{
  "id": 610708,
  "title": "Montana Democrat refuses to drop out, likely improving GOP's Senate chances",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/montana-democrat-refuses-to-drop-out-likely-improving-gops-senate",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T22:36:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6023722-alani-bankhead-rejects-exit-deadline/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Democratic Senate candidate Alani Bankhead on Monday said she's not getting out of a Montana race to succeed retiring Sen. Steve Daines, a move that will make it more difficult for Independent candidate Seth Bodnar to defear GOP nominee Kurt Alme. “I’ll never bow down,” Bankhead, an Air Force officer, said during a press conference...",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}