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  "id": 8061457,
  "title": "WATCH: Jeffries calls on Republicans to stay in Washington to work on AI safety",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/watch-jeffries-calls-on-republicans-to-stay-in-washington-to-work-on",
  "topic": "ai",
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  "published": "2026-09-17T16:55:12.000Z",
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  "summary": "Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries blasted House Republicans for leaving Washington until the midterm elections rather than working to ensure the safety of artificial intelligence.",
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        "outlet": "Techmeme",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/billionaire-backed-ai-safety-activists-have-significantly-expanded",
        "published": "2026-09-16T12:35:05.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Washington balks at giving AI firms waiver to create safety standard",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/washington-balks-at-giving-ai-firms-waiver-to-create-safety-standard",
        "published": "2026-09-17T10:00:00.000Z"
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        "title": "WATCH: Jeffries calls on Republicans to stay in Washington to work on AI safety",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/watch-jeffries-calls-on-republicans-to-stay-in-washington-to-work-on",
        "published": "2026-09-17T16:55:12.000Z"
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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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