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  "id": 10712371,
  "title": "US senator blocks bill to ban Trump from demolishing Kennedy Center without Congress’s approval",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/us-senator-blocks-bill-to-ban-trump-from-demolishing-kennedy-center",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T14:31:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
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    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/sep/29/bill-trump-demolish-kennedy-center"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Mike Lee objected to the safeguard against the demolition of any presidential memorial Congress designates US politics live – latest updates A Republican senator has blocked a bipartisan bill that would have prevented Donald Trump from demolishing the Kennedy Center without the approval of Congress. Mike Lee, of Utah, objected on Monday night when Oregon Democrat Jeff Merkley asked the Senate to…",
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        "published": "2026-09-29T14:52:08.000Z"
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/congress-votes-to-end-production-of-the-penny-after-234-years-sending",
        "published": "2026-09-29T17:45:22.000Z"
      }
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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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