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The San Diego Union-Tribune - Politics

The White House wants to build an underground center to provide security screening for visitors

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WADA to weigh barring Trump, US officials from LA Olympics and possibly World Cup over unpaid dues

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California launches probe after video shows petition gatherers offering money for signatures

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San Diego pension board OKs $563M annual payment, city's highest ever

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US faces elevated terrorism threats against backdrop of Iran war and cuts at FBI, Justice Department

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Trump ally Ric Grenell, a veteran of San Diego politics, stepping down as Kennedy Center president

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Judge quashes subpoenas in Justice Department's investigation of Federal Reserve's Powell

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Trump signs executive orders aimed at addressing home affordability concerns ahead of midterms

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ICE replaces contractor at largest detention camp after scrutiny of living conditions

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Democratic senators file war powers resolution to check Trump on Cuba

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Congressional Democrats say Trump tariffs will cost US households more than $2,500 this year

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Six federal scientists run out by Trump discuss the work left undone

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Cuba's president confirms US talks as island's energy and economic crises intensify

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Federal judge sides with San Diego affordable housing law

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Michael Smolens: With Issa drama over, campaign focus returns to competitive Democratic race

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Conserve water? Your bill is about to go up — while your water-guzzling neighbor's goes down. Here's why.

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Reports: 2,500 Marines and USS Tripoli headed for the Middle East

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Missouri judge rejects a challenge to new US House districts backed by Trump

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US military refueling plane goes down in Iraq and rescue is underway

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Under pressure from Trump, Republicans plan long talkathon on voting bill

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Trump administration sues California over the state's nation-leading vehicle-emission rules

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Kamala Harris cancels San Diego and two other California book tour stops

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Trump bragged about low gas prices. The Iran conflict has him doing an about-face

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Senate passes bipartisan housing bill to improve access and affordability

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Amid soaring oil prices, Trump is now turning to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve

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Will any of these bills before the California Legislature lower your energy costs?

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Trump discourages Iranian soccer team from attending the World Cup, citing safety concerns

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Long-serving Democrat Jim Clyburn of South Carolina will run for an 18th term in Congress

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Zelenskyy says Ukraine awaits White House sign-off on US drone production deal

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Iran war disrupts energy supplies as Iran's new leader resolves to keep fighting

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San Diego moves to crack down on e-bikes. Critics say they're cracking down on the wrong kind.

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San Diego chamber releases binational roadmap for Tijuana River sewage crisis

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Outdated intel likely led US to carry out deadly strike on Iranian elementary school, AP sources say

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Lawmakers vent frustration over DHS shutdown as lines grow at nation's airports

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Trump administration kicks off new process to try to replace tariffs struck down by Supreme Court

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Should Trump endorse Cornyn? Some Texas Republicans say it would be a MAGA 'mistake'

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FACT FOCUS: The Trump administration is falsely claiming Jimmy Carter was against mail-in voting

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New drone maker partly owned by Trump sons hopes to win Pentagon contracts

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Social Security watchdog opens probe into alleged misuse of data by ex-DOGE employee

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Epstein's longtime accountant testifies on his wealth and business ties

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States sue the Trump administration to challenge policy requiring colleges to collect race data

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Pentagon blocks photographers from Hegseth's briefings on the Iran war

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Federal distrust prompts some Democratic states to protect polling places, election records

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South Africa summons new US ambassador over criticism as rift deepens

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Some states are reviving a push to tax the rich

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Jill Biden opens up in memoir about Joe Biden's decision to end his 2024 reelection bid

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Tracing the US military's learning curve on fighting Iran's drones: What to know

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Trump has one prescription for midterms. House Republicans have another

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Microsoft and retired military chiefs back AI company Anthropic in court fight against Pentagon

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Trump keeps telling America he's winning in Iran. He's less clear in explaining how the war ends

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US Sen. Jon Husted testifies remotely in ex-FirstEnergy executives' corruption trial

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Trump touts cutting drug prices, slams fellow Republican Rep. Massie during stops in Ohio, Kentucky

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Iran targets busiest international airport as top UN body demands halt to attacks on Gulf neighbors

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San Diego moves to solidify its hold on Liberty Station amid ownership war with developer

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7 candidates seeking District 2 council seat spar over ADUs, bike lanes and San Diego budget

19 hours ago

San Diego County sues DHS to conduct full health inspection of immigration detention center

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Thune says Senate to consider voting bill but pushes back on demands for 'talking filibuster'

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Human waste backing up in basements is a gut-churning sign of US infrastructure problems

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Justice Department official Ed Martin accused of ethics violations for letter to Georgetown dean

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State Department allows up to $40M to be used for evacuation flights for Americans in Mideast

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Smartmatic says Trump's 'campaign of retribution' is driving criminal prosecution

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FDA finds little evidence that a drug touted by Trump can help people with autism

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Trump says Vance was 'philosophically' different on Iran while downplaying split

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What Americans think about the war in Iran, according to recent polls

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Afghanistan's Taliban government rejects US allegation that it engages in 'hostage diplomacy'

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Trump pushes GOP on voting bill, demanding an end to most mail balloting

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In a time of war with Iran, Americans unite in aggravation over sticker shock at the gas pump

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Sharing a stage, Justices Jackson and Kavanaugh spar over Supreme Court orders favoring Trump

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US and Iran dig in and ramp up threats as war rages with no end in sight

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Longtime US Rep. Bennie Thompson defeats young Democratic challenger in Mississippi primary

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Trump-backed Fuller and Democrat Harris move to Georgia runoff to succeed Marjorie Taylor Greene

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City OKs updated San Diego Zoo lease, with parking revenue split, $3M a year until 2078

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Judge disqualifies trio of lawyers tapped to lead New Jersey's federal prosecutor's office

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The Trump administration widens its probe of the 2020 election as it obtains records from Arizona

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Wyoming governor signs ban on abortions after about 6 weeks

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State Department orders drawdown at more Mideast diplomatic missions as familiar criticism mounts

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Two teen brothers in Texas mariachi band are released from ICE custody amid bipartisan criticism

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White House says it fired NTSB member over misconduct but Todd Inman denies the allegations

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Here are the Iran war's biggest unknowns, from Tehran's new leader to oil prices

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Trump administration criticizes court rulings slowing immigration agenda in Supreme Court appeal

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Prewar US intel assessment found intervention in Iran wasn't likely to change leadership

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Once a beacon of cheap homes, Nevada has become a symbol of America's struggle with high costs

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These lawmakers were shaped by combat after 9/11. Now they're grappling with a new Mideast war

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AI company Anthropic sues Trump administration seeking to undo 'supply chain risk' designation

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US military kills 6 in strike on alleged drug boat in the Eastern Pacific

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Armed or unarmed? US and Iran spar over status of Iranian warship sunk by a submarine

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New footage raises likelihood the US struck an Iranian school where a blast killed at least 165

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Oil prices and markets seesaw over uncertainty of war as Iran names new leader

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Michael Smolens: Congress takes a big swing at housing — will it matter in San Diego?

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San Diego's war over Liberty Station is coming to a head. Here's how the city hopes to win.

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Pentagon's chief tech officer says he clashed with AI company Anthropic over autonomous warfare

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Georgia Republicans push more bills aimed at Fulton County DA Fani Willis

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Trump administration's embattled FDA vaccine chief is leaving for the second time

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Justice Department official eyes cases against Cuba leaders as Trump floats 'friendly takeover'

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A $220 million ad blitz and a public split with Trump mark the end of Kristi Noem's DHS tenure

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'Come and take it': Massachusetts governor challenges RFK Jr.'s request for Dunkin', Starbucks ingredients

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Darrell Issa won't run for re-election, Jim Desmond jumps into race for his House seat

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San Diego to solicit bids for two Mission Bay Park properties

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Kennedy Center exodus continues as National Symphony director Jean Davidson heads to the Wallis

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Judge weighs bid to block policy limiting journalists' access to Pentagon

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