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  "id": 18491506,
  "title": "US President Donald Trump weighs potential replacements for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/us-president-donald-trump-weighs-potential-replacements-for-defense",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T11:32:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1577570/us-president-donald-trump-weighs-potential-replacements-for-defense-secretary-pete-hegseth/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "US President Donald Trump has sought recommendations from political allies regarding potential successors to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. According to reports citing sources familiar with high-level discussions, Trump initiated inquiries ahead of the recent US midterm elections. Furthermore, the internal deliberations follow mounting friction between Hegseth and lawmakers from both political…",
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    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "El Pais English",
        "title": "Pete Hegseth, under fire from Republicans over his role in the Iran war",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/pete-hegseth-under-fire-from-republicans-over-his-role-in-the-iran-war",
        "published": "2026-11-06T10:38:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth's future in question after midterms setback",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/us-defence-secretary-pete-hegseths-future-in-question-after-midterms",
        "published": "2026-11-06T13:15:54.000Z"
      }
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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."
}