{
  "id": 781774,
  "title": "Hegseth criticized for locking Democrats out of closed-door defense budget talks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/hegseth-criticized-for-locking-democrats-out-of-closed-door-defense",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-13T15:06:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/13/pete-hegseth-democrats-budget"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Republican lawmakers express concern after US defense secretary repeatedly excluded Democrats from briefings US politics live – latest updates Republican senators have criticized the Pentagon for locking Democrats out of classified briefings on defense spending, warning that Pete Hegseth’s approach could jeopardize passage of Donald Trump’s record $1.5tn military budget increase. The US defense…",
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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."
}