{
  "id": 18389489,
  "title": "Democrat who won surprise US House race facing felony charge",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/democrat-who-won-surprise-us-house-race-facing-felony-charge",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T22:04:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/house/6202537-lakesha-womack-nc-felony/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Rep.-elect LaKesha Womack (D-N.C.) who won a surprise House race in North Carolina is still facing felony charges for allegedly not returning a rental car in 2019. Womack was a part of the blue wave in North Carolina that saw Democrats oust Republican candidates. In her race, she defeated outgoing Rep. Tim Moore (R-N.C.) in...",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/democrat-cait-conley-wins-election-to-u-s-house-in-new-yorks-17th",
        "published": "2026-11-05T23:13:56.000Z"
      },
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        "published": "2026-11-05T23:19:09.000Z"
      }
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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."
}