{
  "id": 14063323,
  "title": "Montana Democratic Party chair resigns, endorses independent in Senate race",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/montana-democratic-party-chair-resigns-endorses-independent-in-senate",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T22:19:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6144107-montana-democrats-chair-resigns/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Shannon O'Brien, chair of the Montana Democratic Party, on Monday announced her resignation and endorsed Montana independent Senate candidate Seth Bodnar weeks ahead of the November midterm elections. O'Brien, who had served as the state party chair since 2025, wrote in an op-ed on MS NOW that \"the Montana Democratic Party is more divided than...",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/fact-focus-posts-falsely-claim-democratic-senate-candidate-james",
        "published": "2026-10-12T21:33:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "James Talarico leaves message on Ken Paxton's phone",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/james-talarico-leaves-message-on-ken-paxtons-phone",
        "published": "2026-10-12T23:09:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "James Talarico leaves message on Ken Paxton's phone",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/james-talarico-leaves-message-on-ken-paxtons-phone-14062368",
        "published": "2026-10-12T23:09:04.000Z"
      }
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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."
}