{
  "id": 556768,
  "title": "‘Fiercely independent’ South Carolina votes on Lindsey Graham’s Senate successor",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/fiercely-independent-south-carolina-votes-on-lindsey-grahams-senate",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T10:00:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/11/south-carolina-special-primary-election-lindsey-graham-senate-seat"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Republicans, including Graham’s sister Darline, expedite campaigns to replace late senator in special primary race In the race to replace the late US senator Lindsey Graham, 10 candidates have been barnstorming South Carolina diners, church halls and recreation centers, compressing a normal year of campaigning into about a fortnight. The Republican party is staging a special primary election in…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "South Carolina’s Republican Senate nominee likely to be pro-Israel, but no match for Lindsey Graham",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/south-carolinas-republican-senate-nominee-likely-to-be-pro-israel-but",
        "published": "2026-08-11T03:56:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "South Carolina’s GOP Senate nominee will likely be pro-Israel, but no Lindsey Graham",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/south-carolinas-gop-senate-nominee-will-likely-be-pro-israel-but-no",
        "published": "2026-08-11T07:33:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}