{
  "id": 14736947,
  "title": "US senator Susan Collins writes off allegations of corruption as ‘completely false’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/us-senator-susan-collins-writes-off-allegations-of-corruption-as",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T15:43:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/15/susan-collins-corruption-allegations"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Republican, who is up for re-election, refutes claims the convicted ex-CEO of defense contractor Navatek made US senator Susan Collins of Maine has dismissed allegations that she traded federal contracts for campaign cash as “completely false” after it emerged the FBI examined the claims. Asked by a reporter about an ethics complaint filed last week by a Maine attorney, the Republican –…",
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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."
}