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Challenger Dan Sullivan says Alaska Senate run is his choice, not a Democratic scheme

Illustration accompanying article: Challenger Dan Sullivan says Alaska Senate run is his choice, not a Democratic
  • Challenger Dan Sullivan, a Republican who shares his name and party with the incumbent, said his run for Alaska's U.S. Senate seat is his own decision and not a Democratic plot to confuse voters.
  • Sullivan acknowledged that sharing the name and party affiliation gives him an "instant megaphone" in the crowded August primary.
  • Incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan accused the challenger of "trying to trick" voters to benefit Democratic candidate Mary Peltola, a charge Peltola's campaign denies.
  • The challenger said he has considered running for more than a decade and that friends have jokingly referred to him as senator.
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Republicans defect from Trump as House passes Iran war powers resolution

Illustration accompanying article: Republicans defect from Trump as House passes Iran war powers resolution
  • The House of Representatives passed a concurrent resolution on June 3 under the 1973 War Powers Resolution, directing the White House to remove all U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran, with four Republicans voting in favor alongside Democrats.
  • The Senate voted 50-47 several weeks earlier to advance its own version of the measure; a final vote has not yet been scheduled.
  • President Trump in a June 4 Truth Social post denounced the House vote as "meaningless" and accused participating Republicans of being "unpatriotic."
  • A June 4 Economist/YouGov poll found 68% of Americans want a deal with Iran that ends the fighting quickly.
  • Thirteen U.S. service members have been killed in the Iran conflict, and the war has driven up prices for energy and other critical commodities, according to the Guardian report.
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