{
  "id": 18635988,
  "title": "After 2026 Midterms, Bill Maher Asks Trump, “Donnie, Are You OK?”",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/after-2026-midterms-bill-maher-asks-trump-donnie-are-you-ok",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-07T04:29:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hollywood Reporter",
    "slug": "the-hollywood-reporter",
    "url": "https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/bill-maher-trump-2026-midterms-1236749942/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "During a Friday episode of \"Real Time,\" Bill Maher discussed the midterm election results, which saw Democrats flip both the Senate and the House of Representatives. According to TheWrap, Maher noted significant shifts in various demographics, including a 29-point flip among Hispanics and a 28-point swing among young white men. Maher used a punchline involving Taylor Swift to describe the loss of these young white men and compared the Republican loss of Texas to a sudden relationship change.\n\nThe Hollywood Reporter reported that Maher expressed surprise at Donald Trump's reaction to the election, noting that Trump said, “Congratulations to the Democrats, they did a good job.” Variety added that leading up to the election, Maher spent much of his time dining with Trump at the White House and conducting an interview with Trump’s former press secretary.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Bill Maher Rubs Salt in Trump’s Midterms Wound: ‘Donnie, Are You OK?’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/bill-maher-rubs-salt-in-trumps-midterms-wound-donnie-are-you-ok",
        "published": "2026-11-07T03:20:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Bill Maher Takes Another Shot at Taylor Swift While Mocking Trump, GOP Midterms Losses",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/bill-maher-takes-another-shot-at-taylor-swift-while-mocking-trump-gop",
        "published": "2026-11-07T04:05:34.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}