{
  "id": 11179788,
  "title": "Americans are paying millions for a batch of pro-Trump ads | Margaret Sullivan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/americans-are-paying-millions-for-a-batch-of-pro-trump-ads-margaret",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T11:00:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/01/taxpayer-funded-pro-trump-ads"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The spots, including a recycled campaign ad, are funded by taxpayers and present the president as a hero The US government is spending millions of taxpayer dollars to get a blatantly partisan message in front of voters as the midterm elections loom. And while these TV ads aren’t explicitly campaign ads, they might as well be. Continue reading...",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}