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  "id": 6307346,
  "title": "Republicans were confident about keeping the Senate. Now the battle is wide open",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/republicans-were-confident-about-keeping-the-senate-now-the-battle-is",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T17:41:24.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/republicans-were-confident-about-keeping-the-senate-now-the-battle-is-wide-open"
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  "summary": "Republicans appeared to have a firm grip on the majority at the start of the 2026 election cycle. But Democrats are now competing in states that once seemed well beyond their reach.",
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      {
        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "New Hampshire goes to the polls in primary for key open Senate seat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/new-hampshire-goes-to-the-polls-in-primary-for-key-open-senate-seat",
        "published": "2026-09-08T17:49:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}