The Full Hearing

4 stories

Thursday, October 29, 2026

Alaska's governor orders an investigation over a second Dan Sullivan, a judge refuses to set aside California mail ballots, the economy grows 3.4% as inflation rises, and DoorDash agrees to buy Instacart.

  1. Alaska's governor orders a state investigation into a reported effort to put a second Dan Sullivan on the Senate ballot Alaska's Republican governor ordered the state Department of Public Safety to investigate whether an effort The New York Times reported, to recruit a second Dan Sullivan onto the U.S. Senate ballot, broke state law; Democrat Mary Peltola's campaign and the Democrats' Senate campaign committee deny involvement.
  2. Judge refuses Justice Department request to set aside about 20,000 California mail ballots A federal judge refused the Justice Department's request to set aside about 20,000 California mail ballots from voters the department says are likely noncitizens, based on federal records; California officials say the list includes people born in the U.S., and the department has appealed.
  3. U.S. economy grew at a 3.4% annual rate in the third quarter as the Fed's preferred inflation measure rose to 3.6% The U.S. economy grew at a 3.4 percent annual rate from July to September, driven by consumer spending and business investment, and separately the Fed's preferred inflation measure rose to 3.6 percent over the year to September.
  4. DoorDash agrees to buy Instacart for about $17 billion DoorDash agreed on Thursday to buy Instacart for about $17 billion; the companies say members would save on fees, and an anti-monopoly group wants regulators to block the deal, saying the combined company would control most third-party grocery delivery.

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