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  "id": 16468768,
  "title": "‘Brilliant James’ helped return Trump to the White House. Can he conquer the midterms?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/brilliant-james-helped-return-trump-to-the-white-house-can-he-conquer",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-25T11:00:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
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    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/oct/25/james-blair-trump-strategist-midterms-republicans"
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  "summary": "James Blair’s data-driven approach delivered victory in 2024 but president’s unpopularity and idiosyncratic style do not bode well this time They are both young, bald and fathers of four. They are also the brains behind Donald Trump. But while Stephen Miller is infamous as the US president’s ideological enforcer, James Blair could, in the words of Time magazine , “be the most important person in…",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/campaigning-for-jihadist-trump-slams-obama-over-el-sayed-endorsement",
        "published": "2026-10-25T06:10:18.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Obama slams Trump’s ‘cruelty and corruption’ in scathing speech",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/obama-slams-trumps-cruelty-and-corruption-in-scathing-speech",
        "published": "2026-10-25T07:30:16.000Z"
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        "title": "Obama’s Ohio, Michigan speeches: Key takeaways on Trump, Iran war, midterms",
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        "published": "2026-10-25T08:44:17.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Trump calls Obama ‘grossly incompetent’ after ex-president unloads on him at rallies ahead of US midterms",
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        "published": "2026-10-25T08:47:49.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Obama attacks Trump over Iran war and 'grifting' ahead of US midterms",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/obama-attacks-trump-over-iran-war-and-grifting-ahead-of-us-midterms",
        "published": "2026-10-25T10:48:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Who’s on Air Force One? Trump’s midterms entourage includes strategists, aides and aging athletes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/whos-on-air-force-one-trumps-midterms-entourage-includes-strategists",
        "published": "2026-10-25T12:32:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "3News",
        "title": "Obama blasts Trump over Iran war and high prices ahead of midterms",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/obama-blasts-trump-over-iran-war-and-high-prices-ahead-of-midterms",
        "published": "2026-10-25T13:13:43.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "Obama, in Midwest, assails 'cruelty' and indecency from Trump and his allies in the midterm campaign",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/obama-in-midwest-assails-cruelty-and-indecency-from-trump-and-his",
        "published": "2026-10-25T14:35:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Donald Trump labels Obama 'incompetent' in post rally retaliation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/donald-trump-labels-obama-incompetent-in-post-rally-retaliation",
        "published": "2026-10-25T14:42:37.000Z"
      }
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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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