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  "id": 17867834,
  "title": "In Run-Up to Midterms, Legacy of 2020 Looms Large Over Justice Dept.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/in-run-up-to-midterms-legacy-of-2020-looms-large-over-justice-dept",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-02T21:49:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The New York Times",
    "slug": "the-new-york-times",
    "url": "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/02/us/politics/midterms-2020-election-justice-department.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The refusal of top department officials to acknowledge Donald J. Trump’s loss that year is the engine driving an intensifying effort to intercede in state administration of elections.",
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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."
}