{
  "id": 15661919,
  "title": "Dems float Hegseth’s ouster in lame-duck defense battle",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/dems-float-hegseths-ouster-in-lame-duck-defense-battle",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T21:55:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/6159150-dems-float-hegseths-ouster-lame-duck-defense-battle/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Dems float Hegseth’s ouster in lame-duck defense battle Senate Democrats are quietly floating the ouster of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after the midterms as the political price for cooperation on key defense-related issues in the postelection...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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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."
}