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Federal judge temporarily blocks the Pentagon from branding AI firm Anthropic a supply chain risk

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Trump-endorsed effort to repeal Utah's anti-gerrymandering law fails to make the ballot

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North Carolina's photo voter ID mandate can continue as a judge upholds the law

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Education Department headquarters will relocate as part of Trump's dismantling

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US Treasury plans to put Trump's signature on new paper currency in first for sitting president

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FACT FOCUS: Only some driver's licenses usable for voter registration under the SAVE America Act

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Trump administration opens investigations into race in admissions at 3 medical schools, including UCSD

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Trump interrupts a Cabinet meeting dealing with the Iran war and rising prices to talk Sharpies

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Trump is forcing coal plants to stay open. It could cost customers billions

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Tribune News Service

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US eases Belarus sanctions as Trump says he'll help US farmers impacted by Iran war

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A sweeping Idaho bill would criminalize transgender bathroom use in private businesses

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Cuban president says Raúl Castro involved in US talks that are in early stages

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Judge weighs whether Venezuela can pay Maduro's legal costs in US drug trafficking case

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US appeals court sides with Trump administration on detaining immigrants without bond

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Trump says he'll sign order to pay TSA agents as Congress struggles to reach funding deal

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Iran and the US harden their positions over talks to end the nearly month-old war

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How the war in Iran is landing with Republicans, according to a new AP-NORC poll

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Trump envoy credits colorful rhetoric and vodka shots in helping him build bond with Belarus leader

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Houston airport has become a symbol for the shutdown's impacts on air travel

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Seven months later, the government still hasn't fixed CDC's shot-up windows

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Preservationist group asks judge to block San Diego's new historic home rules

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Strike on alleged drug boat kills 4 in the Caribbean Sea, US military says

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FEMA will resume major grant program after yearlong hiatus, following a court order

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Justice Department settles lawsuit from Trump ally Michael Flynn for $1.2 million, AP source says

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Trump promises 'bigger majorities' for GOP even as midterm warning signs flash for his party

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At Pentagon Christian service, Hegseth prays for violence 'against those who deserve no mercy'

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Melania Trump shares the spotlight with a robot at an education and technology event

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EPA approves sale of higher ethanol fuel to try to lower gas prices

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Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez push bill to impose AI data center moratorium

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Trump will travel to Beijing for rescheduled China trip May 14-15, after delay due to Iran war

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Emily Gregory is Donald Trump's new state representative and a new hope for Democrats in Florida

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TSA boss warns of airport shutdowns, but no deal yet on day 40 of Homeland Security funding fight

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Cambodian man deported by the US to Eswatini is being repatriated, his lawyer says

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Wisconsin man who ordered ballots without consent found guilty of fraud and identity theft

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Means' surgeon general nomination is stalled as senators question her experience and vaccine stance

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What we know and don't know about the Iran war negotiations

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Unions have long lost their Triangle Fire momentum

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Conservatives gather for CPAC with the right openly divided over the Iran war

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Trump showed off a classified map during a 2022 plane trip, a Democratic lawmaker alleges

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Most Americans say US military action against Iran has gone too far, a new AP-NORC poll finds

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Iran rejects US ceasefire plan, issues its own demands as strikes land across the Mideast

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County supervisors approve jail medical overhaul — but reject $13.8M for contractor's cost overruns

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Over DA's objections, county supervisors OK new office to pursue consumer protection lawsuits

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Around 2,000 U.S. paratroopers to be sent to the Middle East

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The New York Times News Service Syndicate

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Court denies AG's petition to block Republican sheriff's investigation of 650,000 ballots

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San Diego rolls out new blue recycling bins, threatens private-collection holdouts with fines

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Democratic poll shows two Republicans ahead in California governor's race

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The Sacramento Bee

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Missouri court upholds mid-decade congressional redistricting backed by Trump

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Prosecutor conceded lack of criminal evidence in Federal Reserve investigation, transcript shows

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Trump administration's $1B deal to stop offshore wind shows an evolution in its anti-wind strategy

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Some of Trump's Iran war objectives remain unfulfilled as he looks to wind down the conflict

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Supreme Court considers letting Trump administration revive restrictive immigration asylum policy

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University cancels California governor debate after accusations of bias from candidates of color

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Minnesota sues Trump administration over shootings, including deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good

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Bike and walking trails lose hundreds of millions under Trump

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Melania Trump hosts world counterparts and tech reps to discuss children, education and technology

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Rubio plans travel to France to sell Iran war to skeptical G7 allies

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Abortion pills are gaining ground as a method for ending pregnancies, and opponents are responding

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Judge questions Pentagon's motives for labeling Anthropic as a security threat in battle over AI

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Some state officials say shifting mail ballot deadline will complicate plans for November elections

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Rubio testifies he didn't know of allegations an ex-lawmaker was lobbying for Venezuela's Maduro

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Iran's parliamentary speaker Qalibaf is floated as a possible US contact in talks as war rages

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Trump casts Florida mail ballot as he pushes Congress to severely limit that voting option

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Airport disruptions abound as senators chase deal to end Homeland Security budget standoff

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Oklahoma's governor picks energy executive Alan Armstrong to fill US Senate seat through end of year

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Airstrikes hit Iran as it attacks Israel and Gulf states while diplomatic efforts accelerate

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Stricter San Diego hiring policy leaves 150 jobs unfilled as city prepares for budget cuts

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San Diego County turns to outside auditors to improve contracting, after criminal charges against nonprofit executive

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Pentagon will remove media offices after judge reinstates New York Times press credentials

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California Democrats condemn immigration arrest at San Francisco airport

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Judge appoints new US attorney for New Jersey after Habba, other officials were disqualified

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Voice of America journalists allege Trump wants to make outlet a propaganda source

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Trump makes a detour to Elvis Presley's Graceland in Memphis during Iran war and airport turmoil

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Trump administration to pay French company $1B to walk away from US offshore wind leases

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Trump sued by historic preservation groups to block Kennedy Center changes

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AAPI adults mostly think Trump has done more harm than good on immigration, new poll finds

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How Democrats learned to stop worrying and love tax cuts

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Supreme Court rejects appeal from online citizen journalist over her arrest in Texas

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Supreme Court sounds skeptical of late-arriving ballots, a Trump target

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Senate confirms Markwayne Mullin to lead Homeland Security as TSA standoff deepens

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Trump says Iran is eager for a deal to end the war as he extends deadline to allow for diplomacy

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Changes to California's Cap-and-Invest program are freaking out refiners ... and a few Democrats

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Michael Smolens: Trump diminishes options that helped U.S. become more energy independent

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A little-known tax break saves San Diego owners of historic homes tens of millions. The benefits aren't equally shared.

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Former FBI Director Robert Mueller, who investigated Russia-Trump campaign ties, dies

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San Diego mayor, school district move to strip Cesar Chavez's name from public places of honor

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Student loans are headed to the Treasury Department. Here's what to know if you have student debt

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Departed counterterrorism official who resigned over Iran war denies leaking classified documents

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As the US shifts missiles towards Iran, officials raise concerns of gaps in European air defenses

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Judge sides with New York Times in challenge to policy limiting reporters' access to Pentagon

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US to set up 12 regional disaster response hubs as it consolidates emergency humanitarian aid

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