{
  "id": 7110792,
  "title": "Trump's $5,000 checks require Congress to approve, Johnson says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/trumps-5-000-checks-require-congress-to-approve-johnson-says",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-13T13:30:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Axios",
    "slug": "axios",
    "url": "https://www.axios.com/2026/09/13/trumps-5000-5k-checks-congress"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "President Trump's proposal to send adult U.S. citizens $5,000 dividend checks would require congressional approval, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said on Sunday. Why it matters: Trump and his top officials claim they can send the checks without Congress — even with the prospect of them costing upward of $1.3 trillion. This is breaking news. Check back for updates.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "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."
}