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The San Diego Union-Tribune - Politics

FACT FOCUS: Could Canada leave US cities in the dark as part of the trade war? Not likely

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Republican nominee for Maine governor says he wants ICE agents at polling places in the state

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Trump says the US doesn't need Canada. America's economy says otherwise.

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Wave energy testing site opens off Oregon, a green energy milestone in the Trump administration

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Sanctioned international court president says she asked Japan to help de-escalate tensions with US

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The Kremlin says the CIA director held talks in Moscow with his intelligence counterparts

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Talarico wants to unearth Paxton's depositions to keep focus on opponent's past in Texas Senate race

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Maryland court rules Democratic-backed redistricting amendment cannot go on November ballot

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How to avoid a Social Security cut? Lawmakers are floating ideas for what to do

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In a divided America, the left and right unite to oppose artificial intelligence data centers

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Trump's new economic squeeze on Iran has a big challenge: China

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US-Canada animosity could impede an end to a trade war neither country wants

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Judge removes one hurdle for Trump mail voting order as states file new challenge before midterms

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Trump has submitted civil nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia to Congress for review, AP sources say

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US military says it killed four in strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean

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Businessman Mike Mazzei wins the GOP nomination for Oklahoma governor with Trump's endorsement

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Republican with same name as incumbent Dan Sullivan advances from Alaska US Senate primary

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Darline Graham wins South Carolina GOP nomination to replace her late brother in US Senate

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Another witness ordered released after a fatal shooting by a federal immigration agent in Texas

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Trump and Vance will keynote the Republicans' midterm convention in Texas next month

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Federal judge blocks enforcement of Ohio proof-of-citizenship requirement for voter registration

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Kennedy Center risks financial ruin without Trump's name, Justice Department argues

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Father of Navy sailor aboard USS Lincoln released from immigration custody

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Trump mulls renaming Lake Ontario as 'Lake America.' Canadians balk at the idea

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Elon Musk won't face election bribery charges in Wisconsin, state prosecutor says

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Iran's gas lines are growing, but there's no sign so far that its leaders will bow to US sanctions

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Watchdog files bar complaint against Jeanine Pirro over bid to indict 6 Democratic lawmakers

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Louisiana National Guard ends deployment in New Orleans after eight months patrolling French Quarter

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Canada targets steel, fish and hundreds of other goods as Trump trade war escalates

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ICE arrests jumped to nearly 50,000 in July, the highest monthly total of Trump's second term

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DC's delegate candidate plans to target federal lawmakers challenging the city's autonomy

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Nothing changes yet with the Supreme Court's order on elections. But it could open door to 'chaos'

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From honey to hockey sticks, Trump's trade war with Canada hikes tariffs on a long list of goods

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Secret Service confirms awareness of Iranian state media video threatening Barron Trump's life

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Wife of active-duty Army sergeant is deported to Honduras under Trump's immigration crackdown

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Trump's trade war with Canada could rattle economies in states with key Senate races

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Canada strikes back at US with retaliatory tariffs as trade war escalates

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Midway District's 30-foot height limit formally reinstated

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More fallout from California's tire regulation

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MAGA Inc. spends $827,000 to back Darline Graham on final day of South Carolina GOP Senate runoff

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El-Sayed distances himself from popular streamer's comments on Israel and Jewish Americans

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White seeks second term as Escondido mayor

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Trump moves toward levying new tariff on China for flooding market with cheap goods, AP sources say

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Supreme Court sides with Trump administration on mail voting restrictions ahead of midterms

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US set for largest mass visa revocation in history targeting up to 200,000 foreigners, officials say

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California Supreme Court hears arguments over sheriff's seizure of ballots

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US Postal Service issues new rule for mail ballots, but its impact on the midterms is uncertain

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Have an opinion about SDG&E's Golden Pacific Powerlink? You can weigh in this week.

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What to know about Trump's tariffs on Canadian goods and rising tensions between once close allies

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Trump is heading to his golf course in Ireland to watch the Irish Open golf tournament next month

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A US envoy clarifies his comments on Golan Heights that contradicted Trump's position

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Canada to announce retaliatory tariffs as Trump tells its leaders to 'fall in line'

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Jared Kushner meets with Democratic leader Jeffries with House control at stake in November

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US strikes a vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing 2 people in first attack in months

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Trump's 'economic D-Day' threats become warnings for countries to sever financial ties with Iran

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City planners want nearly twice as many homes in a sprawling swath of San Diego. Neighborhood leaders aren't so sure.

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Effort to revive Balboa Park's Starlight Bowl at a crossroads

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Michael Smolens: Taxpayer association tries to get its mojo back on endorsements

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US plans to pay $850 million of the $5 billion it owes the United Nations

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Trump threatens lawsuit against nonprofit that questioned whether National Guard plan lessened crime

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Jones' supervisor run shakes up San Marcos city elections

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FACT FOCUS: Census Bureau report does not prove Trump's claim about noncitizen voting in 2020

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National park maintenance work sidelined as Trump's Freedom 250 takes precedence

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IndyCar drivers amazed at downtown DC course: 'It's stuff that you dream of'

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Vance campaigns at the Ohio steel plant where his grandfather worked

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Stars and Stripes editor says he has been fired for insubordination after doing interview

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Arizona attorney general declines to charge Gov. Katie Hobbs over pay-to-play allegations

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Supreme Court's chief justice allows work on Trump's $400M White House ballroom to continue for now

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MAHA activists criticize Trump for promoting coal to power energy-hungry AI data centers

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Cuba says US sanctions are blocking its efforts to open the economy to private investment

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Trump announces plan to lower beef prices, but ranchers and some Republicans are already balking

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Trump warns of 'economic D-Day' against Iran, but Tehran is well acquainted with sanctions

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No more 'hypothetical situations': States move to fortify elections against Trump

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Michael Smolens: A big test from the rising sea is looming

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Trump urges South Carolinians to make Sen. Darline Graham the GOP nominee for US Senate

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Kennedy's quiet hunt for autism culprits stalls as Trump orders baseless changes to childhood shots

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Investigators examining foes of Trump seek interviews related to Mar-a-Lago search, sources say

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More than 2,300 Mexicans sent to Guatemala and Honduras as Trump ramps up third-country deportations

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Why Treasury Secretary Bessent's moves to calm the bond market haven't worked so far

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Trump appears on former fixer-turned-enemy Michael Cohen's radio show after detente

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Second Midway Rising bill surfaces at the 11th hour

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Trump keeps embracing data centers even as they become toxic in midterm races

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US ramps up Cuba sanctions and detentions of Americans returning from the island

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Federal agents seize devices from ex-Rep. Eric Swalwell in sexual misconduct probe, AP source says

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US agency under scrutiny after watchdog warns of forced labor in Dominican Republic

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Canadian provincial leader says Trump is a 'bad person' as Canada weighs concessions for trade deal

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Democrats narrow their list of 2028 presidential convention sites to Boston, Denver and Philadelphia

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US carries out its first deportations under pact for Liberia to accept 1,200 non-Liberians

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Trump team's use of arcane budget rule threatens Medicaid coverage

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A quiet channel between ICE and Iran shaped deportation flights, newly released emails show

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A federal policy is complicating how organizations battle the opioid crisis

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San Diego is the rare big city without bike-sharing. Cyclists hope to change that, and learn from past mistakes.

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From consultants to lobbyists, county supervisors make bipartisan push for transparency

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'Unacceptable': San Diego council member balks as Amazon uses park for distribution

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Missouri court allows new Trump-backed US House districts be used in November election

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Democratic socialist Angie Nixon won Tuesday's primary in Florida. Can she win in November?

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Diesel prices in San Diego back over $7 per gallon

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The US national debt now stands at $40 trillion

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Longtime publisher of Stars and Stripes to retire, citing differences with Pentagon leadership

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New CDC director acknowledges agency problems in first large staff meeting

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