{
  "id": 18323821,
  "title": "Could a rogue clerk bollix House control on Jan. 3? It's not quite that simple.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/could-a-rogue-clerk-bollix-house-control-on-jan-3-its-not-quite-that",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T14:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/opinion/congress-blog/6198772-clerk-loophole-house-election/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former House Rules Committee chief of staff Don Wolfensberger analyzed a historical precedent where a House clerk could potentially obstruct the seating of members-elect to manipulate congressional control.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}