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  "title": "Sources: Apple hired Nate Gatten, an American Airlines exec with GOP ties, as government affairs VP, seeking someone who could align with Trump administration (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/sources-apple-hired-nate-gatten-an-american-airlines-exec-with-gop",
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  "published": "2026-08-12T17:20:03.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-12/apple-taps-american-airlines-veteran-as-government-affairs-head?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc4NjU1MzM1NSwiZXhwIjoxNzg3MTU4MTU1LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUSk5XWTVUOU5KTFMwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJDNEVEQ0FFMUZBMDU0MEJFQTI0QTlGMjExQzFFOTA4MCJ9.ifjL3r95MbnLYiNwFY3GCeIlEeDmLo8UBXyYsnWNJLU"
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  "summary": "Apple Inc. hired Nate Gatten as its new head of government affairs, tapping a longtime American Airlines Group Inc. executive …",
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        "outlet": "9to5Mac",
        "title": "Apple hires American Airlines exec to lead government affairs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/apple-hires-american-airlines-exec-to-lead-government-affairs",
        "published": "2026-08-12T17:19:46.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "AppleInsider",
        "title": "Apple picks up Nate Gatten as new head of government affairs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/apple-picks-up-nate-gatten-as-new-head-of-government-affairs",
        "published": "2026-08-12T17:36:45.000Z"
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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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