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The San Diego Union-Tribune - Politics

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Michael Smolens: Trump grapples with affordability as San Diego candidates focus on costs

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This emerging group of young transit advocates wants to reshape how San Diego gets around

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Judge rules feds in Minneapolis immigration operation can't detain or tear gas peaceful protesters

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Trump issues a flurry of pardons, including for a woman whose sentence he commuted in his first term

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Trump offers to restart US mediation in Nile River dispute between Egypt and Ethiopia

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New research bolsters evidence that Tylenol doesn't raise the risk of autism despite Trump's claims

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Trump quietly appoints 4 members to commission that will review his White House ballroom plan

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Justice Department says members of Congress can't intervene in release of Epstein files

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Trump administration delays plan to withhold wages for student loan borrowers in default

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Republicans vouch for Fed chair, creating a rare schism with Trump

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Supreme Court will decide on use of warrants that collect the location history of cellphone users

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Trump says he wants to keep Hassett in White House, clouding Fed chair selection

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Judge allows a third offshore wind project to resume construction as the industry challenges Trump

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In their words: Greenlanders talk about Trump's desire to own their Arctic island

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Trump thanks Iran for not following through on executions of political prisoners

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How the Trump administration erased centuries of Justice Department experience

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Virginia lawmakers back redrawing congressional maps, paving the way for a voter referendum

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Trump isn't waiting for future generations to name things after him. It's happening now

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Justice Department investigating whether Minnesota's Walz and Frey impeded immigration enforcement

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Trump plans to pardon ex-Puerto Rico Gov. Vázquez in campaign finance violation case, official says

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The Education Department is opening fewer sexual violence investigations as Trump dismantles it

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Trump says he may punish countries with tariffs if they don't back the US controlling Greenland

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White House and governors pressure grid operator to boost power supply, slow electricity price hikes

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Legal questions swirl around FDA's new expedited drug program, including who should sign off

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Michael Smolens: GOP campaign committee makes audacious claims for Rep. Issa

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Are Trump's supporters getting what they want from his second term? Here's what a new poll shows

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Federal immigration agents filmed dragging a woman from her car in Minneapolis

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How I'd split California, economically speaking

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Senators worry that US Postal Service changes could disenfranchise voters who cast ballots by mail

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Democrats hope a blue wave washes over Wisconsin and gives them total control of battleground state

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Top ICE official resigns to seek battleground congressional seat in Ohio

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US names major sporting events other than World Cup, Olympics exempt from Trump visa ban

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Mayor Gloria doubles down on Civic Center, Midway Rising projects, defends San Diego record

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Senate passes more spending bills, but Homeland Security dispute looms

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US and Taiwan sign $250B trade deal, cutting tariffs on Taiwanese goods

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CDC studies show value of nationwide wastewater disease surveillance, as potential funding cut looms

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Oglala Sioux president walks back claims of DHS pressure, member arrests

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Confusion erupts in mental health and substance abuse programs as HHS cuts, then reinstates grants

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10% of US House members have announced they're not running for reelection, an AP analysis shows

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National park staff are asking about citizenship status. Here's why

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The debate that never ends: Washington's constant health care fight

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Control of the House is at the center of midterms. These charts help explain the fight

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Lawmakers propose $2.5B agency to boost production of rare earths and other critical minerals

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Alaska woman appeals voter fraud charges in case that puts spotlight on status of American Samoans

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Trump announces outlines of health care plan he wants Congress to consider

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Judge hands offshore wind industry another victory against Trump in clearing way for NY project

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Press freedom advocates worry that raid on Washington Post journalist's home will chill reporting

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Final day to select ACA health plans arrives in most states, with no subsidy deal yet

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Venezuela's Machado says she presented her Nobel Peace Prize to Trump during their meeting

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Proposals on immigration enforcement flood into state legislatures, heightened by Minnesota action

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Trump threatens to use the Insurrection Act to end protests in Minneapolis

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What's next for Greenland and Denmark after difficult meeting with Trump administration

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What Americans think about Trump's first year back in office, according to AP-NORC polling

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Senators launch a cross-party effort to end stock trading by lawmakers

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Would voters back a county-led sales tax hike? San Diego County just hired these political consultants to find out.

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Demonstrator injured after federal agent fired projectile from close range during California protest

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A man shot by Border Patrol during an Oregon immigration stop pleads not guilty to assault on agent

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New DHS rule aims to shorten visa wait times abroad for religious workers serving US congregations

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Renaming the Department of Defense the 'Department of War' could cost up to $125 million

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Hundreds of laid-off researchers at US workplace safety center are being reinstated

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Federal judges allow California to use new U.S. House map ahead of 2026 election

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Democrat blasts HHS for creating confusion in cutting, then reinstating SAMHSA grants

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Official says law Trump is using to seek legal fees in Georgia election case likely unconstitutional

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Trump signs a law returning whole milk to school lunches

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Grand jury indicts suspect in vandalism of Vice President JD Vance's Ohio home

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Trump claims killing of Iran protesters 'has stopped' even as Tehran signals executions ahead

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Trump administration restores federal funding for family planning after ACLU lawsuit

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After Minnesota shooting, Democrats call for Kristi Noem's impeachment

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Trump administration lawyers blessed US operation to remove Maduro from power, memo shows

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US apologizes for deporting a college student flying home for Thanksgiving surprise

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From Minneapolis to Venezuela, Trump starts new year with fresh risks as he faces midterm verdict

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Democrats see a path to win the Senate. It's narrow and has little room for error

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Tina Peters' lawyers try to convince Colorado court to overturn conviction for voting system breach

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US to suspend immigrant visa processing from 75 countries over public assistance concerns

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No decision on request to stop immigration sweeps in Minnesota. Military lawyers may join the effort

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Senate Republicans defeat Venezuela war powers resolution as Trump pressures 2 GOP senators to flip

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Supreme Court revives GOP congressman's challenge to late-arriving mail ballot law

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Democrats say Trump administration is investigating them over video message to troops

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Schumer tells the AP Democrats are preparing for Trump to disrupt and dispute the midterms: Q&A

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Trump's freeze of an offshore wind project faces scrutiny from a judge he appointed

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What Americans think about Trump's military intervention abroad, according to a new poll

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Danish official says there's a 'fundamental disagreement' with Trump over Greenland

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Keeping experienced staff, or 'double-dipping?' San Diego County OKs controversial DROP pension plan

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Southwestern College is closer to offering bachelor's degrees in 'education desert' of South County

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Oglala Sioux Tribe says three tribal members arrested in Minneapolis are in ICE detention

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Minneapolis duo details their ICE detention, including pressure to rat on protest organizers

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House passes bill codifying Trump order to rinse away showerhead regulations

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Damon Brown hired as San Diego County's new top lawyer, its fifth since 2020

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Louisiana seeks California doctor's extradition, testing the limits of shield laws

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Justice Department accuses judge of abusing power in questioning prosecutor's authority

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Justice Department sees no basis for civil rights probe in Minnesota ICE shooting, official says

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Plane used in boat strike off Venezuela was painted to look like a civilian aircraft, AP sources say

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A suspect in the vandalism of JD Vance's Ohio home must stay in jail until trial

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Smithsonian faces a deadline to show Trump its plans for exhibits for America's 250th birthday

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Minnesota teacher at special education school held by ICE for nearly 12 hours

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Fewer Americans sign up for Affordable Care Act health insurance as costs spike

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Trump administration says it is ending deportation protections for some Somali migrants

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What to know about the Muslim Brotherhood after the US terrorist designation

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EPA proposes limiting power of states and tribes to block major projects over water concerns

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