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The San Diego Union-Tribune - Politics

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

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

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Democrats aim to turn Trump's tariffs against GOP in campaigns for governor

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Pete Hegseth's Christian rhetoric draws renewed scrutiny after the US goes to war with Iran

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Republican push to increase sales taxes would fall hardest on lower-income residents

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Judge rules US government overreached with transgender health care declaration

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Trump administration sues Harvard, saying it violated civil rights law and seeking to recover funds

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Michael Smolens: Did immigrants keep the U.S. from going bankrupt?

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Democrats say they don't oppose voter ID, but argue that GOP voting bill is too strict

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2 ex-FBI agents say in a lawsuit they were fired for their roles in Trump election investigation

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A teen Mexican migrant dies in a Florida jail holding ICE detainees

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White House officials and senators meet on DHS shutdown, a small sign of progress

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US Mint can begin producing Trump commemorative gold coin after arts commission approves design

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Treasury Department begins taking over student loans as the Education Department gets dismantled

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Epstein's former attorney tells House panel he didn't know about the abuse

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Two dozen states, 10 cities sue EPA over repeal of 'endangerment' finding central to climate fight

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States' lawsuit argues Trump's college data mandate threatens student privacy

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Federal judges read death threats and defend judiciary amid rising attacks

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San Diego inks new deal for lifeguard fleet, calling it 'extraordinary improvement'

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Trump administration launches investigation of states that mandate health insurance covers abortion

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RFK Jr. makes food sound like a miracle drug. Researchers say he often overstates the science

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Where did the experts go? State Department cuts limit the Iran war effort

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Mullin presents a different vision for FEMA, sparking cautious hope

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Belarus releases 250 political prisoners in a deal with the US to lift some sanctions

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Trump faces his most difficult Iran war decision: Will he deploy US troops to seize uranium?

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States seek to unmask federal immigration agents — and their own police

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Joe Kent's resignation over Iran war reignites antisemitism fears and debate over Israeli influence

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Mullin's DHS nomination advances to full Senate despite opposition from Republican Rand Paul

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A scary injury led to Trump's close bond with Homeland Security nominee Mullin

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Japan's Takaichi tries to reaffirm alliance with Trump as he seeks help securing Strait of Hormuz

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Trade with Cuba collapses as Trump escalates pressure on Communist Party leadership

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Iran war underscores risks of Trump's relentless focus on oil

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Pentagon seeks $200 billion in additional funds for the Iran war, AP source says

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FBI investigating whether departed counterterrorism official leaked classified info, AP source says

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Beach parking, money in politics and more: Four San Diego measures move one step closer to November ballot

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Bondi gives ousted interim US attorney new title, allows him to keep job in Wisconsin

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Lawmakers struggle to make headway on Homeland Security funding

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Democrats storm out of Justice Department leaders' briefing on the Epstein files

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US national debt surges past $39 trillion just weeks into war in Iran

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Immigration enforcement threatens housing security, rippling through local economies

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Georgia was going to dump voting machines that Trump hates until things got complicated

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State lawmakers push to expand laws allowing guns on college campuses

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US to demand bonds of up to $15,000 for visa applications from 12 more countries

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Japan's leader heads to Washington for a visit complicated by the Iran war fallout

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A new US trade deal with Indonesia secures fossil fuels and access to critical minerals

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Trump's failed strong-arming of allies on Iran shows that pressure is losing its effect

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Trump's tariffs are hurting American manufacturers instead of helping them

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US eases Venezuela oil sanctions as Trump seeks to boost world oil supply during Iran war

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China ignores Trump's Hormuz request as the Iran war deepens and his Beijing trip slips

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WADA delays decision over potential ban of Trump from major sporting events until after World Cup

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Trump pays his respects in Delaware to 6 US service members killed in the Middle East

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Tulsi Gabbard says Iran's government still intact but refuses to discuss talks with Trump about war

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Mullin makes his case as a steady hand for DHS but faces Senate pushback over his temperament

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Judge strikes down Arkansas law mandating schools display the Ten Commandments. Here's what to know

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Judge throws prosecutor out of court and orders leaders of NJ's US Attorney's Office to testify

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San Diego appoints Michael Zucchet to 3rd term on port board

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Trump administration widens Medicaid fraud crackdown to Florida, calling it a 'hotspot'

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Judge orders restoration of Voice of America, putting hundreds of journalists back to work

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As Trump keeps Texas guessing, neither Cornyn nor Paxton backs down from Republican Senate runoff

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In his words: How Gregory Bovino became a face of Trump's mass deportations and ended his career

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Trump fumes at NATO for refusing to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, and embraces going it alone

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Attorney General Pam Bondi subpoenaed to answer questions from Congress about the Epstein files

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Chief Justice Roberts says personal criticism of judges is dangerous and has 'got to stop'

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A judge's ruling halts momentum on RFK Jr.'s vaccine agenda

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'Medical conscience' bills would let providers refuse more health care

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Trump's tax law changes may increase the number of donors, but reduce donations to nonprofits

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What to know about the resignation of Joe Kent as Trump's counterterrorism chief

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WADA is weighing a rule to bar Trump and US officials from major events. Can it really do that?

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Trump postpones his China trip to focus on the war in Iran

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Trump says a former president had an Iran confession. Aides to his predecessors deny recent contact

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