{
  "id": 4653262,
  "title": "WATCH LIVE: House returns after August recess to tackle stopgap spending bill and more",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/watch-live-house-returns-after-august-recess-to-tackle-stopgap",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T13:41:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PBS NewsHour",
    "slug": "pbs-newshour",
    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-house-returns-after-august-recess-to-tackle-stopgap-spending-bill-and-more"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The first order of business is likely a vote on a stopgap spending bill designed to keep the federal government fully funded through early December, removing the possibility of a shutdown before the midterm elections.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "House lawmakers return to Washington with a stopgap funding bill atop the list of priorities",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/house-lawmakers-return-to-washington-with-a-stopgap-funding-bill-atop",
        "published": "2026-08-31T11:34:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Live updates: House returns with shutdown bill on tap; US strikes Iran as report reveals warnings to Hegseth",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/live-updates-house-returns-with-shutdown-bill-on-tap-us-strikes-iran",
        "published": "2026-08-31T13:10:50.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}