{
  "id": 13637667,
  "title": "Pete Hegseth Is Unhinged in ‘SNL’ Cold Open Mocking Christa Pike’s Botched Execution and RFK Jr.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/pete-hegseth-is-unhinged-in-snl-cold-open-mocking-christa-pikes",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-11T03:48:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/snl-pete-hegseth-operation-epic-fury-1236907876/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Colin Jost returned as an especially rowdy Pete Hegseth in this week’s “Saturday Night Live” cold open, welcoming home sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln after nearly a year at sea. The Oct. 10 sketch opened with an introduction to the ship’s returning crew, who were told that before reuniting with their families, they would […]",
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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."
}