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  "title": "House passes funding bill to avoid shutdown before midterms",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/house-passes-funding-bill-to-avoid-shutdown-before-midterms",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T18:29:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
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    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/01/house-bill-prevents-government-shutdown"
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  "summary": "Continuing resolution to approve government spending until 11 December passes 370-48 and will now go to Trump The US House of Representatives on Tuesday approved legislation to prevent a government shutdown through the midterms, as both parties opted to defuse a volatile dispute ahead of the November elections that will decide the balance of power in Congress for the final two years of Donald…",
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        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "House passes short-term funding bill to avoid a shutdown before the election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/house-passes-short-term-funding-bill-to-avoid-a-shutdown-before-the",
        "published": "2026-09-01T18:10:08.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "WATCH LIVE: House passes short-term spending bill, staving off another fund fight during midterms",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/watch-live-house-passes-short-term-spending-bill-staving-off-another",
        "published": "2026-09-01T18:21:39.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "House passes short-term funding bill to avoid a shutdown before the election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/house-passes-short-term-funding-bill-to-avoid-a-shutdown-before-the-4918206",
        "published": "2026-09-01T18:23:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "House passes funding bill, avoiding shutdown ahead of midterm elections",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/house-passes-funding-bill-avoiding-shutdown-ahead-of-midterm-elections",
        "published": "2026-09-01T19:04:29.000Z"
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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."
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