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  "id": 2144600,
  "title": "White House legislative affairs director departs post ahead of midterms",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/white-house-legislative-affairs-director-departs-post-ahead-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T13:25:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6040729-donald-trump-legislative-director-leaving/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "White House legislative director James Baird is leaving his post, Vice President Vance announced on Thursday. Baird’s departure comes ahead of November’s midterm elections and at a time when President Trump’s relationship has grown rocky with Senate Republicans. Additionally, Baird, who was previously Vance’s legislative director in the Senate, is departing as the vice president...",
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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."
}