{
  "id": 7002237,
  "title": "Trump's plan to halve FEMA workforce illegal, judge rules",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/trumps-plan-to-halve-fema-workforce-illegal-judge-rules",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-12T21:56:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/6086363-trump-fema-cuts-illegal-federal-judge/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A federal judge determined Friday that the Trump administration broke the law when it attempted to cut the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) workforce, a ruling which coincided with America's hurricane season. In her order, U.S. District Judge Susan Illston said the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) “unlawfully usurped the authority” of FEMA “to make...",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "US court blocks Trump administration plan to cut disaster agency workforce",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/us-court-blocks-trump-administration-plan-to-cut-disaster-agency",
        "published": "2026-09-12T19:49:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Federal judge rules Trump DHS plan for 50% FEMA staffing cuts was unlawful",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/federal-judge-rules-trump-dhs-plan-for-50-fema-staffing-cuts-was",
        "published": "2026-09-13T00:46:42.000Z"
      }
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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."
}