DOJ issues new subpoenas in Alaska Senate probe, asks judge to intervene over "conspiracy" involving 2 Dan Sullivans

Key Points:

• The Justice Department has issued subpoenas targeting Democratic officials in an ongoing criminal investigation into alleged efforts to recruit a candidate with the same name as Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan to confuse voters in Alaska's Senate race.
• The department amended its civil lawsuit to block certification of the election results if Sullivan loses, citing a "conspiracy to undermine the integrity of the electoral process" based on reports of recruitment efforts linked to Democrat Mary Peltola's campaign.
• Potential federal crimes under investigation include violations of civil rights statutes related to conspiracies to interfere with voting rights, with prosecutors examining whether there was a coordinated effort to mislead voters.
• Alaska's Republican Governor Mike Dunleavy has ordered a state investigation into whether the recruitment effort violated state law, while the Justice Department seeks discovery on what Peltola's campaign knew about the scheme.
• The civil lawsuit, initially filed by the Trump administration, aims to preserve the government's ability to challenge the election outcome and has been expanded to incorporate recent media reports; President Trump has publicly supported removing Peltola and the similarly named candidate from the ballot.