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The San Diego Union-Tribune - Politics

House passes bill aimed at addressing impact of data centers on energy costs

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Trump suggests EU allowing Canada as associate member could be a 'hostile act'

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Park Service quietly awards contracts to work on Trump's takeover of East Potomac golf course

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Will San Diego County reform how it releases internal documents to the public? A new plan is dead for now

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Texas Democrats see opportunity in potential GOP-drawn 'dummymander'

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Speaker Johnson recesses the House early as Rep. Thomas Massie pushes Hegseth impeachment

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A detained US scholar's wife asks Trump for help as Xi's Washington visit nears

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Top Democrat places hold on Trump administration's plan to sell heavy bombs to Israel

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US troops must prepare to fight around the moon, Trump's top military adviser says

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White House chief of staff Susie Wiles says she no longer shows evidence of cancer after treatment

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Kamala Harris is to campaign in Michigan with Abdul El-Sayed

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House holds billionaire Leon Black in contempt of Congress over Epstein investigation

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Trump-aligned groups are pouring money into the midterm races

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House approves sweeping Russia sanctions bill, sending it to Trump

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Fencing goes up around the main Kennedy Center building after Trump-aligned board votes to close it

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Change in human trafficking policy could make some minors easier to deport

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US-Canada trade war further taxes small businesses as costs rise during the Iran war

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Trump administration has cut or frozen $177 billion in grants across every state, analysis shows

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Trump administration hits South Africa with new sanctions over alleged discrimination against whites

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Iowa Republicans in battleground House races vote to halt the Iran war

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A sweeping college sports overhaul bill clears early hurdle in Senate vote

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House panel recommends contempt charge for billionaire Leon Black in Epstein probe

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Divorce becomes next battleground as states debate family values

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House votes for a third time to end the Iran war as conflict drags on

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Federal Reserve hikes key rate for 1st time in 3 years, defying Trump demands for a cut

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Dr. Nicole Saphier, Trump's 3rd surgeon general pick, faces Senate questions over her vaccine stance

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Fight to pass Measure B, the countywide sales tax increase, heats up

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San Diego OKs changes to 101 Ash St. deal

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A 'sad issue': With crashes rising, San Diego County to sue illegal e-bike companies

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Trump administration plans to send powerful bombs to Israel in $2.8 billion weapons sale

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Federal charges announced in Texas are part of broader Trump focus on noncitizen voting

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San Diego police, lifeguards get large pay raises despite city budget crisis

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Trump's push to restrict mail ballots has failed. Other efforts to reshape the midterms are ongoing

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Trump and the court: If he wins, he's happy. When he loses, he ridicules justices he appointed

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Families of the 67 who died in last year's midair collision want reforms to prevent the next tragedy

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Iran war has cost the US more than $38B, budget office says

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Kennedy Center will close for renovations after judge blocks returning Trump's name to building

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Judge blocks Kennedy Center board from putting Trump's name on the building or grounds in any way

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US military says it destroyed 2 small Iranian boats trying to steal a drone

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US strips millions in military aid from Europe and Mideast to back Trump-aligned nations in Americas

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Tech CEOs call for AI regulation. Trump and Congress are not rushing to act

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Where mail voting stands for midterm elections after Supreme Court decision

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Black Caucus launches effort to boost voting among Black, rural and young voters in midterms

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Trump slams the Supreme Court for rejecting his push to restrict mail ballots

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As AI debate flares, Melania Trump touts the technology as she tours North Carolina school

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2 US government personnel were accidentally shot by soldiers in the African nation of Eswatini

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Senate blocks cryptocurrency regulation as Democrats push back on Trump investments

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US acknowledges for the first time that it has deployed weapons in space

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Federal Reserve is expected to raise its benchmark rate, defying Trump's demands

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FBI chief Kash Patel defends hiring standards changes on prostitution, bestiality at fiery hearing

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Parents are giving up green card fights to get their kids out of immigrant jail

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San Diego City Council tries to put the brakes on robotaxis and autonomous vehicles

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Supreme Court rejects Trump mail ballot restrictions for now ahead of midterms

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US watchdog tallies Iran war's hit to weapons stockpiles, military bases and more

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DHS voter probe may break state laws and wrongly implicate US citizens, whistleblower alleges

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Trump nominates wife of 'God Bless the USA' singer Lee Greenwood to serve as US ambassador

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McConnell returns to the Senate for the first time since his June hospitalization

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Florida Everglades detainees were held in small metal cages, federal report says

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San Diego trolley ridership set monthly record in July, surpassing 4 million for first time

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Trump's backing for a united Ireland has reignited a divisive political issue. Here's what to know

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Supreme Court to decide whether to hear Maine lobsterman's challenge to GPS boat tracker requirement

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San Diego pension board rejects policy change that would lower cash-strapped city's annual payment by $30M

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Protect College Sports Act gets renewed push and fresh opposition as college football returns

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Missouri election chief faces whistleblower lawsuit from fired election integrity director

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States, cities sue over Trump rule seeking to deny green cards to immigrants using public benefits

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Donald Trump Jr.'s wedding celebration was partially funded by Russian oligarch, the couple confirms

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Kennedy Center board to propose new options for honoring Trump as center confronts solvency worries

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Texas landowners ask a court to stop Trump's Big Bend wall plans

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Ex-CIA Director John Brennan issued subpoena in Trump "grand conspiracy" investigation, lawyer says

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Some Democrats are recalibrating their approach to transgender issues as they seek a path to power

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Democrats and activist groups plan to push back if Trump tries to interfere in midterm elections

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Trump calls AI risks a 'hoax,' says there is a 'SICK conspiracy' against AI and data centers

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EPA eliminates rule that limits planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants

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Trump responds to Lindsay Clancy lawyer pardon plea: 'No win no matter what'

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Trump agreed to new ethics rules to get a crypto bill across the line. But that might not be enough

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Trump says he'll consider releasing 9/11 records after families' request

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GOP congressman from Wisconsin tearfully recounts surviving emergency plane landing in lake

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House Speaker Mike Johnson says Trump's $5,000 'dividend' needs congressional approval

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Trump says he's lifting a 10% tariff on Irish whiskey because 'everybody's been bugging me' about it

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Trump downplays the need to check AI development and says he doesn't want to cede edge to China

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Second federal judge freezes Trump mail ballot order with US Supreme Court poised to weigh in

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The 101 Ash deal is back: Here are the key terms

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Lemon Grove Mayor Alysson Snow tapped to head county's new consumer protection unit

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'Money on the table': San Diego's record of negotiating leases, managing real estate is costing millions

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The secret ballot has been an article of faith in U.S. elections. That's being tested in Georgia

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SANDAG wanted less housing by some North County train stations. Now it's got a legal fight on its hands

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US 2026 budget gap hits $1.97 trillion with month left to go

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Republicans made El-Sayed a top midterm target. The Democrat wants to talk about Michigan voters

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With support from loggers and (some) environmentalists, Congress unites on major wildfire bill

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Convicted sex offender offered opening prayer at rally for GOP Senate nominee in North Carolina

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Operation Midway Blitz, one year later: A changed Chicago forges on after the resistance

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House tees up vote on Russia sanctions bill, but prospects for passage are uncertain

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Schools, libraries sound alarm over potential changes to federal internet program

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GOP and Democratic officials in Nashville unite over renaming airport for Dolly Parton

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Trump is heading to Ireland for the Irish Open at his Doonbeg golf course

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Federal court rejects Trump order keeping Michigan coal plant open

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FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims during the Republican midterm convention

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As Trump squeezes the International Criminal Court, more countries are leaving

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Trump's teasing is the price Paxton had to pay to use Republican midterm convention to raise money

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A man fights for a new life in Cuba after the US expels him in an immigration crackdown

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