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The San Diego Union-Tribune - Politics

California Supreme Court hears arguments over sheriff's seizure of ballots

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US Postal Service issues new rule for mail ballots, but its impact on the midterms is uncertain

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Have an opinion about SDG&E's Golden Pacific Powerlink? You can weigh in this week.

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What to know about Trump's tariffs on Canadian goods and rising tensions between once close allies

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Trump is heading to his golf course in Ireland to watch the Irish Open golf tournament next month

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A US envoy clarifies his comments on Golan Heights that contradicted Trump's position

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Carney says Trump's demands would dismantle Canadian auto industry as Ford warns US could be cut off

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Jared Kushner meets with Democratic leader Jeffries with House control at stake in November

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US strikes a vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing 2 people in first attack in months

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Bessent says new US sanctions aim to block all potential sources of revenue for Iran

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City planners want nearly twice as many homes in a sprawling swath of San Diego. Neighborhood leaders aren't so sure.

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Effort to revive Balboa Park's Starlight Bowl at a crossroads

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Michael Smolens: Taxpayer association tries to get its mojo back on endorsements

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US plans to pay $850 million of the $5 billion it owes the United Nations

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Trump threatens lawsuit against nonprofit that questioned whether National Guard plan lessened crime

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FACT FOCUS: Census Bureau report does not prove Trump's claim about noncitizen voting in 2020

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National park maintenance work sidelined as Trump's Freedom 250 takes precedence

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IndyCar drivers amazed at downtown DC course: 'It's stuff that you dream of'

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Vance campaigns at the Ohio steel plant where his grandfather worked

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Stars and Stripes editor says he has been fired for insubordination after doing interview

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Arizona attorney general declines to charge Gov. Katie Hobbs over pay-to-play allegations

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Supreme Court's chief justice allows work on Trump's $400M White House ballroom to continue for now

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MAHA activists criticize Trump for promoting coal to power energy-hungry AI data centers

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Cuba says US sanctions are blocking its efforts to open the economy to private investment

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Trump announces plan to lower beef prices, but ranchers and some Republicans are already balking

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Trump warns of 'economic D-Day' against Iran, but Tehran is well acquainted with sanctions

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No more 'hypothetical situations': States move to fortify elections against Trump

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Michael Smolens: A big test from the rising sea is looming

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Trump urges South Carolinians to make Sen. Darline Graham the GOP nominee for US Senate

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Kennedy's quiet hunt for autism culprits stalls as Trump orders baseless changes to childhood shots

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Investigators examining foes of Trump seek interviews related to Mar-a-Lago search, sources say

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More than 2,300 Mexicans sent to Guatemala and Honduras as Trump ramps up third-country deportations

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Why Treasury Secretary Bessent's moves to calm the bond market haven't worked so far

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Trump appears on former fixer-turned-enemy Michael Cohen's radio show after detente

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Second Midway Rising bill surfaces at the 11th hour

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Trump keeps embracing data centers even as they become toxic in midterm races

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US ramps up Cuba sanctions and detentions of Americans returning from the island

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Federal agents seize devices from ex-Rep. Eric Swalwell in sexual misconduct probe, AP source says

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US agency under scrutiny after watchdog warns of forced labor in Dominican Republic

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Canadian provincial leader says Trump is a 'bad person' as Canada weighs concessions for trade deal

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Democrats narrow their list of 2028 presidential convention sites to Boston, Denver and Philadelphia

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US carries out its first deportations under pact for Liberia to accept 1,200 non-Liberians

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Trump team's use of arcane budget rule threatens Medicaid coverage

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A quiet channel between ICE and Iran shaped deportation flights, newly released emails show

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A federal policy is complicating how organizations battle the opioid crisis

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San Diego is the rare big city without bike-sharing. Cyclists hope to change that, and learn from past mistakes.

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From consultants to lobbyists, county supervisors make bipartisan push for transparency

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'Unacceptable': San Diego council member balks as Amazon uses park for distribution

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Missouri court allows new Trump-backed US House districts be used in November election

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Democratic socialist Angie Nixon won Tuesday's primary in Florida. Can she win in November?

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Diesel prices in San Diego back over $7 per gallon

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The US national debt now stands at $40 trillion

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Longtime publisher of Stars and Stripes to retire, citing differences with Pentagon leadership

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New CDC director acknowledges agency problems in first large staff meeting

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Trump says US and Canada have a trade deal, but key terms remain unclear

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Trump plays White House tour guide to show off work on his helipad and ballroom

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An alarmed bond market gets the Trump administration to act again

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Trump picks Dr. Heidi Overton, a top White House aide, to lead the Food and Drug Administration

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National security question trips up Sen. Darline Graham in South Carolina debate

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What to know about the fake election poll numbers shared and retracted by a mysterious company

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Americans have elected only 3 Black governors. This year, 8 major party candidates are on the ballot

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ICC slams US decision to sanction the court's president and a senior prosecution lawyer

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Kennedy Center tells court it won't try to restore Trump's name to the building before Sept. 8

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More GOP party platforms include anti-IVF language. Is surrogacy next?

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'No serious dispute' that Comey's seashell post could be read as a Trump threat, prosecutors say

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Homeless women and children shelter in downtown San Diego expands to 210 beds

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North Korea shrugs off Trump's scaled-back drills with South Korea, saying it changes nothing

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Supervisors vote to end ICE, CBP use of county gun ranges — but sheriff says she'll still allow CBP

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Ex-Fauci adviser pleads guilty to plotting to conceal COVID-19 research records during pandemic

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San Diego County will stop letting federal immigration agents train at local firing ranges

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California will soon start regulating tires

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Minnesota governor signs order to slow down any mining efforts near Boundary Waters wilderness

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DOJ plans to deploy 1,000 monitors to watch midterm elections

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US hits ICC president and senior prosecutor with sanctions in another move against the court

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Trump making ballroom 'fait accompli,' foes tell Supreme Court

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Liberia agrees to take 1,200 deportees from the United States

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Woman accused of plotting to kill Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is sentenced to 6 years in prison

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Trump administration moves ahead to end roadless rule on national forests

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Governors' races are being increasingly buffeted by the toxic politics of data centers

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Trump is threatening to bomb Oman, but why?

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Preservation group urges Supreme Court to suspend Trump's White House ballroom project

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Senator presses Hegseth, Caine for commitment to keep US military out of the midterm elections

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Appeals court says Trump-appointed US attorney in Nevada can't legally serve in the role

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Judge rules paint tests on Eisenhower Building can proceed, advancing Trump's makeover plans for now

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Drills cut by Trump are central to the US-South Korea alliance, observers say

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Drug prices have declined sharply, and Trump is taking credit. The reason behind the drop is complex

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Pentagon orders audit of 30 universities' partnerships with foreign institutions

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Trump threatened to bomb Oman because he's unhappy with country's deal with Iran, officials say

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Whistleblower alleges political pressure, lack of evidence in antisemitism probes targeting schools

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South Korea president stresses US alliance as many baffled by Trump order to cut exercises

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The CDC has zombie programs. Congress funds them, but few people are left to do the work

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Growing threat to free speech: Bogus copyright claims making political stories disappear

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Trump says US and Canada have reached last-minute deal to delay 50% US tariffs on Canadian imports

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Bracing for a 'super El Niño,' San Diego plans aggressive storm channel clearing, public awareness campaign

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Election takeaways: Donalds joins historic field and progressive scores upset victory in Florida

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Judge blocks the Trump administration from moving FBI headquarters to DC office building

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Mike Levin outlines plan for House Democrats to curb rising energy costs

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Watch: California lifeguard Ryder Williams honored at the White House

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ICE pitches legal insurance to help shield local officers who make immigration arrests

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Supreme Court asked to review Texas law requiring the Ten Commandments in public schools

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