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  "id": 19862658,
  "title": "As Van Hollen wages a challenge, Senate Democrats are torn on whom to elect as their leader",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/as-van-hollen-wages-a-challenge-senate-democrats-are-torn-on-whom-to",
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  "published": "2026-11-13T20:08:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
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    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/13/democrats-midterms-senate-leader"
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  "summary": "Maryland senator’s bid against Chuck Schumer for leadership could decide direction of the Democratic party US politics live – latest updates Ever since Donald Trump returned to the White House, Democratic officeholders and voters alike have been divided over whether their leader in the Senate, Chuck Schumer , is up to the task of taking the president on. That debate intensified on Thursday, when…",
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        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Democrats split as Hollen challenges Schumer for US Senate majority leader",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/democrats-split-as-hollen-challenges-schumer-for-us-senate-majority",
        "published": "2026-11-13T10:27:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Haaretz",
        "title": "Israel critic Van Hollen to challenge Schumer for U.S. Senate majority leader",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/israel-critic-van-hollen-to-challenge-schumer-for-u-s-senate-majority",
        "published": "2026-11-13T11:13:40.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Live updates: Van Hollen to challenge Schumer; Outlook starts bouncing back",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/live-updates-van-hollen-to-challenge-schumer-outlook-starts-bouncing",
        "published": "2026-11-13T13:55:05.000Z"
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        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "Van Hollen to challenge Schumer for Senate Democratic leader",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/van-hollen-to-challenge-schumer-for-senate-democratic-leader",
        "published": "2026-11-13T14:26:31.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "Schumer and Van Hollen face off for Senate majority leader. What do Democrats think?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/schumer-and-van-hollen-face-off-for-senate-majority-leader-what-do",
        "published": "2026-11-13T19:02:06.000Z"
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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."
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