{
  "id": 6785005,
  "title": "Cruz on $5K dividend: 'I don't think we should be paying people that are not working'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/cruz-on-5k-dividend-i-dont-think-we-should-be-paying-people-that-are",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-11T18:02:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/6084980-ted-cruz-trump-dividend/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Sen. Ted Cruz (Texas), a prominent conservative voice in the Senate GOP conference, says he’s willing to support President Trump’s proposal to give $5,000 dividend payments to U.S. adults provided that they are structured as tax refunds and go to people who work and pay taxes. Asked about Trump’s proposal, Cruz told Fox News’s Jesse...",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}