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  "id": 18233064,
  "title": "Hakeem Jeffries formally announces bid to become first black house speaker after democrats win midterm elections",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/hakeem-jeffries-formally-announces-bid-to-become-first-black-house",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T02:25:59.000Z",
  "source": {
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  "summary": "Hakeem Jeffries formally launched his bid to become the first Black House Speaker after Democrats won the 2026 midterms, with a leadership vote set for Nov. 18.",
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      {
        "outlet": "CityNews",
        "title": "Speaker Johnson won’t seek reelection as House Republican leader after party’s midterm wipeout",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/speaker-johnson-wont-seek-reelection-as-house-republican-leader-after",
        "published": "2026-11-04T16:09:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "Hakeem Jeffries poised to become first Black speaker of US House of Representatives",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/hakeem-jeffries-poised-to-become-first-black-speaker-of-us-house-of",
        "published": "2026-11-04T17:56:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Jeffries taunts Speaker Johnson for saying polls were wrong",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/jeffries-taunts-speaker-johnson-for-saying-polls-were-wrong",
        "published": "2026-11-04T19:14:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Hakeem Jeffries launches bid for House Speaker after Democrats' midterm victory",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/hakeem-jeffries-launches-bid-for-house-speaker-after-democrats",
        "published": "2026-11-04T22:14:36.000Z"
      }
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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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