{
  "id": 17356597,
  "title": "Dan Sullivan's X campaign account suspended ahead of midterm vote; Alaska Senator's team blames Mary Peltola",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/dan-sullivans-x-campaign-account-suspended-ahead-of-midterm-vote",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T06:48:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/dan-sullivans-x-campaign-account-suspended-ahead-of-midterm-vote-alaska-senators-campaign-blames-mary-peltola-101793428409848.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Alaska Senator Dan Sullivan's X campaign account was suspended on Friday, just days before the November midterm elections. The Republican senator blamed his Democratic opponent, Mary Peltola, and her team for the shutdown, while Peltola's camp denied any involvement. The account, @DanSullivan_AK, displayed the \"Account suspended\" message. The suspension was reported by Chris Olmstead, the Regional Political Director for Senate Republicans, who accused Peltola and her associates of reporting the account for impersonation. Sullivan's campaign characterized the move as a \"dirty play\" and called for an end to the alleged \"trickery\" by Peltola's team to mislead Alaskans. The suspension was attributed to a violation of X's rules against inauthentic accounts. A screenshot of the message sent to Sullivan's account was shared by Wil Courtney of Alaska's News Source, detailing the alleged violation. Peltola's team responded by dismissing the claims as \"silly and unsubstantiated,\" stating that they did not make any effort to suspend Sullivan's Twitter account.",
  "summary": "Alaska Senator Dan Sullivan's X campaign account was suspended days before the November 3 midterm election, and his campaign blamed Mary Peltola.",
  "key_points": [
    "Dan Sullivan's X campaign account suspended ahead of midterm vote",
    "Republican blames Democratic opponent Mary Peltola's team",
    "Peltola's camp denies involvement, calls claims \"silly and unsubstantiated\""
  ],
  "editors_take": "The sudden loss of a major candidate's social media presence during the final days of an election cycle heightens accusations of digital sabotage and weaponized reporting between opposing campaigns.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}