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The San Diego Union-Tribune - Politics

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

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

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

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Justice Department announces a $1.7B fund to compensate Trump allies in a deal to drop IRS suit

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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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Here's who's running in the June primary to be a San Diego judge

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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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Powell's tenure as Fed chair marked by fight for independence while trying to tame inflation

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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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Ex-aide to California Democrats admits guilt in scheme to steal campaign funds from health secretary

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Congress moves to raise retirement age for Capitol Police as threats against lawmakers mount

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Justice Thomas hails US Constitution as common bedrock in divided America

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California unveils a $1 billion rebate program for electric trucks

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CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with Raul Castro's grandson in Havana, US and Cuban officials say

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Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion pill, while lawsuit plays out

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Justice Department accuses Yale medical school of illegally using race in admissions

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Three face off in Senate District 40 primary to represent large swath of North County, East County

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Q&A: Meet Adam Noakes, judicial candidate for San Diego Superior Court Office No. 31

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Q&A: Meet Jodi Cleesattle, judicial candidate for San Diego Superior Court Office No. 31

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Emails show FBI Director Kash Patel's Hawaii trip included 'VIP snorkel' at a Pearl Harbor memorial

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Law firms urge appeals court to keep blocking Trump's sanctions against them

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US pledges $1.8 billion more for UN humanitarian aid even as it's cut foreign assistance overall

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US Border Patrol chief announces his resignation in a Fox News interview

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This court became a symbol of Trump's immigration crackdown. Now it's at the center of a House race

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Kentucky Republicans love Trump. Will they ignore him and reelect Thomas Massie?

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New Mexico politicians grapple with oil windfall from Iran war that's both 'awesome' and awkward

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Jeffries' job grows more difficult in race for House and speaker's gavel

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Senators vote to withhold their own pay during future government shutdowns

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Trump has hindered offshore wind while China and other countries invest heavily

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Trump's talk of 51st US state met with near-silence in Venezuela

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Who is incoming Fed chair Kevin Warsh?

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Vance promotes Trump administration's work to counter fraud while criticizing Democrats in Maine

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Trump administration will join a prayer gathering criticized for promoting Christian nationalism

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Judge blocks Trump administration's demand for Rhode Island hospital's records of transgender kids

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Louisiana senators take up new US House map while South Carolina plans for extra redistricting work

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In new lawsuit, Justice Department challenges efforts to sanction Trump administration lawyers

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Giuliani returns to his show after viral pneumonia hospitalization

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Trump and DeSantis sued over donation of Miami land for extravagant presidential library

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China's Xi warns Trump that differences over Taiwan could lead to conflict

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Lutnick backs away from his Epstein 'blackmail' claim in interview with House committee

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Chula Vista police chief sues city, alleging defamation, harassment and invasion of privacy

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Trump's reflecting pool rehab jumps in cost as White House ballroom price tag sparks debate

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Gloria budget revisions reverse cut to December Nights, shrink cuts to libraries, rec centers

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NTSB urges airlines to train their pilots to deal with smoke in the cockpit

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Cesar Chavez Parkway will be renamed Chicano Park Boulevard in honor of San Diego landmark

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From 'The Hills' villain to LA mayoral contender: Spencer Pratt's viral video-fueled campaign

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Expected closure of Everglades detention center is no accident given timing, environmentalists say

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Memphis residents claim harassment, arrest and abuse by Trump-ordered Memphis Safe Task Force

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FDA chief's resignation widens a leadership gap at the nation's health department

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Republican resistance to Iran war grows in the Senate as Murkowski flips

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Brazil's beloved instant payment system faces scrutiny from the Trump administration

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Inside the furor plaguing Democratic National Committee leader Ken Martin

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Senate Republicans block Democrats' effort to reverse several Trump-era CFPB changes

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Senate confirms Trump pick Warsh as chairman of the Federal Reserve, following Powell

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Foreign ticket holders from World Cup qualifying countries won't have to pay bonds to enter US

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US and China seek to repair damage from tariff war that sent trade into a freefall

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Watch: FBI Director Kash Patel denies drinking allegations in heated Senate exchange

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Officials say $1.3 billion in Medicaid money to California will be deferred over suspicions of fraud

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Trump arrives in Beijing for talks with China's Xi on Iran war, trade and US arms sales to Taiwan

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Former private prison executive David Venturella will become ICE's acting leader

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Louisiana advances plan for new US House districts as Georgia joins redistricting effort for 2028

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US colleges report 20% drop in foreign students over visa clampdown

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San Diego would further roll back efforts to keep city clean, orderly in mayor's proposed budget

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