{
  "id": 1744447,
  "title": "Talarico campaign hires former top Cornyn staffer",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/talarico-campaign-hires-former-top-cornyn-staffer",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T15:11:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6035181-james-talarico-campaign-john-cornyn-staffer-jacob-smith/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Texas state Sen. James Talarico’s (D) campaign team on Monday confirmed it poached a former staffer for Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) to join him on the campaign trail months ahead of the midterm elections. Jacob Smith, who served as deputy legislative director for Cornyn, will now serve as deputy policy director for the Democratic senatorial...",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Newsweek",
        "title": "Who Is Jacob Smith? Former Cornyn Staffer Defects to James Talarico",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/who-is-jacob-smith-former-cornyn-staffer-defects-to-james-talarico",
        "published": "2026-08-18T14:04:09.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}