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The San Diego Union-Tribune - Politics

Congress approves short-term extension of divisive US surveillance program hours before expiration

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86,000 San Diego households lack high-speed internet. The city has a new plan to shrink that number

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Funding bill to end Homeland Security shutdown clears House

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Midway Rising bill rewritten to override court ruling on building height limits

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Senate bans its own members and staff from betting in prediction markets

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Ban on kids' companion chatbots advanced by Senate committee

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Trump signs bill funding the Department of Homeland Security, ending record shutdown

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Trump pulls Casey Means' stalled surgeon general nomination. New pick is radiologist Nicole Saphier

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Trump order aims to help more people get retirement savings plans in time for new federal match

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Mark Sanford quits latest bid for Congress and says he'll set up a debt-focused nonprofit instead

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Trump administration appeals court order in effort to cut vaccine recommendations for kids

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Man accused of trying to kill Trump at correspondents' gala agrees to remain jailed for now

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Louisiana congressional primaries are suspended as a result of the Supreme Court's ruling

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Maine Gov. Mills drops Democratic US Senate bid against Platner, lamenting a lack of campaign funds

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What happened to Measure H? Child care at parks and rec centers remains out of reach after nearly four years

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Hegseth clashes for a second day with Democrats in Congress over the Iran war

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Supreme Court hollows out a landmark law that had protected minority voting rights for 6 decades

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The Black Caucus is the 'conscience of Congress.' Supreme Court ruling has it bracing for a big hit

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Iran's supreme leader vows to protect nuclear and missile capabilities

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El Cajon sues California, alleges state 'sanctuary' laws illegally entice undocumented immigrants

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Trump says he is weighing reducing American troop presence in Germany after Iran feud

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Gregory Bovino finds a new mission in retirement: Trolling DHS

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GOP candidates revive anti-Islam attacks as midterms approach

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Justice Department moves to roll back gun regulations as Senate confirms new ATF chief

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San Diego council candidates clash over Midway Rising, Liberty Station, empty homes tax

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Supreme Court ruling will reshape American politics. The only question is when

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Florida legislature approves new congressional map intended to boost Republicans in midterms

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House approves bill to extend divisive US surveillance program, but path forward uncertain

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Push for raw milk intensifies across the US, despite illness outbreaks and scientists' warnings

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Do you prefer to pay income taxes or sales taxes? Missouri voters will get to choose

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At North County supervisor forum, candidates pan Democrat-led sales tax hike, new term limits

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Powell plans to remain on Fed board, cites legal actions by Trump administration

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Comey appears in court in Trump threat case that's likely to pose a challenge for Justice Department

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Janet Mills has the resume for her Senate bid. Is that enough to win over Maine's Democratic voters?

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Many Democrats are stressed out by the news. They still can't turn away, a new poll finds

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Democrats investigate as Trump OKs almost $2 billion in taxpayer money to end offshore wind projects

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Environmental Protection Agency boss backs big budget cuts but Congress will get the final say

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Man charged with trying to kill Trump took hotel room selfie before rushing gala, investigators say

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Kevin Warsh is one step closer to top job at the Fed after Trump's pick approved by Senate committee

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Supreme Court weakens a landmark Civil Rights-era law and aids GOP efforts to control the House

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Supreme Court sides with anti-abortion center raising 1st Amendment fears about state investigation

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Supreme Court mulls Trump administration push to end protections for migrants from Haiti and Syria

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Federal judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit against Arizona seeking voter data

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Defying protocol, Trump relays details of private conversation with King Charles III

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Hegseth faces withering questions about Iran in first congressional appearance since war began

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Read the complete transcript of King Charles III's speech to Congress

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House takes step toward funding Homeland Security as White House warns money will 'soon run out'

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Candidates for California governor hurl insults at each other during televised debate

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How California's top two jungle primary works — and why some say it doesn't

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Senate rejects attempt to end Trump's blockade of Cuba

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Appeals court rejects Trump's no-bond immigration detentions, setting stage for Supreme Court review

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Judge questions Trump's plan to close the Kennedy Center for 2 years

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Justice Department legal argument for the White House ballroom reads like a Trump social media post

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US will issue commemorative passports with Trump's picture for America's 250th birthday

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Billionaires, labor unions and pro-Israel donors are pumping millions of dollars into a North County congressional race

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Ex-FBI Director Comey indicted again, in a probe over an online post officials call a Trump threat

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Former Fauci adviser indicted for allegedly concealing communications related to COVID-19 research

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The Supreme Court seems likely to shut down a lawsuit by Falun Gong over Cisco's aid to China

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Trump lifts ban on mining near Boundary Waters, clearing way for Chilean company to seek permits

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Iran war cools California consumer confidence

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Nebraska is becoming the first state to implement a Medicaid work requirement signed by Trump

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Will Powell stay or go? Fed chair may reveal next steps after central bank meeting Wednesday

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Kid Rock flies in Army helicopter weeks after flights near his house drew scrutiny

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Florida redistricting and a rocky special session put Ron DeSantis back in the Republican spotlight

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White House withdraws hospitality executive as nominee to lead the National Park Service

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Agents armed with search warrants keep focus on Minnesota in public fraud probe

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Judge rules that fired prosecutor Maurene Comey's lawsuit belongs in federal court

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Republicans in Congress push for Trump's White House ballroom after shooting at media dinner

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Trump pursues new import taxes to replace the tariffs the Supreme Court rejected

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King Charles III highlights US-UK bond during busy day of diplomacy with Trump and Congress

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New analysis shows deep cuts needed to San Diego libraries, rec centers to close city budget gap

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Pentagon can require reporters to be escorted during appeal process, judges rule

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National parks brace for summer surge as Trump administration proposes more staff cuts

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Scores of Forest Service plans could be upended after Boundary Waters mining vote

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Trump administration to pay 2 more companies to walk away from US offshore wind leases

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Reporters covered the correspondents' dinner shooting in real time. Conspiracy theories still spread

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Texas police can arrest people suspected of entering country illegally, federal court rules

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Trumps call for ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel — again — after morbid joke about first lady

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Pomona College set to host 8 California gubernatorial candidates for debate

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Trump administration fires independent board overseeing the National Science Foundation

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National Trust says it won't drop suit against Trump's $400M White House ballroom after DOJ request

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Latino leaders surge into local office as Trump-era attacks fuel new urgency

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California's fight over pipeline tests state's right to push back against Washington during war

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Trump's disdain for wind power creates political turbulence for Republicans in coastal Virginia

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A bank robber's cellphone gave him away. Now the Supreme Court is hearing his case

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Virginia Supreme Court considers whether to block voter-approved US House map favoring Democrats

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Haitians, Syrians aren't the only immigrants watching US Supreme Court arguments on temporary status

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Latest US military strike on alleged drug boat kills 3 in eastern Pacific

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King Charles III heads to Washington on a delicate mission to restore the UK-US relationship

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Justice Department cites dinner shooting to press preservationists to drop Trump ballroom suit

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Trump's many upcoming large, public events may present fresh security challenges after latest attack

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Iran offers to reopen Strait of Hormuz if US lifts its blockade and the war ends, officials say

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Michael Smolens: San Diego stretches housing assistance thin in face of cuts

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Video: President Trump speaks after shooting at correspondents' dinner

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Six candidates for California's top schools job debate education policy, funding and more

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California lawmakers seek protections for hospital patients in ICE custody

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As San Diego City Council races heat up, here's who's raising and spending the most

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Appeals court overturns $8.2 million defamation win for Roy Moore

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Voter ID ballot measure qualifies for California's general election ballot

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