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  "id": 15237174,
  "title": "House Speaker Mike Johnson draws on faith as he fights to hold the Republican majority",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/house-speaker-mike-johnson-draws-on-faith-as-he-fights-to-hold-the-15237174",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T16:17:08.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/house-speaker-mike-johnson-draws-on-faith-as-he-fights-to-hold-the-republican-majority"
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  "summary": "Ever the optimist, Speaker Mike Johnson said he believes Republicans will hold on to their U.S. House majority, defying a surge of Democratic momentum in the final stretch of the midterm elections that will determine control of Congress.",
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        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "House Speaker Mike Johnson draws on faith as he fights to hold the Republican majority",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/house-speaker-mike-johnson-draws-on-faith-as-he-fights-to-hold-the",
        "published": "2026-10-17T12:26:49.000Z"
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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."
}