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The San Diego Union-Tribune - Politics

Takeaways from Tuesday's elections: El-Sayed pulls off narrow victory over Democratic establishment

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Judge criticizes the Justice Department as he dismisses Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy case

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Trump's immigration crackdown has detained more than 50 military spouses and parents

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Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate primary in major victory for Democrats' progressive wing

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Fauci's decision to invoke the Fifth Amendment tees up a legal debate and a contempt vote

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Medicaid insurers' contracts on the line in tight governor's race

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North Carolina congressman Edwards quits reelection bid after committee recommends his censure

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House Democrats add 12 solidly Trump districts to their midterm election target list

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Trump says deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz could come as early as Wednesday

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Lawyers in Reflecting Pool case say Justice Department knew case was flawed

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Man arrested, weapons found after 'suspicious' behavior at Trump golf course ahead of president's visit

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Kennedy, Oz say crackdown on fraud caused Obamacare enrollment drop. Experts say it was skyrocketing costs

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Missouri election chief rejects bid to hold public vote on Trump-backed congressional districts

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Trump administration revokes visa of Brazil's ambassador to US in spat with Lula

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Wisconsin judge rules that paper absentee ballots violate rights of certain disabled people

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Maryland lawmakers get closer to asking voters to clear the way for redistricting helping Democrats

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Guard deployment to Washington into 2029 will cost roughly $1.4B, estimate shows

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Divided federal appeals court says Trump administration was wrong to terminate climate funds

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House Ethics Committee opens investigation into domestic abuse allegations against Rep. Max Miller

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Trump's arch could harm the integrity of many of Washington's historical sites, report says

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Iran and Oman make progress on a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, officials say

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The not-so-secret filibuster society

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FBI agents fired over Trump investigation get broad backing in lawsuit against administration

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Trump is making a rare Western trip to talk about the economy, something polls show he's weak on

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Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general clears critical hurdle after deal with GOP holdouts

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Iran and Oman are working on a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and other Mideast developments

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Contractors building border wall ordered to stop drilling wells in drought-stricken New Mexico

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Trump says Pirro 'folded like an umbrella' in bid to drop Reflecting Pool vandalism charges

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25 states sue over Trump's new tariffs, calling them 'pretext' to replace his old ones

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In Texas, a political group bets $6 million on Latino voters coming back to Democrats

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Ethics panel recommends House censure Rep. Chuck Edwards for conduct with two aides

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States sue to block feds from sharing personal data of millions who receive social service benefits

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As Blanche's path to confirmation is cleared, Trump's tax audit immunity remains in place

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Trump bank accounts were closed due to concerns over possible money laundering, Capital One says

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Trump stands to profit off US policy announcements by selling fast access to his social media posts

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El-Sayed and Stevens close Michigan Senate primary offering different visions for Democrats

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Top US admiral warns against coercion, says no nation will dominate Indo-Pacific

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A federal judge lets DHS proceed with a border wall through a small Texas town's levee system

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Trump overhaul could gut Head Start preschool standards, leaving states to set the rules

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Maryland Democrats begin advancing redistricting constitutional amendment

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Why immigration remains strong for Trump among Republicans, according to a new poll

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Sen. Bernie Moreno says former son-in-law Max Miller should not serve in the House

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New talks are 'last chance' for Iran to forge a deal and avoid escalation of US strikes, Trump says

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Senate leaders reach funding deal to avoid shutdown during campaign season

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Kay Granger, first Republican woman from Texas to serve in the House, has died at age 83

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Trump optimistic Iran talks will reopen strait, and other developments in the Middle East

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GOP holdouts say they will back Blanche's attorney general nomination after striking deal over fund

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Michael Smolens: Tijuana River solution meets uncertainty, again

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Turnover, lawsuits and overcrowding hampered county animal control. Can its first veterinarian leader turn it around?

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Encinitas candidates picking up papers to run for city races

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Justice Department moves to drop case against ex-Olympian charged with damaging Reflecting Pool

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FACT FOCUS: Trump blames Minnesota governor for cyberattacks against the state. Cites no evidence

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FCC chairman defends actions against ABC, says broadcasters must operate 'in the public interest'

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Trump says anti-weaponization fund in IRS settlement is 'dead' even as he defends it

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Thousands of migrant children in the US could face new deportation risks as legal aid deal expires

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US to make visa bond requirements permanent, affecting mostly African countries

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Regulators propose overhaul to law governing how banks lend to low-and-middle income communities

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Tax returns show California's Newsom earning between $1.7 million and $2 million annually

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First US refueling aircraft arrive at air base in Bulgaria to support Middle East operations

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Missouri proposal would create nation's toughest standard for citizen-led constitutional amendments

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As progressives seek to take on inequality, some cite religion as a motivating factor

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Republican Indiana Senate leader who defied Trump on redistricting leaving post

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State AGs expand consumer work as prices rise and Trump guts federal protections

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Democratic candidates grapple with past stances on defunding the police ahead of key midterm races

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Immigration crackdown threatens Haitian caregivers and the seniors who rely on them

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Trump hails a 'unique' Cabinet meeting at Camp David as he seizes on Spain's migration crisis

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Michael Smolens: It's a no-brainer — DACA is good for San Diego, America

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Trump-branded commemorative passports will become available across the US

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Appeals court rejects the Trump administration's expansion of mandatory detention for immigrants

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The Trump administration is ending a Medicare drug subsidy program. Here's how it could affect costs

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Long-dormant court holds its first public hearing as the US seeks to deport an Afghan woman

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Palestinian authorities ask Supreme Court to halt $656M judgment pending appeal

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Urban League report says Trump administration is harming Black Americans' chances at American Dream

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Trump floats pulling Blanche's nomination for attorney general to avoid conceding to GOP demands

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ICE detains Venezuelan man who had been released on humanitarian parole to donate kidney to brother

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Senate committee advances nomination of Dr. Erica Schwartz to be Trump's CDC director

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Trump touted his tariffs in Michigan despite rising costs. Even some of his supporters are worried

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US uses dormant court to seek deportation of Afghan woman accused of aiding terror plot

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How views on Trump's handling of Iran have shifted, according to a new poll

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US and Iran trade missile barrages as hopes dim for a quick resolution to the five-month conflict

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La Mesa leaders OK 114-unit housing development in downtown village, despite parking objections

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Chula Vista council could strip McCann of State of the City oversight, amid scrutiny of event's donors

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Senators still working with SEC, Big Ten on thorny issues involved in college sports bill

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US-Iran conflict enters new phase as Saudi Arabia helps hit proxies and diplomacy stalls again

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Takeaways from Anthony Fauci's COVID-era diaries

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Judge weighs bid to block or reverse transfers of transgender inmates into a segregated prison unit

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Wisconsin judge says voters who have returned absentee ballot for state primary cannot get a new one

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'Pleading the Fifth' invokes a constitutional amendment that has a long history in US society

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Trump announces a $22.5B makeover of Dulles airport that will eliminate the 'people movers'

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Senate panel delays vote on Blanche attorney general nomination as key Republicans withhold support

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A new media ecosystem is taking root on the left, reshaping Democratic politics

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Lindsey Graham returns home one last time for his funeral in South Carolina

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Trump's attacks on mail balloting and concerns over delays turn midterms spotlight on Postal Service

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Trump and DOJ ask Supreme Court to toss $83 million defamation verdict in E. Jean Carroll case

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Investigators in James Comey seashells case omitted key facts, defense lawyers allege

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Deadline passes for Trump to ask Supreme Court to reconsider birthright citizenship ruling

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Public health improvements stall amid Trump's DEI crackdown

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Senate takes first steps on Russian sanctions as Zelenskyy watches from Senate gallery

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Fauci repeatedly invokes the Fifth Amendment in a contentious Senate committee hearing

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Fed leaves interest rate unchanged but with 3 dissents as Warsh praises 'good family fight'

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