{
  "id": 7825634,
  "title": "Trump administration paid employees $9.5 billion not to work in 2025: Report",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/trump-administration-paid-employees-9-5-billion-not-to-work-in-2025",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T16:04:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/trump-administration-paid-employees-9-5-billion-not-to-work-in-2025-doge-101789573227184.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The federal government spent $9.5 billion on compensating employees not working in 2025 due to Musk's DOGE initiatives, drastically increasing paid leave.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "New lawsuit accuses Trump administration of blocking NIH grants as form of censorship",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/new-lawsuit-accuses-trump-administration-of-blocking-nih-grants-as",
        "published": "2026-09-16T18:20:58.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}