Inside the allegations that Democrats stacked Alaska’s ballot

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<p>Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has ordered an investigation into Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola following a <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/us/politics/alaska-dan-sullivan-conspiracy-peltola.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">New York Times</a> report alleging her campaign secretly stacked the ballot with the goal of peeling votes from her Republican opponent. <a href="https://apple.news/AcjuksrouRHKphQWPDCkAbA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Alaska Public Media’</a>s Liz Ruskin explains how the allegations are shaking a key race.</p> <p>With nearly all votes tallied, Israel’s first national election since the Oct. 7 attacks is at a stalemate. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right coalition and former military chief Gadi Eisenkot’s center-right bloc both fell short of a 61-seat majority to secure control of parliament. <a href="https://apple.news/AIrzG1xPRQo-zz23c4A8Ccw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Reuters</a> Jerusalem correspondent Emily Rose explains what could happen next.</p> <p>Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado called for new elections in her first week back in the country after spending a year in exile. The <a href="https://apple.news/A5mqY3NsrTt6u89HCaL6sEg " rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wall Street Journal</a>’s Vera Bergengruen reports on Machado’s homecoming and how she’s trying to navigate her relationship with the White House.</p> <p>Plus, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth <a href="https://apple.news/A43NZxAtlTRCUzvZLrkBSxw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">escalated his crackdown</a> on suspected leaks of classified information, the WNBA Finals are heading to <a href="https://apple.news/ApHBXUuNUQuSTFGRecTuknw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">a historic Game 7</a>, and remembering <a href="https://apple.news/Atl1MmWqoS3me3GNI9VyUcQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patrick Stewart</a>.</p><p>Today&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Yasmeen Khan.</p>