{
  "id": 56578,
  "title": "Francesca Hong says what’s radical is US still has $7.25 minimum wage",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/francesca-hong-says-whats-radical-is-us-still-has-7-25-minimum-wage",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-02T19:27:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6004537-francesca-hong-wisconsin-governor-poll/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong, a democratic socialist, said Sunday that the U.S.’s current minimum wage is radical. When asked by NewsNation’s Chris Stirewalt on “The Hill Sunday” about Republican candidate Rep. Tom Tiffany possibly calling her “a radical trans activist,” Hong responded with a retort about the federal minimum wage. “What's radical is...",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}