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  "title": "US Senate narrowly confirms Todd Blanche as US attorney-general",
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  "topic": "world",
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  "summary": "Vote follows tense fight that exposed bipartisan concerns about installing an ally of President Donald Trump",
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        "title": "Senate confirms Cameron Hamilton to lead FEMA and clears 73 other Trump nominees",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/senate-confirms-cameron-hamilton-to-lead-fema-and-clears-73-other",
        "published": "2026-08-07T20:47:15.000Z"
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        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "US Senate narrowly confirms Trump loyalist Todd Blanche as attorney general",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/us-senate-narrowly-confirms-trump-loyalist-todd-blanche-as-attorney",
        "published": "2026-08-08T08:51:10.000Z"
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        "title": "US Senate narrowly confirms Todd Blanche as US attorney-general",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/us-senate-narrowly-confirms-todd-blanche-as-us-attorney-general",
        "published": "2026-08-08T09:16:56.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Trump's ex-lawyer Todd Blanche confirmed as US attorney general",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/trumps-ex-lawyer-todd-blanche-confirmed-as-us-attorney-general",
        "published": "2026-08-08T10:19:46.000Z"
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