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  "id": 9417647,
  "title": "Democrats accuse Susan Collins of corruption after bombshell ‘pay-to-play’ report",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/democrats-accuse-susan-collins-of-corruption-after-bombshell-pay-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T21:12:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/23/susan-collins-corruption-allegation-report-propublica"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Republican senator calls bribery allegation ‘categorically false’ as ProPublica reports Trump derailed FBI inquiry Democrats in Maine on Wednesday accused Republican senator Susan Collins of corruption after a major media outlet reported that the FBI had proposed investigating her for allegedly accepting bribes – before Donald Trump derailed the inquiry. The article from the investigative…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Maine Dems hammer Collins over report of pay-to-play probe. The GOP senator calls it ‘totally false’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/maine-dems-hammer-collins-over-report-of-pay-to-play-probe-the-gop",
        "published": "2026-09-23T18:19:49.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "Maine Dems hammer Collins over report of pay-to-play probe. GOP senator calls it 'completely false'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/maine-dems-hammer-collins-over-report-of-pay-to-play-probe-gop",
        "published": "2026-09-23T22:17:35.000Z"
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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."
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