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  "id": 12762468,
  "title": "Trump rallies for Paxton as Republicans defend stronghold",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/trump-rallies-for-paxton-as-republicans-defend-stronghold-12762468",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T02:07:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
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    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/10/08/trump-rallies-for-paxton-as-republicans-defend-stronghold"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "US President Donald Trump campaigned for Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton in Texas on Wednesday, despite Paxton's tight race against Democrat James Talarico. The Texas Republican faces a challenging midterm election as the party attempts to maintain control of Congress. Trump praised Paxton's loyalty and endorsed him in the primary, calling him a \"fantastic man\" and praising the work he has done. After the rally in San Antonio, which also featured Trump criticizing protesters, a poll showed Talarico leading Paxton 51% to 45% among likely voters. Both Trump and Paxton criticized Talarico, and Republican Governor Greg Abbott, another close Trump ally, planned to skip the rally. Despite Trump's personal stakes in Paxton's race, his broader standing has weakened, with just 24% of Hispanic voters approving of his performance.",
  "summary": "The rally was Donald Trump's latest effort to mobilize his supporters for Paxton after staging an unusual midterm convention in Dallas, in part to boost Paxton's campaign.",
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        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "Embattled Republicans rebuff Trump as their U.S. Senate races tighten",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/embattled-republicans-rebuff-trump-as-their-u-s-senate-races-tighten",
        "published": "2026-10-08T00:01:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Trump interrupted by protesters as he fights to rally Texas voters behind Paxton in US Senate race",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/trump-interrupted-by-protesters-as-he-fights-to-rally-texas-voters",
        "published": "2026-10-08T00:03:43.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Trump stumps for Paxton in Texas ahead of midterms",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/trump-stumps-for-paxton-in-texas-ahead-of-midterms",
        "published": "2026-10-08T00:40:06.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Trump interrupted by protesters as he fights to rally Texas voters behind Paxton in US Senate race",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/trump-interrupted-by-protesters-as-he-fights-to-rally-texas-voters-12764481",
        "published": "2026-10-08T02:01:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Trump rallies for Paxton as Republicans defend stronghold",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/trump-rallies-for-paxton-as-republicans-defend-stronghold",
        "published": "2026-10-08T02:07:04.000Z"
      }
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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."
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