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The Mercury News - Politics

Billionaire's political contributions make the Epstein files a focus of Ohio's US Senate race

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Judge hears arguments without immediate ruling in lawsuit over White House ban on 3 news outlets

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Republicans say Democrats are extremists. These Democrats want to convince voters that's not true

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Trump's Board of Peace proposes $2.45 billion blueprint to begin Gaza reconstruction

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Measure V would renew a $10 million West Contra Costa school tax

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Latest line: A good week for classic car owners, a bad week for Santa Clara County's child welfare leader

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Here's what nation first allowed women to vote in national elections

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Does Milpitas need Measure K to solve its budget troubles?

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$36 billion for housing: What would California's 2 ballot measures deliver?

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How effective are license plate readers? Richmond wants to know

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US citizen injured in Illinois after ICE agents mistook him for fugitive, tried to arrest him

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State error in Texas creates huge backlog in voter registration applications as midterm voting nears

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Skyrocketing diesel prices rattle Republicans as midterms approach

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Wicks battles challenger Rendón in upcoming District 14 race

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Iowa judge dismisses Trump's lawsuit against Des Moines Register and pollster

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75% of California Latinos disapprove of Trump ahead of midterms, new poll finds

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California largely shielded from federal Obamacare cuts announced by VP Vance

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California job growth tops rest of U.S. for 9 consecutive months

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Los Gatos, Saratoga residents unite over concerns about potential policing partnership

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Will Oakland put its own moratorium on new data centers?

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Stanford protesters will have felony vandalism charges dismissed after reaching agreement with attorney general

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San Jose and San Diego secure funds to combat child exploitation that Trump administration withheld

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ICE detains Bay Area legislative staffer in Las Vegas airport

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This document helps courts decide who goes to prison. AI may soon help write it in on California count

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'Lemon Pound Cake Bill': Story behind police constraint vetoed by Gavin Newsom

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A boost in ethanol should lower California gas prices. But will drivers even notice?

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Gov. Newsom signs bills meant to stop Trump changes in California elections

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Florez: Stop corporate data centers from jacking up electric bills for everyday Californians

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Granderson: The cruel politics that pit struggling Americans against each other

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Opinion: AI models are the good, the bad and the ugly, all at once

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Calmes: Trump loves to throw around taxpayers' money

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Two very different California ballot measures are leading with voters, new polls find

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