{
  "id": 18145297,
  "title": "US Congress welcomes record number of lawmakers of Chinese descent",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/us-congress-welcomes-record-number-of-lawmakers-of-chinese-descent",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T16:01:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
    "slug": "reuters-business-via-scmp",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/us/us-elections/article/3373313/us-congress-welcomes-record-number-lawmakers-chinese-descent"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The incoming US Congress is set to include a record six lawmakers of Chinese descent after Democrat Richard Pan won a California House race. Pan defeated incumbent Kevin Kiley in California’s 6th Congressional District by 15 percentage points, according to the latest results on Wednesday morning, adding another Chinese-American member to the House when the 120th Congress convenes in January. “I’m…",
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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."
}