{
  "id": 12480366,
  "title": "Watch live: Michigan gubernatorial hopefuls Benson, James go head-to-head in debate",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/watch-live-michigan-gubernatorial-hopefuls-benson-james-go-head-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T22:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/video-clips/6131933-watch-live-john-james-jocelyn-benson-michigan-gubernatorial-debate-nexstar/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (D) and Rep. John James (R-Mich.) will face off Tuesday night in the first gubernatorial debate of the general election. Benson and James are battling to succeed term-limited Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) as Michigan’s next governor, with Election Day just weeks away. The nonpartisan election handicapper Cook Political Report...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}