{
  "id": 2188026,
  "title": "Senate Dems press Hegseth for answers on Stars and Stripes independence",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/senate-dems-press-hegseth-for-answers-on-stars-and-stripes",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T17:08:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/policy/defense/6041767-hegseth-stars-and-stripes-dod/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A trio of Senate Democrats is expressing concern over the Pentagon’s involvement in the operations of Stars and Stripes, defending the publication's independence in a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday. Their inquiry follows an announcement this week that the military newspaper’s longtime publisher, Max Lederer, will be retiring after the Pentagon appointed...",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}