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  "id": 18139126,
  "title": "From Nathaniel Banks to Mike Johnson: 10 contested House speaker elections",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/from-nathaniel-banks-to-mike-johnson-10-contested-house-speaker",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-04T15:13:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Quartz",
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    "url": "https://qz.com/contested-house-speaker-elections-history"
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  "summary": "From the 133-ballot marathon of 1855–56, the longest speaker election in House history, to the 2023 standoffs, these 10 contests trace how the House handles deadlock",
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        "published": "2026-11-04T04:05:16.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries hails midterm victory",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/house-democratic-leader-hakeem-jeffries-hails-midterm-victory",
        "published": "2026-11-04T06:26:19.000Z"
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        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries declares \"America is back\"",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/house-democratic-leader-hakeem-jeffries-declares-america-is-back",
        "published": "2026-11-04T06:50:28.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Hakeem Jeffries set to become US House speaker amid Democrats victory in midterm elections",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/hakeem-jeffries-set-to-become-us-house-speaker-amid-democrats-victory",
        "published": "2026-11-04T08:14:51.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Hakeem Jeffries poised to become speaker of US House of Representatives",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/hakeem-jeffries-poised-to-become-speaker-of-us-house-of",
        "published": "2026-11-04T08:18:46.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Hakeem Jeffries poised to become speaker of US House of Representatives",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/hakeem-jeffries-poised-to-become-speaker-of-us-house-of-18094743",
        "published": "2026-11-04T08:26:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Axios",
        "title": "Hakeem Jeffries gets the majority of his dreams",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/hakeem-jeffries-gets-the-majority-of-his-dreams",
        "published": "2026-11-04T10:05:07.000Z"
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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."
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