{
  "id": 16580870,
  "title": "What are the US midterm elections and why do they matter?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/what-are-the-us-midterm-elections-and-why-do-they-matter",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T09:00:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/26/what-are-midterm-elections"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "On 3 November, US citizens will decide whether Republicans will retain control of Congress or whether Democrats will come to power to stymie Trump’s agenda Donald Trump will still be US president on the morning of 4 November. But he could be facing a very different political landscape, depending on the results of the US midterm elections held the previous day. As the name implies, midterm…",
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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."
}