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The San Diego Union-Tribune - Politics

Iran's secretive top leader vows to keep up attacks in his first statement since being appointed

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FACT FOCUS: The Trump administration is falsely claiming Jimmy Carter was against mail-in voting

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New drone maker partly owned by Trump sons hopes to win Pentagon contracts

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Social Security watchdog opens probe into alleged misuse of data by ex-DOGE employee

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States sue the Trump administration to challenge policy requiring colleges to collect race data

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Pentagon blocks photographers from Hegseth's briefings on the Iran war

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Federal distrust prompts some Democratic states to protect polling places, election records

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South Africa summons new US ambassador over criticism as rift deepens

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Some states are reviving a push to tax the rich

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Jill Biden opens up in memoir about Joe Biden's decision to end his 2024 reelection bid

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Trump has one prescription for midterms. House Republicans have another

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Microsoft and retired military chiefs back AI company Anthropic in court fight against Pentagon

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Trump keeps telling America he's winning in Iran. He's less clear in explaining how the war ends

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US Sen. Jon Husted testifies remotely in ex-FirstEnergy executives' corruption trial

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Trump touts cutting drug prices, slams fellow Republican Rep. Massie during stops in Ohio, Kentucky

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Iran targets busiest international airport as top UN body demands halt to attacks on Gulf neighbors

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San Diego moves to solidify its hold on Liberty Station amid ownership war with developer

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In Clairemont, 7 candidates seeking open council seat spar over ADUs, bike lanes and the budget

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San Diego County sues DHS to conduct full health inspection of immigration detention center

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Thune says Senate to consider voting bill but pushes back on demands for 'talking filibuster'

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Human waste backing up in basements is a gut-churning sign of US infrastructure problems

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Justice Department official Ed Martin accused of ethics violations for letter to Georgetown dean

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State Department allows up to $40M to be used for evacuation flights for Americans in Mideast

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Smartmatic says Trump's 'campaign of retribution' is driving criminal prosecution

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FDA finds little evidence that a drug touted by Trump can help people with autism

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Trump says Vance was 'philosophically' different on Iran while downplaying split

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What Americans think about the war in Iran, according to recent polls

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Afghanistan's Taliban government rejects US allegation that it engages in 'hostage diplomacy'

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Trump pushes GOP on voting bill, demanding an end to most mail balloting

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In a time of war with Iran, Americans unite in aggravation over sticker shock at the gas pump

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Sharing a stage, Justices Jackson and Kavanaugh spar over Supreme Court orders favoring Trump

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US and Iran dig in and ramp up threats as war rages with no end in sight

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Longtime US Rep. Bennie Thompson defeats young Democratic challenger in Mississippi primary

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Trump-backed Fuller and Democrat Harris move to Georgia runoff to succeed Marjorie Taylor Greene

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City OKs updated San Diego Zoo lease, with parking revenue split, $3M a year until 2078

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Judge disqualifies trio of lawyers tapped to lead New Jersey's federal prosecutor's office

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The Trump administration widens its probe of the 2020 election as it obtains records from Arizona

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Wyoming governor signs ban on abortions after about 6 weeks

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State Department orders drawdown at more Mideast diplomatic missions as familiar criticism mounts

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Two teen brothers in Texas mariachi band are released from ICE custody amid bipartisan criticism

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White House says it fired NTSB member over misconduct but Todd Inman denies the allegations

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Here are the Iran war's biggest unknowns, from Tehran's new leader to oil prices

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Trump administration criticizes court rulings slowing immigration agenda in Supreme Court appeal

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Prewar US intel assessment found intervention in Iran wasn't likely to change leadership

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Once a beacon of cheap homes, Nevada has become a symbol of America's struggle with high costs

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These lawmakers were shaped by combat after 9/11. Now they're grappling with a new Mideast war

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AI company Anthropic sues Trump administration seeking to undo 'supply chain risk' designation

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US military kills 6 in strike on alleged drug boat in the Eastern Pacific

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Armed or unarmed? US and Iran spar over status of Iranian warship sunk by a submarine

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New footage raises likelihood the US struck an Iranian school where a blast killed at least 165

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Oil prices and markets seesaw over uncertainty of war as Iran names new leader

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Michael Smolens: Congress takes a big swing at housing — will it matter in San Diego?

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San Diego's war over Liberty Station is coming to a head. Here's how the city hopes to win.

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Pentagon's chief tech officer says he clashed with AI company Anthropic over autonomous warfare

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Georgia Republicans push more bills aimed at Fulton County DA Fani Willis

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Trump administration's embattled FDA vaccine chief is leaving for the second time

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Justice Department official eyes cases against Cuba leaders as Trump floats 'friendly takeover'

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A $220 million ad blitz and a public split with Trump mark the end of Kristi Noem's DHS tenure

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'Come and take it': Massachusetts governor challenges RFK Jr.'s request for Dunkin', Starbucks ingredients

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Darrell Issa won't run for re-election, Jim Desmond jumps into race for his House seat

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San Diego to solicit bids for two Mission Bay Park properties

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Kennedy Center exodus continues as National Symphony director Jean Davidson heads to the Wallis

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Judge weighs bid to block policy limiting journalists' access to Pentagon

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US issues a license that authorizes sales of Venezuelan gold

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Evidence suggests the deadly blast at an Iranian school was likely a US airstrike

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Congress is on track for record retirements. In Illinois, that's created a candidate frenzy

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Customs and Border Protection official says new process for tariff refunds could be ready in 45 days

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Pentagon's break with Ivy League leaves colleges bracing for further changes to military programs

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Florida Bar walks back statement on investigation into Halligan, now says there is none

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A South Florida university probes racist group chat tied to a local GOP official

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As Texas braces for messy Senate runoff, Georgia Republicans fear similar fate unless Trump endorses

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Americans stuck in the Middle East recount finding their way home with little government help

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Hegseth's comments are a reminder that government isn't always eager to show the human cost to war

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Trump takes forceful steps to pressure Latin American leaders to reduce China ties

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Gulf allies complain US didn't notify them of Iran attacks and ignored their warnings, sources say

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Backers of San Diego sales tax ballot measure shift their plans to 2028 — and prioritize infrastructure

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Michael Smolens: The politics of offshore drilling just got murky

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Trump rules out talks absent Iran's 'unconditional surrender' as Israel strikes Lebanon

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Pentagon says it is labeling AI company Anthropic a supply chain risk 'effective immediately'

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Study suggests Trump's unproven autism claims influenced care

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Justice Department publishes missing Epstein files involving uncorroborated claim about Trump

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US and Venezuela agree to reestablish diplomatic relations in major shift after Maduro's ouster

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Mexico and US will start talks March 16 on reviewing their free trade agreement

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Trump turns to an Oklahoma senator with a fighter's reputation as his next choice to lead DHS

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Man pleads guilty to bringing explosives to a DC church marking the start of a Supreme Court term

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US Postal Service expects to run out of cash in a year without help from Congress, postmaster says

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Cornyn goes on offense against Paxton as Republicans await Trump's endorsement

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Trump fires Homeland Security Secretary Noem after mounting criticism over her leadership

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On Iran, Trump officials say the US mission is 'that simple.' It depends who's doing the talking

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GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas ends reelection bid after admitting to affair with aide

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