{"id":86213,"date":"2026-06-25T23:00:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T23:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/senate-democrats-to-train-staffers-as-independent-election-observers\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T23:00:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T23:00:58","slug":"senate-democrats-to-train-staffers-as-independent-election-observers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/senate-democrats-to-train-staffers-as-independent-election-observers\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Democrats to train staffers as independent election observers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>                <span class=\"now-playing__dek\">Senate Democrats announced they&#8217;re creating a new program to train congressional staff to serve as independent election observers. 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