{
  "id": 1420916,
  "title": "US senator slams Trump, Hegseth over 'disgraceful' disregard for American troops",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/us-senator-slams-trump-hegseth-over-disgraceful-disregard-for",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T04:29:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-senator-slams-trump-hegseth-over-disgraceful-disregard-american"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "US senator slams Trump, Hegseth over 'disgraceful' disregard for American troops US senator Chris Van Hollen criticised Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for what he called their \"disregard for American servicemembers\". \"This war isn’t making our country safer. Donald Trump & Secretary Hegseth's complete disregard for American servicemembers is disgraceful,\" he wrote in a post on X.…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "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."
}