the two-term US senator, while the second is a retiree from south-eastern Alaska with little political experience. Republicans have characterized the inclusion of the newcomer as a ploy by Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola’s campaign to split votes and cost the incumbent his re-election.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Democrat Mary Peltola’s campaign reportedly recruited second Dan Sullivan in Alaska Senate race",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/democrat-mary-peltolas-campaign-reportedly-recruited-second-dan",
        "published": "2026-10-28T19:48:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Republicans rip Peltola over report her campaign recruited second Sullivan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/republicans-rip-peltola-over-report-her-campaign-recruited-second",
        "published": "2026-10-28T20:27:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "US Democrats allegedly recruited 'spoiler' candidates to undermine Republican senator in Alaska",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/us-democrats-allegedly-recruited-spoiler-candidates-to-undermine",
        "published": "2026-10-28T20:56:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Trump stumping for Republican candidates in Ohio ahead of midterms",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/trump-stumping-for-republican-candidates-in-ohio-ahead-of-midterms",
        "published": "2026-10-28T22:03:12.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}