{
  "id": 264974,
  "title": "Trump declines to back Thune for another term as Senate GOP leader",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/trump-declines-to-back-thune-for-another-term-as-senate-gop-leader",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-07T12:01:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6015956-trump-thune-senate-gop-leadership/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "President Trump declined to back Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-N.D.) for a second term as Republican leader in the chamber, saying he did not want to discuss the matter, in an interview that aired on Friday. “I don’t want to get into that necessarily,” Trump told Punchbowl News. “I get along with him. It’s...",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}