{
  "id": 3633030,
  "title": "GOP nominee for Texas House seat apologizes for 'crude' online posts",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/gop-nominee-for-texas-house-seat-apologizes-for-crude-online-posts",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T01:03:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6053905-texas-rep-candidate-borrego-apology/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Texas state House candidate Jorge Borrego has apologized for past online posts that featured \"crude and immature jokes\". He stated that the posts, which he had previously laughed off, did not represent his current sentiments and feelings. According to Borrego, the posts originated from his childhood environment.\n\nIn a separate development, Eric Hafner, a Democrat serving time in a federal prison in New York, has advanced to the general election for Alaska's lone US House seat. Hafner, who is set to be released in 2036, previously ran for the seat in 2024 and secured a spot on the general election ballot.\n\nHafner's candidacy may face another legal challenge due to the US constitutional requirement that candidates must live in the state they represent at the time of the election. According to his filing, Hafner listed a mailing address in South Dakota and a phone number in New York, with no apparent ties to Alaska.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "A federal prisoner with no clear ties to Alaska advances in primary for the state’s US House seat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/a-federal-prisoner-with-no-clear-ties-to-alaska-advances-in-primary",
        "published": "2026-08-26T21:52:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Man in prison in New York advances in primary for Alaska’s US House seat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/man-in-prison-in-new-york-advances-in-primary-for-alaskas-us-house",
        "published": "2026-08-26T22:14:01.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}