{
  "id": 5437650,
  "title": "Pentagon sought to divert NIH funds for defense use, top House Democrat says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/pentagon-sought-to-divert-nih-funds-for-defense-use-top-house",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T22:48:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/house/6070508-pentagon-nih-diverts-funds-democrats-statement/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Pentagon is attempting to divert billions of dollars from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to bolster the agency's budget, according to the top Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) in a statement Thursday said Trump administration officials only recently disclosed to Congress that the Defense Department signed an interagency agreement...",
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      {
        "outlet": "Axios",
        "title": "House Democrat says his phone calls with a state legislator was wiretapped by FBI",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/house-democrat-says-his-phone-calls-with-a-state-legislator-was",
        "published": "2026-09-03T21:18:15.000Z"
      }
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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."
}