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  "id": 16952844,
  "title": "US ambassador suggests Trump could blame Canada if midterms don’t go his way",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/us-ambassador-suggests-trump-could-blame-canada-if-midterms-dont-go-16952844",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T20:15:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/28/canada-ambassador-republicans-midterms"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Pete Hoekstra, controversial US ambassador to Canada, has also accused Canadian officials of interfering in US elections The US ambassador Pete Hoekstra has suggested Canada could be blamed if Republicans perform poorly in next week’s midterm elections, the latest intervention from a controversial figure who has been accused of inflaming a bitter dispute that has angered and baffled residents of…",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/how-do-the-us-midterms-work-and-why-are-they-so-important-for-trumps",
        "published": "2026-10-28T19:02:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Trump expands hunt for voter fraud ahead of midterms",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/trump-expands-hunt-for-voter-fraud-ahead-of-midterms",
        "published": "2026-10-28T20:12:24.000Z"
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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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