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  "id": 17191475,
  "title": "How Trump could interfere in US midterm elections",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/how-trump-could-interfere-in-us-midterm-elections-17191475",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T07:09:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/how-trump-could-interfere-in-us-midterm-elections/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The article discusses concerns over President Donald Trump's potential interference in the upcoming U.S. midterm elections, with Republican candidates facing a tough challenge to retain control of Congress. State officials are bracing for various scenarios, including federal authorities challenging ballot counts, blocking unfavorable results, and even deploying troops or armed agents to polling places. The Justice Department has been actively involved in obtaining voter registration lists and demanding the exclusion of suspected non-citizens from the voting process, although these efforts have faced legal setbacks. The administration has also offered a $1 million reward for information leading to a voter fraud conviction and plans to deploy around 1,000 election monitors nationwide. While the White House maintains that these actions are aimed at protecting election security, voting rights groups and Democrats are wary of potential intimidation tactics and the impact on minority communities.",
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    "outlets": 12,
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        "title": "Trump scraps last US midterm rallies",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/trump-scraps-last-us-midterm-rallies",
        "published": "2026-10-29T23:28:34.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
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        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Trump cancels weekend rallies, plans to phone in to other midterm campaign events",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/trump-cancels-weekend-rallies-plans-to-phone-in-to-other-midterm",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/trump-cancels-midterm-appearances-will-campaign-via-tele-rallies",
        "published": "2026-10-30T01:48:56.000Z"
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/you-look-like-hell-trump-body-shames-journalist-on-questions-over",
        "published": "2026-10-30T02:50:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Trump cancels final midterm rallies then fat shames reporter who asked why",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/trump-cancels-final-midterm-rallies-then-fat-shames-reporter-who",
        "published": "2026-10-30T03:35:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Trump cancels final midterm rallies then fat shames reporter who asked why",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/trump-cancels-final-midterm-rallies-then-fat-shames-reporter-who-17171198",
        "published": "2026-10-30T03:35:12.000Z"
      }
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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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