{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":"Hurricane Harvey Could Save Congress From Itself","description":"Washington in August is miserably hot and strangely desolate, especially on Capitol Hill. Lawmakers and their coteries of staff have gone home or to the beach for the August recess. The stragglers on the steps of the Capitol Building are mainly tourists, wiping sweat from their brows.\n\nThis year, the languor was tinged with anxiety for lawmakers.","author_name":"TIME's Top Stories","author_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/3380207-time-s-top-stories","provider_name":"Audioboom","provider_url":"https://audioboom.com","width":480,"height":95,"thumbnail_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/29913084/600x600/c","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":600,"html":""}