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  "id": 7164786,
  "title": "Lawler deflects on supporting Trump's $5K dividend pledge: 'How do you pay for it?'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/lawler-deflects-on-supporting-trumps-5k-dividend-pledge-how-do-you",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-13T18:50:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/house/6086944-lawler-questions-trump-dividend/"
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  "summary": "Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) on Sunday joined multiple Republican lawmakers in questioning the fiscal sense of President Trump’s proposal to send $5,000 to every American adult. During an interview on ABC’s “This Week,” Lawler initially avoided the question of whether he supported Trump’s proposed dividend. “I support putting money back in the pockets of hard-working...",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Trump reiterates $5,000 ‘dividend’ pledge if Republicans win midterms",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/trump-reiterates-5-000-dividend-pledge-if-republicans-win-midterms",
        "published": "2026-09-13T15:07:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CityNews",
        "title": "House Speaker Mike Johnson says Trump’s $5,000 ‘dividend’ needs congressional approval",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/house-speaker-mike-johnson-says-trumps-5-000-dividend-needs-7159773",
        "published": "2026-09-13T18:47:11.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "House Speaker Mike Johnson says Trump’s $5,000 ‘dividend’ needs congressional approval",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/house-speaker-mike-johnson-says-trumps-5-000-dividend-needs",
        "published": "2026-09-13T18:47:11.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "House Speaker Mike Johnson says Trump's $5,000 'dividend' needs congressional approval",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/house-speaker-mike-johnson-says-trumps-5-000-dividend-needs-7160416",
        "published": "2026-09-13T19:36:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Fortune",
        "title": "After Trump says he doesn’t need Congress for his $5,000 ‘dividend,’ House Speaker Mike Johnson says not so fast but vows to try to make it happen",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/after-trump-says-he-doesnt-need-congress-for-his-5-000-dividend-house",
        "published": "2026-09-13T19:36:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Trump says $5K dividend checks to Americans will 'happen 100 percent'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/trump-says-5k-dividend-checks-to-americans-will-happen-100-percent",
        "published": "2026-09-14T00:27:32.000Z"
      }
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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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