{
  "id": 19846506,
  "title": "Democratic Sen.-elect Flanagan backs Van Hollen over Schumer",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/democratic-sen-elect-flanagan-backs-van-hollen-over-schumer",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-13T17:37:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/6219158-peggy-flanagan-backs-van-hollen/"
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  "summary": "Democratic Sen.-elect Peggy Flanagan of Minnesota announced Friday that she’s backing Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) in his challenge to Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to become Senate majority leader next year. “Minnesotans are demanding change. Democrats need to deliver. That starts with new voices in our leadership. I believe @ChrisVanHollen is the leader and fighter...",
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    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "How Sen. Chris Van Hollen plans to flex Democratic power on the foreign aid front",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/how-sen-chris-van-hollen-plans-to-flex-democratic-power-on-the",
        "published": "2026-11-13T15:46:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Haaretz",
        "title": "Van Hollen's challenge to Schumer comes amid upheaval over Israel in the Democratic Party",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/van-hollens-challenge-to-schumer-comes-amid-upheaval-over-israel-in",
        "published": "2026-11-13T17:24:54.000Z"
      }
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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."
}