{
  "id": 1722210,
  "title": "Manchin calls for change in elections: 'There's no competition'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/manchin-calls-for-change-in-elections-theres-no-competition",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T13:30:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6034754-joe-manchin-elections-open-primaries/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former Sen. Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) on Monday pushed for a change in American elections, advocating for more competition. He cited the 2024 election, remarking to NewsNation's Elizabeth Vargas, “all we ever heard reported about was the seven battleground states.” “Forty-three were predetermined. Four hundred and thirty-five congressional districts in the United States of America, 395...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}