{
  "id": 4842760,
  "title": "House Republicans ramp up labor union investigations ahead of midterms",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/house-republicans-ramp-up-labor-union-investigations-ahead-of-midterms",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T10:00:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/01/house-republicans-unions-investigation"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Inquiry come after conservative thinktanks claim unions are using member dues to support Democratic causes House Republicans are investigating several US labor unions based on claims from far-right nonprofits alleging union dues are being used for illegal political funding. Republicans on the House’s education and workforce committee opened the investigation this summer after multiple reports…",
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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."
}