{
  "id": 17197231,
  "title": "What happens in the US midterm elections and why are they important?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/what-happens-in-the-us-midterm-elections-and-why-are-they-important",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T07:54:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
    "slug": "the-national-uae",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2026/10/30/what-are-us-midterms-why-important/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "US voters will soon head to the polls to elect members of the House of Representatives and Senate, as well as governors and other official positions in states across the country. More than 100 million people are expected to cast ballots in the midterm voting on November 3, and billions of dollars have been poured into political advertising across the country, especially in battleground states…",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}