{
  "id": 19928444,
  "title": "Trump official seeks $50 billion for air traffic control after outage",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/trump-official-seeks-50-billion-for-air-traffic-control-after-outage-19928444",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-14T05:54:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40448893/trump-official-seeks-50-billion-for-air-traffic-control-after-outage"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Trump administration has increased its request for funding to modernize the United States' air traffic control system to $50 billion, following a recent communications issue that caused a nationwide groundstop and halted thousands of flights. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and the White House had initially requested $30.1 billion for the upgrade, but have now escalated their demand after the incident, which highlighted the need to prioritize modernizing the nation's air traffic control system. The request includes $10.1 billion for air traffic control modernization, $2 billion for cloud computing, and $18 billion for airport-related projects, such as modernizing or replacing aging terminals.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Trump official seeks $50 billion for air traffic control after outage",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/trump-official-seeks-50-billion-for-air-traffic-control-after-outage",
        "published": "2026-11-14T02:48:18.000Z"
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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."
}