Page Updated: Sunday, December 14, 2025 4:51 AM ET

The San Diego Union-Tribune - Politics

Local politicians demand answers on lengthy, unexpected freeway shutdowns

1 day ago

SANDAG has a new transportation plan. Now it must convince voters to pay for it.

1 day ago

New York is the 8th state found to have improperly issued commercial driver's licenses to immigrants

1 day ago

GOP chairman threatens Clintons with contempt of Congress in Epstein inquiry

1 day ago

US accuses Rwanda of violating the peace deal as M23 rebels seize a key eastern Congo city

1 day ago

TSA renews push to end collective bargaining agreement for airport security screeners

1 day ago

Navy investigation finds Osprey safety issues were allowed to grow for years

1 day ago

Sierra Club sues city of San Diego over revised Surf Cup lease

1 day ago

Trump was unable to insult his way to victory in Indiana redistricting battle

1 day ago

What to know about Trump's draft proposal to curtail state AI regulations

1 day ago

Critically wounded National Guard member being moved to in-patient rehabilitation

1 day ago

Speaker Johnson scrambles to find a health care plan as Republicans remain divided

1 day ago

Justice Department sues 4 more states for access to detailed voter data

1 day ago

Belarus leader hosts US envoy as he seeks to improve his country's ties with the West

1 day ago

Trump administration delays decision on federal protections for monarch butterflies

1 day ago

Plan-switching, sign-up impersonations: Obamacare enrollment fraud persists

1 day ago

Justice Department asks appeals court to block judge's contempt inquiry in mass deportation case

1 day ago

Somali flag flown outside Vermont school building over Trump 'garbage' slur brings threats

1 day ago

Trump administration says sign language services 'intrude' on Trump's ability to control his image

1 day ago

Leadership of US command in Latin America changes hands amid criticism of boat strikes

1 day ago

Trump sued by preservationists seeking reviews and congressional approval for ballroom project

1 day ago

House Democrats release photos of Trump, Clinton and Andrew from Epstein's estate

1 day ago

Trump led Republicans to power in 2024. But 2026 could be a different story

1 day ago

Trump pardons former Colorado elections clerk, but it alone won't free her from prison

1 day ago

2 Wisconsin congressional redistricting lawsuits may not resolve by 2026 midterm election

1 day ago

Trump signs executive order to block state AI regulations

2 days ago

Amtrak's 18,000 workers to receive $900 bonuses, funded by executive cuts

2 days ago

Senator says FAA administrator failed to sell multimillion-dollar airline stake as promised

2 days ago

New coins will commemorate 250th anniversary of American independence. Here's how they'll look

2 days ago

Trump pardoned them for Jan. 6. Now they want millions of dollars

2 days ago

House votes to nullify Trump order and restore bargaining rights for federal workers

2 days ago

US seizure of rogue oil tanker off Venezuela signals new crackdown on shadow fleet

2 days ago

House squashes second attempt to impeach Trump from Rep. Al Green

2 days ago

A meeting meant to launch FEMA reforms is abruptly canceled

2 days ago

Justice Department again fails to re-indict New York Attorney General Letitia James, AP source says

2 days ago

US national park gift shops ordered to purge merchandise promoting DEI

2 days ago

US sanctions Venezuelan President Maduro's 3 nephews as pressure campaign ratchets up

2 days ago

The Senate voted down dueling health proposals. Here's what's at stake for Americans

2 days ago

Treasury Secretary Bessent calls for looser regulations for the US financial system

2 days ago

Noem links the seizure of an oil tanker off Venezuela to US antidrug efforts

2 days ago

Senators seek to change bill that allows military to operate just like before the DC plane crash

2 days ago

Over 400 civilians killed in fighting in eastern Congo, despite US-mediated peace deal

2 days ago

Indiana Republicans defy Trump and reject his House redistricting push in the state

2 days ago

MyPillow founder and Trump supporter Mike Lindell says he's running for Minnesota governor in 2026

2 days ago

US farmers will get more money from Trump. They still have more problems

2 days ago

Senators clash over Trump's National Guard deployments as military leaders face questioning

2 days ago

Trump administration separates thousands of migrant families in the US

2 days ago

Homeland Security Secretary Noem defends Trump's hard-line immigration policies at hearing

2 days ago

Senate rejects extension of health care subsidies as costs are set to rise for millions of Americans

2 days ago

Tariffs have cost U.S. households $1,200 each since Trump returned to the White House, Democrats say

2 days ago

Trump's handling of the economy is at its lowest point in AP-NORC polling

2 days ago

New York Times, after Trump post, says it won't be deterred from writing about his health

3 days ago

Port agrees to consider revised proposal for Coronado Ferry Landing

3 days ago

Scores of government statisticians are gone, leaving data at risk, report says

3 days ago

What a Democrat's victory in the Miami mayoral election may mean for Trump

3 days ago

San Diego faces new budget crisis amid disappointing tax revenue, rising costs

3 days ago

FDA investigating possible adult deaths from COVID vaccines

3 days ago

Trump's 'gold card' program goes live, offering US visas starting at $1 million per person

3 days ago

Trump administration adds militarized zone in California along southern US border

3 days ago

'We have left the era behind of very big ideas': SANDAG trades trains for buses in $125B transit vision

3 days ago

House passes defense bill to raise troop pay and overhaul weapons purchases

3 days ago

First of 30 oil lease sales planned for Gulf of Mexico draws $300 million from companies

3 days ago

Trump says the US has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela

3 days ago

Foreigners allowed to travel to the US without a visa could soon face new social media screening

3 days ago

Supreme Court struggles over whether Alabama can execute man found to be intellectually disabled

3 days ago

The White House says the midterms are all about Trump. Democrats aren't so sure

3 days ago

Calibri font becomes the latest DEI target as Rubio orders return to Times New Roman

3 days ago

While scientists race to study spread of measles in US, Kennedy unravels hard-won gains

3 days ago

Georgia election board rejects rule change on using hand-marked paper ballots

3 days ago

Georgia Democrat Eric Gisler claims upset state House win in historically Republican district

3 days ago

Elon Musk says DOGE was only 'somewhat successful' and he wouldn't do it again

3 days ago

WTF? Embracing profanity is one thing both political parties seem to agree on

3 days ago

Trump floats autopen investigation into Biden's Fed nominees

3 days ago

How to make San Diego more affordable? Mayor Gloria is betting on this kind of housing

3 days ago

'A human dignity issue': Sheriff warns costs will rise if supervisors don't OK jail upgrade funds

4 days ago

EPA eliminates mention of fossil fuels in website on warming's causes. Scientists call it misleading

4 days ago

What are parents to do as doctors clash with Trump administration over vaccines?

4 days ago

DOJ ends monitoring of illegal dumping in Houston in retreat from environmental justice

4 days ago

Wisconsin judge refuses to step aside as requested by former Trump attorney

4 days ago

Judge orders Georgia to continue hormone therapy for transgender inmates

4 days ago

Federal agents use pepper spray on crowd in Somali neighborhood of Minneapolis amid Trump crackdown

4 days ago

FDA opens safety review of injectable RSV drugs approved for babies and toddlers

4 days ago

Senate heads toward dueling partisan votes on health care, with each likely to fail

4 days ago

Justice Department challenges court order limiting access to evidence in Comey investigation

4 days ago

Lawsuit continues to thwart San Diego's sale of Tailgate Park to Padres development team

4 days ago

Mexican president says Mexico will send more water to US but not immediately

4 days ago

Trump threatens funding for Chicago transit after woman set on fire

4 days ago

City Council approves $30M settlement to family of teen shot by San Diego police

4 days ago

Hegseth tells congressional leaders he is weighing release of boat strike video

4 days ago

What to know about the massive defense bill that seeks release of boat strike videos and more

4 days ago

About 400 immigrant children were detained longer than the recommended limit, ICE admits

4 days ago

Opponents of Trump-backed redistricting in Missouri submit a petition to force a public vote

4 days ago

Ukrainian woman fleeing war arrested at green card interview in front of her U.S. citizen husband

4 days ago

Supreme Court questions limits on political party spending in federal elections, hearing GOP appeal

4 days ago

Trump says he's fixing affordability problems. He'll test out that message at a rally

4 days ago

An SDPD captain helped secure a multimillion-dollar surveillance deal. Now he works for the contractor.

4 days ago

Democrat wins Miami mayor's race for the first time in nearly 30 years

4 days ago

San Diego has 500 license plate readers posted around town. Will it keep them?

5 days ago

Joe LaCava unanimously named to another year as San Diego City Council president

5 days ago

Federal judge throws out Trump order blocking development of wind energy

5 days ago