{
  "id": 15940218,
  "title": "Schumer 'crazy' to target Collins, Manchin says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/schumer-crazy-to-target-collins-manchin-says",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T19:44:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6163811-colins-maine-senate-poll/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former Senator Joe Manchin criticized Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for targeting Senator Susan Collins in the upcoming Maine Senate election. According to The Hill, Manchin stated on Wednesday that he previously told Schumer he was \"crazy\" in 2020 for working against Collins and called him \"crazy now\" for doing so again.\n\nIn Maine, Republican Susan Collins has been campaigning to promote her reputation as one of the most independent U.S. senators. The Winnipeg Free Press reports that she is using the final days of the election season to deliver this message to voters by campaigning alongside a former Democratic colleague who has endorsed her.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Maine Sen. Collins enlists ex-Democratic colleague Manchin in effort to highlight her independence",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/maine-sen-collins-enlists-ex-democratic-colleague-manchin-in-effort",
        "published": "2026-10-21T16:40:37.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}