{
  "id": 2005303,
  "title": "Lindell calls for self-funded recount after 11-point loss in Minnesota governor's primary",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/lindell-calls-for-self-funded-recount-after-11-point-loss-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T19:48:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6039547-lindell-funds-minnesota-recount/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "MyPillow founder Mike Lindell is privately funding a hand recount and audit of Minnesota’s Republican gubernatorial primary, which he lost by roughly 11 percentage points. Lindell in a statement Wednesday cited multiple “irregularities” that he said were caught by his team during election night — including what were described as vote totals that moved backwards during...",
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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."
}