{
  "id": 11921230,
  "title": "Congressional hearings are no longer a check on power — they're now a circus",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/congressional-hearings-are-no-longer-a-check-on-power-theyre-now-a",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-04T12:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/opinion/congress-blog/6126730-congressional-oversight-deteriorates-partisan/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Unfortunately, despite a vast expansion of executive branch authority, Congress seems prepared to let partisan advantage trump comity, cooperation and the public’s right to know. And with Republicans now controlling Congress and the White House, reform seems out of reach.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "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."
}