{
  "id": 8034253,
  "title": "Congress must get its head out of the sand and finally fix the budget",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/congress-must-get-its-head-out-of-the-sand-and-finally-fix-the-budget",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T13:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/6093161-us-national-debt-crisis/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Both Democrats and Republicans have adopted an “ostrich policy” over the years when it comes to federal spending and debt. It's long past time to get our fiscal house in order.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}