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The San Diego Union-Tribune - Politics

Her son's injury never got its day in vaccine court. Their lawyer is now advising RFK Jr. on its overhaul

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Judge orders Trump administration to bring back 3 families deported to Honduras, other countries

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Justice Department will allow lawmakers to see unredacted versions of released Epstein files

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Feds can't withhold social service funds from 5 Democratic states amid fraud claims, judge rules

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Judge strikes down old Arizona abortion restrictions that clash with voter-backed guarantees

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San Diego leaders scale back Balboa Park paid parking. Here's where it will and won't be free for residents.

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FEMA will resume staff reductions that were paused during winter storm, managers say

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The consumer-friendly Energy Star program survived Trump. What about other efficiency efforts?

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In unusual move, Republican chairman scrutinizes companies tied to husband of Rep. Ilhan Omar

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Oregon, Washington and tribes head back to court after Trump pulls out of deal to recover salmon

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Leadership changes in Minnesota follow tensions among agencies over immigration enforcement tactics

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Bondi dismisses concerns over Gabbard's role in FBI search of Georgia election hub

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Facing high Trump tariffs, Africa's leading economy says it's close to a new trade deal with China

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Her jabs go viral. He's known to quote the Bible. How social media is shaping a Texas Senate race

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FACT FOCUS: Trump says tariffs have created an economic miracle. The facts tell a different story

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Trump's aggressive tactics force a reckoning between local leaders and Washington

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Vance attends Olympic skating, then meets with Italian Prime Minister Meloni

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Trump's racist post about Obamas is deleted after backlash despite White House earlier defending it

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Iran and US hold indirect talks in Oman. America's military leader in the Mideast joins the talks

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Seven transit lines serve Balboa Park. As the city rolls out paid parking, why isn't MTS promoting them?

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Newly obtained emails undermine RFK Jr.'s testimony about 2019 Samoa trip before measles outbreak

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Kremlin says Russia and US agree that quick nuclear arms are talks needed

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Census Bureau plans to use survey with a citizenship question in its test for 2030, alarming experts

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Republicans reject complaint about Gabbard as Democrats question time it took to see it

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US announces $6M in aid for Cuba as island's leader accuses it of imposing an 'energy blockade'

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Argentina and US sign a major trade deal to slash tariffs and boost a political alliance

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A Homeland Security shutdown grows more likely as Republicans rebuff Democratic demands for ICE

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A Homeland Security shutdown grows more likely as Republicans rebuff Democratic demands for ICE

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A timeline of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation and the fight to make the government's files public

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Trump administration launches TrumpRx website for discounted drugs

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The detention of New Jersey kebab shop owners sparked change. Deportation still looms

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Slotkin rejects Justice Department request for interview on Democrats' video about 'illegal orders'

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City backs away from making San Diego drivers pay to enter Mission Bay Park as budget fix

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Vance says the Olympics are 'one of the few things' that unite Americans

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CIA ends publication of its popular World Factbook reference tool

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Nike faces federal probe over allegations of 'DEI-related' discrimination against white workers

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Epstein files rife with uncensored nudes and victims' names, despite redaction efforts

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Plastic surgeons group calls for delaying gender-affirming surgery until age 19

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Melania Trump meets with freed American-Israeli hostage whose story she features in her new film

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Former Indiana Rep. Lee Hamilton, leader of Sept. 11 panel, dies

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Supreme Court allows new California congressional districts that favor Democrats

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Government lawyer yanked from immigration detail in Minnesota after telling judge 'this job sucks'

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Trump says Washington has waited 200 years for the arch he wants to build. Not quite

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Americans are exceptionally anxious about their political system, new Gallup polling shows

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Trump and Xi discuss Iran in wide-ranging call as US presses China and others to break from Tehran

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Iran and US agree to hold nuclear talks Friday in Oman as Trump delivers blunt warning to Khamenei

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Georgia's Fulton County seeks the return of 2020 election documents seized by the FBI

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Man who tried to shoot Trump at a Florida golf course gets life in prison

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Judge appears skeptical of Trump's latest bid to nix his hush money conviction

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US wants to create a critical minerals trading bloc with its allies to counter China

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Democrats demand 'dramatic changes' for ICE, including masks, cameras and judicial warrants

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These San Diego council races are still wide open, new campaign filings show

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Trump accused of distorting history of Mexican-American War to justify heavy hand in Latin America

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Federal immigration officials scout warehouses as they eye more detention space

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Judge: Deal reached to protect identities of Epstein victims in documents release

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Federal agents must limit tear gas for now at protests outside Portland ICE building, judge says

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House lawmaker raises new concerns over FDA's ultra-fast drug review program

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Judge seems skeptical of legal justification for Pentagon's punishment of Sen. Mark Kelly

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Here's a peek at Newsom's new EV incentives package for Californians

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Clintons finalize agreement to testify in House Epstein probe, bowing to threat of contempt vote

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US-based Haitians are buoyed but wary after a judge stops Trump from ending their protections

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Trump demands $1 billion from Harvard as a prolonged standoff appears to deepen

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More departures at the US attorney's office in Minnesota, AP sources say

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Trump's $45 billion expansion of immigrant detention sites faces pushback from communities

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Trump calls Colombia's Petro 'terrific' after White House meeting while downplaying past insults

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Seeking shelter from Trump's fury, U.S. trade partners reach deals with each other

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San Diego faces a new $17M budget hole, largely due to backing off Balboa Park paid parking

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Don't tune into the Super Bowl hoping for a break from politics

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Trump signs bill to end partial government shutdown, setting stage for next fight

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MAHA has reshaped health policy. Now it's working on environmental rules

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Attorney says Gabbard is holding up a complaint about her actions, which her office denies

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FACT FOCUS: Images of NYC mayor with Jeffrey Epstein are AI-generated. Here's how we know

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Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS raises conflict of interest concerns

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Trump says he won't tear down the Kennedy Center arts venue but it needs to be closed for repairs

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Trump administration cuts number of sites for testing the 2030 census, focusing on the South

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Every Homeland Security officer in Minneapolis is now being issued a body-worn camera, Noem says

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Ed Martin removed as head of Justice Department's 'Weaponization Working Group'

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Yet another judge rejects Trump effort to block offshore wind and says NY project can resume

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HHS unveils program to address homelessness and addiction, part of a set of new initiatives

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Labor Department delays January jobs report because of partial shutdown

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Clintons agree to testify in House Epstein investigation before contempt of Congress vote

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Victims complain of death threats as government says it's fixing redactions in Epstein-related files

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What recent polls show about the challenges facing Trump this year

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What to expect as Trump and Petro meet at White House after months of tension and insults

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Trump plans to lower tariffs on Indian goods to 18% after India agreed to stop buying Russian oil

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EU's foreign policy chief says a Europe-wide army could be 'extremely dangerous'

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Out with the old? Young Democrats are trying to convince voters to send a new generation to Congress

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Misconduct complaint dismissed against judge who handled El Salvador prison deportation case

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Planned Parenthood drops lawsuit against Trump administration's Medicaid cuts

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Trump administration to create a strategic reserve for rare earth elements

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Trump urges House to vote quickly to end the partial government shutdown

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Kennedy Center will close for 2 years for renovations in July, Trump says, after performers backlash

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Music's biggest stars use the Grammys stage to protest Trump's immigration crackdown

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Johnson says no quick House vote to end partial shutdown and blames Democrats for their ICE demands

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San Diego, developer at impasse over Turquoise tower in Pacific Beach

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Hundreds rally in City Heights amid nationwide strikes protesting ICE

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Huge cache of Epstein documents includes emails financier exchanged with wealthy and powerful

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Trump administration approves new arms sales to Israel worth $6.67 billion

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Judge calls Justice Department's statements on slavery exhibit display 'dangerous' and 'horrifying'

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Young people are protesting ICE and reenacting immigration raids in online gaming platform Roblox

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