{
  "id": 16748337,
  "title": "Democratic senator: Trump is 'laying the groundwork' to steal Minnesota election",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/democratic-senator-trump-is-laying-the-groundwork-to-steal-minnesota",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-27T12:05:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/6174248-tina-smith-democrat-trump-minnesota-midterms-election/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Retiring Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.) says that President Trump is “laying the groundwork” for MAGA allies to “steal” the Senate election after Trump said the federal government would be keeping an eye on the state. “He's blatantly laying the groundwork to steal an election if his chosen candidate doesn't win... Minnesota will not take kindly...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}