{
  "id": 18298872,
  "title": "US midterms: Elon Musk fails $440 million bet as Republicans lose",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/us-midterms-elon-musk-fails-440-million-bet-as-republicans-lose",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T11:29:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261105-us-midterms-elon-musk-fails-440-million-bet-as-republicans-lose"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The 2026 midterm elections were the most expensive on record, with nearly 12 billion dollars spent during the campaign. Tech tycoon Elon Musk was by far the largest individual donor ever, injecting over 440 million dollars of his money to support the GOP. Tuesday's resounding Democratic victory showed the limits of his money, power and influence.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "How did Republicans lose a Senate seat in fireball-red South Carolina?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/how-did-republicans-lose-a-senate-seat-in-fireball-red-south-carolina",
        "published": "2026-11-05T12:00:23.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}