{
  "id": 11029153,
  "title": "Hegseth invites governors to bid for 'next great American base'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/hegseth-invites-governors-to-bid-for-next-great-american-base",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T20:11:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/policy/defense/6121389-pete-hegseth-invites-governors-base-bids/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth invited governors Wednesday to bid for the “next great American” base to be built inside the country. \"We're calling on every governor in the country and adjutant general, every tag across this great republic, to step up to the plate and bring us their best sales pitch,\" Hegseth said during his...",
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      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Hegseth says American forces have ‘destroyed’ Iran’s military",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/hegseth-says-american-forces-have-destroyed-irans-military",
        "published": "2026-09-30T20:39:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Insider",
        "title": "Pete Hegseth's got a new vision for the military. It leans on drone swarms, chaplains, and tech leaders like Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey.",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/pete-hegseths-got-a-new-vision-for-the-military-it-leans-on-drone",
        "published": "2026-09-30T21:50:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "Leaning into culture war flashpoints, Hegseth says he has transformed U.S. military",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/leaning-into-culture-war-flashpoints-hegseth-says-he-has-transformed",
        "published": "2026-09-30T21:51:20.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}