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The San Diego Union-Tribune - Politics

White House report brands Smithsonian leadership as radical activists who can't be trusted

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Ex-civil rights agency commissioner fired by Trump drops lawsuit in wake of Supreme Court ruling

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Trump says Walmart cut prices at his request, but Walmart statement omits administration's role

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Supreme Court won't block Texas from enforcing a law requiring age verification for app downloads

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Trump's pardons for Jan. 6 rioters don't apply to DC pipe bomb suspect, judge rules

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Flouting Trump policy, federal judges are freeing immigrants from mandatory detention

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Medicaid funding is resuming for Planned Parenthood after being cut off for most of a year

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Obamacare rolls shrank dramatically in many states over the past year, new federal data shows

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Democrats begin pulling Platner endorsements after Maine candidate faces sexual assault allegation

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Red card furor puts Trump and Infantino's relationship under the spotlight again

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ICE sent officers to a man's home over an email. Now he's suing

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Trump says he's building a White House helipad for a new, more powerful Marine One

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Sen. McConnell is 'continuing his recovery,' but details are scarce after a lengthy hospital stay

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Trump says World Cup referee's red card call was 'horrible' but insists he left outcome to FIFA

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Former Afghan ally who died in ICE custody suffered an allergic reaction, death certificate says

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Nonprofits and brands are navigating the partisan air of the 250th in search of a unifying tone

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Sean Duffy's son-in-law divides Trump-backing Republicans in a Wisconsin congressional race

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Trump won big spending promises from NATO last year. This week in Turkey, he'll try to enforce them

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Trump posts a doctored photo of the Obamas and Air Force One with graffiti spray-painted on plane

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A new ICE facility could speed up deportations for families and kids

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Trump rings Wall Street's opening bells as he ties his presidency to stock market gains

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Democrats want a supermajority on the Board of Supervisors. They have a North County problem.

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Michael Smolens: Barrera, opponent Shaw are not happy about gutted superintendent job

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Court rulings force San Diego to halt vendor crackdown. Will chaos return to downtown, beaches?

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Michael Smolens: San Diego, California push subsidies for affordable housing

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Grand jury alleges fiscal mismanagement, violations of state law in Banning. What role did National City's new manager play?

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SANDAG overrules San Diego, requiring high-rise housing near 17 disputed bus stops

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Supreme Court declines to halt $800-a-day fine for ex-Fox News reporter refusing to divulge sources

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The FBI is directing hundreds of analysts to its probe of Georgia's 2020 presidential election

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A grand jury indicts Louisiana's attorney general in a fight over changes to the local courts

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ICE arrests 10,000 in 5 days, a sharp late-June surge in Trump's deportation push

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Report: Mitch McConnell was unconscious when he was hospitalized last month

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Former Olympian indicted on felony charge over alleged Reflecting Pool vandalism

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Democrats accuse Trump-linked fundraisers of fraud over diverted donations for America's anniversary

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Analysis: Trump embraces 'Great Equivocator' role sending mixed signals that vex markets and allies

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Trump administration proposes a rule it says could save Medicare patients $1.1 billion on drugs

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Trump Accounts launch July 4, giving newborns $1,000. Here's what to know

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Trump and Republicans return to communist attacks against Democrats ahead of the midterm elections

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Trump administration's $46 billion 'smart wall' races ahead on the US-Mexico border

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The Supreme Court tackled race, history and the law in fraught and reflective major rulings

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Iran warns oil tankers to use approved routes in Strait of Hormuz or face a 'forceful response'

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Encinitas council member completes court diversion, ending criminal case against him

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Trump administration sues California, Virginia over new gun laws

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Democratic congressman asks the CFPB to investigate 'rent now, pay later' companies

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Crypto, real estate, watches: How Trump made over $1 billion last year

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Ex-CIA Director John Brennan seeks court order requiring records from investigations be preserved

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As the Pentagon stays quiet, AP reconstructs a US strike that killed over 100 Iranian children

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As the Pentagon stays quiet, AP reconstructs a US strike that killed over 100 Iranian children

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Trump's actions signal a move toward institutionalizing people with disabilities, advocates warn

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Trump administration lifts restrictions on Anthropic's Claude models after cybersecurity alarm

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Federal Reserve Chair Warsh emphasizes political independence, signals focus on inflation

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Retrofitted Qatari jet takes flight as Air Force One for Trump's trip to North Dakota

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The US, Canada and Mexico begin bumpy negotiations to renew North American trade pact

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How the Supreme Court became a pivotal force in Trump's immigration agenda

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Judge orders Pentagon to lift policy that journalists be accompanied by an escort

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Writer E. Jean Carroll calls for Trump to pay $5.8M after high court appeal fails

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San Diego uses $8.5M from developers to create long-awaited fund to preserve low-rent apartments

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Trump visits newly built Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota's Badlands

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House GOP deadlocks over Trump's demands, sending lawmakers home early

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US and Iran hold separate meetings in Qatar and agree to continue discussions

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House GOP deadlocks over Trump's demands, sending lawmakers home early

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Trump announces midterm convention for Republicans in Dallas in September

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Judge strikes down Trump administration overhaul of student loan forgiveness program

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Trump filing shows he took in about $1.2 billion from crypto businesses last year

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Another New York resident says he was warned by officers after criticizing ICE

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Vance and Rubio take different approaches as Iran tests their 2028 prospects

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The divided Supreme Court's birthright citizenship decision exposes sharp rifts among justices

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Harvard professor with polarizing alien theories is picked to lead Trump administration UFO council

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NPR retracts article incorrectly reporting Justice Alito's retirement, citing 'misunderstanding'

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Trump administration seeks to stomp out all fires quickly, reviving policy that has been discredited

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Trump administration suspends funding for New York's Medicaid fraud unit

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Federal judge denies effort by Trump administration to get New Hampshire's detailed voter data

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Rights lawyers sue Ghana over third-country deportation deal with the US

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Supreme Court will consider whether laws known as assault weapons bans violate the Second Amendment

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Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump's proposed limits

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Supreme Court strikes down limits on party spending in federal elections, backing Republican appeal

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Supreme Court upholds state laws banning transgender girls and women from school athletic teams

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Alaska Supreme Court says a man with the same name as US Sen. Dan Sullivan can be on primary ballot

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US envoys arrive in Qatar for meetings on Iran, with tensions high over Hormuz

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Trump nominates acting Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling to be agency's permanent chief

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Trump's fixation on voting has had mixed results. He still has ways to affect November's elections

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Republican Tom Kean Jr. reveals depression diagnosis after his four-month absence from Congress

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Democratic socialist Melat Kiros defeats longtime US House incumbent in Colorado

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Longer meetings coming to San Diego? City is boosting public participation by allowing online group presentations

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Nursing gains 'professional' label for student loans after judge's ruling, but theology now dropped

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What the Supreme Court's ruling in the Cook case means for Federal Reserve independence

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Royalties. Teaching gigs. A concert in Puerto Rico. Financial forms offer view inside Supreme Court

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Supreme Court ruling gives a reprieve to states with grace periods for receiving mail ballots

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Iran says this. The US says that. A look at the trickiest issues in the unresolved conflict

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Professor known for 'torture memos' will advise conspiracy probe focused on perceived Trump foes

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Supreme Court rules constitutional privacy protections apply to cellphone users' location history

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Kara Swisher took Silicon Valley by force. Now she's eyeing influence in the 2028 campaign

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America split from monarchy 250 years ago. Trump's presidency is testing how far it's come

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Supreme Court says Fed's Cook can keep her job for now, but it upholds other Trump firings

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Supreme Court rules states can count late-arriving mailed ballots, rejecting Trump-led challenge

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Supreme Court will weigh Trump-backed Republican appeal to enforce Arizona voting laws

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Supreme Court rejects Trump's push to toss $5 million verdict in E. Jean Carroll sexual abuse case

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FACT FOCUS: A look at the Trump administration's challenge to birthright citizenship

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The Supreme Court nears the end of its term with momentous cases about Trump's power to be decided

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House Republicans are looking to get their agenda on track after a chaotic week

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