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Alaska court allows second Dan Sullivan back on Senate ballot in blow to Republicans
By Ryan King Published June 30, 2026, 9:54 a.m. ETSee more of our coverage in your search results.
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Alaska’s highest court has allowed retired teacher Dan J. Sullivan to be on the ballot as a Republican against incumbent GOP Sen. Dan S. Sullivan despite concerns that the move could confuse voters.
Earlier this month, The Last Frontier’s top election official disqualified Dan J. Sullivan, concluding the “preponderance of the evidence” showed his nickname and party affiliation were chosen to potentially confuse voters.
But the Alaska Supreme Court concluded the state’s Division of Elections opted for “the most extreme remedy possible” to the dilemma instead of taking less drastic steps to differentiate between the candidates.
“We’re disappointed in the court’s decision because as the sham candidate Dan J. Sullivan’s lawyers made clear in their legal arguments, the only reason he is running is to deceive voters and manipulate Alaska’s election system,” Sen. Sullivan’s spokesperson said in a statement.
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“However, we are encouraged by the fact that the Director of the Division of Elections will be able to use her expertise to differentiate between the Petersburg fraud and the incumbent — Senator Dan Sullivan — to the benefit of Alaska voters.”
Ultimately, the state’s high court deferred to the Alaska Division of Elections to determine how Dan. J. Sullivan’s name should be displayed on the ballot.
Election officials had noted that records never showed the retired teacher from Petersburg registering to vote or seeking ballot access under the name “Dan Sullivan.”
Crucially, Dan J. Sullivan had “initially emailed the Division asking to be listed on the ballot as ‘Dan S. Sullivan,’” the Division of Elections noted.
“That’s not an innocent mistake or a random mistake,” attorney Christopher Murray argued before the court, per Alaska Public Media.
“There’s a lot of other letters in the alphabet that could have been a typo. The fact that he picked the middle initial of the sitting United States senator that he’s purporting to genuinely challenge — we don’t think that the division is obligated to not notice that as very, very troubling.”
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The campaign for Dan J. Sullivan cheered the decision, calling it “well reasoned.”
“We are grateful for the Alaska Supreme Court’s careful and timely attention to this important expedited matter,” the campaign said in a statement.
“We expect that the Division will act in full compliance with existing Alaska ballot design law in its preparation of the ballots.”
Alaska has a unique primary system, in which the top four candidates of each party advance to the general election to face off in a ranked-choice voting contest.
Democrats have recruited former Rep. Mary Peltola as their featured candidate after she narrowly lost her bid for re-election to Congress two years ago.
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Germany captain Joshua Kimmich is not considering retiring from international football after Monday's heartbreaking World Cup exit to Paraguay.
"I'll always have the determination to make another attempt. What I will never do is give up," Kimmich told MagentaTV after the match.
AdvertisementAdvertisementThe 31-year-old, who was also part of the squads that crashed out in the group stage at the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, converted his penalty in the shootout. However, it wasn't enough to prevent another disappointing tournament exit.
"I grew up in Germany watching the national team on television, and it always seemed to be the semifinals or the final. Of course, you want to give today's children, the people, and this generation that same experience. The fact is, we weren't able to give the people back home that," Kimmich said.
According to Kimmich, everyone in the team must take full responsibility for the latest failure.
“It's a real shame, especially at a time when it would do us so much good to have something in Germany we can be proud of. Unfortunately, the national team isn't that right now, and we all share responsibility for it,” he said.
"We have to take responsibility – no one can distance themselves from it. We have to own it, because we, the players who were on the pitch, are the ones who messed it up."
Taylor Swift won over Kelce's skeptical friend in backstage encounter
Taylor Swift won over another new fan in Travis Kelce's friend Taylor Lewan, days before the American power couple are expected to get married at New York's Madison Square Garden.
Swift joined Kelce last week for his annual 'Tight End University' - an event he helps plan for practice and networking with players who play in the position where the Kansas City Chiefs star made his name.
Swift has sprinkled some stardust over the last two events with a brief performance at the concert they host each year and this time, ex-NFL man turned podcast host Lewan got to witness Swift preparing to perform backstage.
Speaking on his popular Bussin' With The Boys podcast, Lewan explained: 'I'll just tell you this, dude - I was kind of into her music when I was younger. I haven't been super into it since then. It is just not my genre.
'The girl is incredible. What a performer. We are sitting backstage for a moment and she's about to go out. She's got a cluster, she's got a gaggle of individuals with her. But she's in the back before she walks out and you can see her just getting in the zone.
'I remember just looking at her being like "it is so cool that somebody who is as successful as she is, as famous as she is, she just handles her business the correct way at all times".
Taylor Swift stunned fans with a surprise performance at Travis Kelce's Tight End University
Swift joined Travis Kelce (left) alongside Claire Kittle, George Kittle, Greg Olsen and Talbot Olsen (L-R) at the opening event of Tight End University on Monday
Bussin' With The Boys host Taylor Lewan was impressed by Swift's performance last week
'And for her to sit back, get in the zone and go out and put on a performance, whether it was three minutes or five minutes, it was a very short amount of time, but the pop from the crowd... everybody in that moment felt like she was singing individually to them. And I thought that was just awesome.'
Swift joined Lainey Wilson on the stage to perform her hit 'Love Story' and dedicated it to Kelce's friend and rival tight end George Kittle, who plays for San Francisco 49ers.
'She probably misses ball!' Lewan joked about the lengthy NFL offseason. 'She misses ball a little bit, dude! But she was awesome. It was just really cool to watch people who are outliers in their craft perform.
'And I thought she is clearly that, the biggest superstar in the world. It is just awesome to see all that going down, all while our boy Trav is just bobbing around, stoked to kind of like be there.'
Swift and Kelce are expected to tie the knot this weekend in New York at the city's most iconic venue.
There were people in the industry who wondered if their plans to marry at MSG were a high-profile decoy but Daily Mail earlier this week shared pictures of equipment getting loaded into the venue, seemingly in preparation for the big day.
It remains to be seen if Lewan is going. He has known Kelce for around 10 years but the guestlist has been kept quiet and those attending have been sworn to secrecy.
And if, as Lewan suggested, Swift is missing football then she doesn't have too much longer to wait.
Kelce's Chiefs team start the season with a Monday Night Football showdown against AFC West rivals Denver Broncos on September 14 at Arrowhead Stadium.
