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The San Diego Union-Tribune - Politics

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The GOP's YOLO caucus is small but growing. That may spell trouble for Trump's congressional agenda

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Where Trump stands with Republicans nationally, according to the latest AP-NORC poll

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Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie charted his own way, until he was toppled by Trump

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Trump orders banks to take a closer look at clients' citizenship in new immigration enforcement move

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The White House push for $1 billion in security funds is facing GOP opposition

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Trump and Kennedy seek to relax safeguards for AI healthcare tools

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FACT FOCUS: Trump falsely accuses Maryland of sending 'illegal' mail-in ballots to voters

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SEC to ready plan for trading crypto versions of stocks

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Trump shows reporters ballroom construction site as lawmakers balk at $1B for White House security

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US government agrees to drop tax claims against Trump in broadening of IRS lawsuit settlement

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Democratic-led states challenge the Trump administration's new caps on federal student loans

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Rubio heads to a NATO FMs meeting as European angst over Trump reliability, US troops, Iran grows

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Appeals court judges appear to be divided over Pentagon's legal dispute with AI company Anthropic

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South Carolina House backs congressional map favoring GOP but bill faces a more skeptical Senate

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Iranian family detained for relative's key role in 1979 US Embassy hostage crisis seeks release

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Timeline of recent US-Cuba relations amid heightened tensions in Trump's second term

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Trump endorses Ken Paxton in Texas GOP primary, boosting his challenge to incumbent Sen. Cornyn

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Trump demands Medicaid data for deportation. Some states go a step further

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Trump administration plans to admit more white South Africans as refugees this year

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Trump bought stock in drugmaker as his government boosted its obesity drugs

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NAACP calls for boycott of Southern college sports programs over voting rights

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The market powerful enough to sway stocks and Trump is rumbling again

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Federal judge bans most arrests by federal agents in immigration courts in New York

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Ketanji Brown Jackson says Supreme Court risks being seen as political after voting rights decision

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Thousands of San Diegans are expected to commute by bicycle this week on Bike Anywhere Day. Here's how to join them.

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Blanche doesn't rule out considering payments for violent Jan. 6 rioters as he defends $1.8B fund

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Trump's tough-talk foreign policy is hitting a wall with Iran as it grips Strait of Hormuz

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Takeaways from Tuesday's primaries: Massie's loss leaves no doubt about Trump's power over the GOP

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San Diego County unveils $9 billion budget plan — but with storm clouds ahead, future budgets could be in trouble

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Senate confirms Trump's pick to lead federal land agency as drilling and mining expand

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RFK Jr. swaps vaccine talk for healthy foods and reading to tots in push to woo voters

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Trump says he's called off Iran strike planned for Tuesday at request of Gulf allies

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US pauses joint defense effort with Canada that dates to WWII

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FACT FOCUS: Trump distorts recent revisions of scientific projections of global warming

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Trump touts a major TrumpRx expansion, adding more than 600 generic drugs

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What to know about Trump's nearly $1.8B fund to compensate allies claiming political targeting

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Georgia Republicans scramble to pick a candidate to take on Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff

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US-Mexico border wall construction is desecrating sacred sites, Indigenous leaders say

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Will White House correspondents' dinner be rescheduled? Some say: 'Let's call the whole thing off'

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China agrees to boost trade for US beef and poultry following Trump-Xi summit

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Trump administration promotes program to check voter eligibility. Critics fear a midterm purge

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Supreme Court sends closely watched Native American voting rights decision back to lower court

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Supreme Court rejects appeals from drug manufacturers over Medicare price negotiations

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U.S. job creation tumbles to one-sixth of historic pace

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Justice Department announces nearly $1.8B fund to compensate Trump allies in a deal to drop IRS suit

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Redistricting debate shifts to South Carolina as Republicans seek clean sweep of US House seats

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Cassidy tried to get along with Trump after his impeachment vote. Retribution came anyway

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These 10 candidates are vying to lead California's public school system — if the job doesn't get rewritten first

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San Diego council member wants to slash city's share of Petco Park expenses to shore up budget

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Michael Smolens: Trump targets U.S. citizens, DACA recipients, asylum seekers for removal

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Pension mischief, Prop. B, crumbling infrastructure: The making of San Diego's budget crisis

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In last forum of crowded council primary, District 2 candidates debate vacation rentals, pension debt and RV enforcement

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Supreme Court rejects Virginia's bid to restore congressional map favoring Democrats

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State officials demand transparency as businesses get billions in Trump tariff refunds

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Red states press social service workers into immigration enforcement

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Colorado governor reduces Tina Peters' sentence, says she will be released June 1

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Trump administration aims to roll back limits on toxic wastewater from coal-fired power plants

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Pentagon halts deployments to Poland and Germany to cut troop numbers in Europe, AP sources say

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Tech CEOs summoned to Congress for another hearing on social media's risks for children

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Takeaways from Trump's trip to China: Taiwan, a new framework for relationship and flattery for Xi

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Q&A: Meet David Gallo, judicial candidate for San Diego Superior Court Office No. 32

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Q&A: Meet Tia Ramirez, judicial candidate for San Diego Superior Court Office No. 32

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Q&A: Meet Nicole D'Ambrogi, judicial candidate for San Diego Superior Court Office No. 32

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Trump says Xi is considering a detained pastor's case, but freeing activist Jimmy Lai is 'tough'

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Democrats test a new red state strategy: Back independents over their own nominees

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Latin American nationals deported by the US to Congo face an uncertain future

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A Texas town may offer a preview of a Trump plan to force noncitizens from public housing

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Texas high court rejects removal of Democratic lawmakers who led quorum break over redistricting

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Trump says sculpture garden honoring prominent Americans is planned for park along Potomac River

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Kentucky Republicans race to replace McConnell while carefully keeping him at arm's length

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As Trump looks to punish foes, Democratic states find ways to push back

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Iran's top diplomat says a lack of trust is impeding talks to end war with the US

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Supreme Court voting rights ruling fuels a new push to defend Black representation

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New US House map in Florida accused of violating state ban on partisan gerrymandering

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Michael Smolens: San Diego's still pro-housing, but being more prudent after past mistakes

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Trump weighs Taiwan arms package after summit aimed at steadying US-China ties

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Lawyers urge judge to block Trump order that would create eligible voter list, limit mail ballots

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Rep. Chuck Edwards faces House ethics investigation over harassment allegations

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