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  "id": 17528852,
  "title": "Texas at centre of Republican midterms push against 'Islamist influence' and Sharia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/texas-at-centre-of-republican-midterms-push-against-islamist-17528852",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-01T03:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
    "slug": "the-national-uae",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2026/11/01/texas-sharia-midterms-muslims/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "During a rally in Michigan last weekend, US President Donald Trump declared that Muslim-American senatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed was a “jihadist” looking to implement “Sharia law” in the country. “I'm here to keep a jihadist Muslim Brotherhood member from becoming a United States senator,” Mr Trump told supporters in Port Huron. “Not going to let that happen.” No credible evidence exists to…",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Fast Company",
        "title": "Ahead of midterms, Republican attorneys general back South Dakota law that could criminalize abortion-related speech",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/ahead-of-midterms-republican-attorneys-general-back-south-dakota-law",
        "published": "2026-10-30T17:20:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}