{
  "id": 12189291,
  "title": "Republican Ken Paxton admits forces in DC control his Texas Senate campaign",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/republican-ken-paxton-admits-forces-in-dc-control-his-texas-senate",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T16:01:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/05/ken-paxton-texas-senate-campaign-control"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "‘I don’t control message or what we’re doing,’ scandal- hit state attorney general reportedly says at private event Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general chosen by Donald Trump to run as the Republican candidate for a Senate seat, admitted in private that his campaign was being controlled by outside forces in Washington DC. Paxton, who is locked in a competitive race with the progressive…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}