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The San Diego Union-Tribune - Politics

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Military lawyer swiftly fired from immigration bench after defying Trump deportation push

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4 months in, activists say Trump's operation in Washington targets immigrants

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Justice Department releases limited set of files tied to Epstein sex trafficking investigation

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The Kennedy Center has added Trump's name to the memorial Congress created for John F. Kennedy

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Trump suspends green card lottery program that let Brown University, MIT shootings suspect into US

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Michael Smolens: Homelessness clouds grow darker despite slight positive trends

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Trump's blockade of sanctioned Venezuelan oil raises new questions about legality

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Head of workplace rights agency urges white men to report discrimination

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Kansas tribe ends nearly $30 million deal with ICE

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US Justice Department sues 3 states, District of Columbia for voter data

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Trump's new $1,776 'Warrior Dividend' to troops is coming from Pentagon funding, not tariffs

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Feds pave the way for Big Tech to plug data centers right into power plants in scramble for energy

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House backs bill to speed permitting reviews for new energy and infrastructure projects

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Trump signs executive order that would reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug

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Trump's handpicked board votes to rename Washington performing arts center the Trump-Kennedy Center

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Democrats keep 2024 election review under wraps, saying a public rehash won't help them win in 2026

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House Democrats release more photos from Epstein's estate

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Rubio hits 2 more International Criminal Court judges with sanctions over Israel prosecutions

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US official defends Trump's nuclear test comments by citing mounting risks from other states

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In 2025, Trump told FIFA, Olympics and NCAA to get in line. For the most part, they complied

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Trump Media to merge with nuclear fusion company that wants to power AI

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Turning Point youth conference begins in Phoenix without founder Charlie Kirk

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Rural schools hit by Trump's grant cuts have few options for making up for the lost money

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DOJ vowed to punish those who disrupt Trump's immigration crackdown. Dozens of cases have crumbled

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FACT FOCUS: Trump's glowing account of progress is at odds with his government's own stats

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Trump administration moves to cut off transgender care for children

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Dan McAllister, San Diego County's treasurer-tax collector for a generation, dead at 74

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US military says strike on alleged drug boat kills 4 in eastern Pacific

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Trump demands Venezuela pay for seized US oil assets after calling for 'blockade'

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Watch: President Trump addresses the nation

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The Lumbee Tribe's federal recognition is assured with a final push by Trump

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Trump's push to make oil drilling cheap again squeezes some states more than others

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Campillo cries foul on removal from key council committee, blames refusal to 'go along with the program'

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FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino says he plans to resign next month as bureau's No. 2 official

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Minneapolis police chief criticizes ICE tactics after clash with protesters

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Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration policies limiting lawmakers' access to ICE facilities

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Senate confirms Jared Isaacman as NASA administrator in do-over after Musk feud

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Some sanctioned oil vessels divert from Venezuela as Trump threatens blockade

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House rejects resolutions to limit Trump's campaign against Venezuela and drug cartels

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Energy Department watchdog will audit Trump's cuts of nearly $8B in clean energy grants

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Trump administration moves to dissolve national climate research lab in Colorado

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Trump pays respects to 2 Iowa National Guardsmen and interpreter killed in Syria as they return home

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Senate approves bill inspired by DC plane crash to ensure military aircraft will broadcast location

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Nebraska plans to be the first state to implement Trump's new Medicaid work requirements

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Trump's National Guard deployment in Washington can continue for now, an appeals court says

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Senate passes $901 billion defense bill that pushes Hegseth for boat strike video

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FCC leader says agency is no longer independent as he's grilled by Democrats over Kimmel controversy

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Trump gives a partisan prime-time address insisting the economy is stronger than many voters feel

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Jack Smith tells lawmakers his team developed 'proof beyond a reasonable doubt' against Trump

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4 Republicans defy Speaker Johnson to force House vote on extending ACA subsidies

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A 'missed opportunity'? San Diego OKs sweeping neighborhood plan for College Area, more modest vision for Clairemont

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Border Patrol official who is the face of Trump's crackdown back in Chicago amid immigration raids

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Takeaways: Susie Wiles pulls back the curtain on the Trump administration in revealing interviews

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Trump orders blockade of 'sanctioned oil tankers' into Venezuela, ramping up pressure on Maduro

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Fellow Wisconsin judge 'shocked' by Hannah Dugan's response to immigration officers

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Former NIH scientist sues Trump administration, claims illegal firing over research cuts

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Federal judge says he's inclined to deny preservationists' request to halt Trump's ballroom project

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House Speaker Johnson rebuffs efforts to extend health care subsidies, pushing ahead with GOP plan

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FAA head vows to maintain safety measures implemented after tragic DC plane crash

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16 states sue Trump administration again over billions in withheld electric vehicle charging funds

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Port approves plan for 8,000 acres of expanded territory in San Diego Bay

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The US labels another Latin American cartel a terrorist group as the anti-drug war escalates

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Trump expands travel ban and restrictions to include an additional 20 countries

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Trump will go to Delaware for the dignified transfer of the 2 National Guard members killed in Syria

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Sen. Mark Kelly calls Pentagon investigation into his remarks a move to chill military dissent

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US Capitol unveils statue of teen civil rights icon Barbara Rose Johns, taking Robert E. Lee's spot

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After a year of Trump, EU leaders begrudgingly learn to live with the reality of an unreliable ally

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Britain's BBC is both beloved and maligned. Now it faces a $10 billion Trump lawsuit

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How a Trump Media deal with a crypto firm exposes potential conflicts of interest

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Rural health providers could be collateral damage from $100K Trump visa fee

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Hegseth says he won't publicly release video of boat strike that killed survivors in the Caribbean

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Susie Wiles, White House chief of staff, criticizes Bondi and opines on Trump in Vanity Fair

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Congressional panel accuses DC police chief of pressuring commanders to manipulate crime data

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Wisconsin judge rules Trump aides must face trial in 2020 fake elector scheme

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Trump administration says White House ballroom construction is a matter of national security

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Sen. Cruz wants restrictions on military flights approved soon to prevent another midair collision

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Trump's promised big tax cuts are expected to disappoint the average worker

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Voting by mail faces uncertain moment ahead of midterm elections

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