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The San Diego Union-Tribune - Politics

Trump uses Iran war address to urge an increasingly skeptical electorate to give him a bit more time

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Iran fires missiles at Israel and Gulf neighbors as Trump talks of winding down Mideast war

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Media coalition seeks to unseal records in Riverside County, Calif., sheriff's election probe

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DHS boss rescinds restrictive $100,000 approval process, giving hope to FEMA relief efforts

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Special statute seeks to exempt Midway Rising from state environmental law

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Takeaways from Trump's address: No end date for Iran war, no direct criticism of NATO

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US lifts sanctions on Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodríguez

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Death of a refugee left at a Buffalo doughnut shop by Border Patrol is ruled a homicide

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Republican leaders in Congress announce plan to end Homeland Security shutdown

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Whispers in the Supreme Court as Trump takes a front-row seat for oral arguments

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Rubio's and Vance's differing postures on Iran war highlight their challenges ahead of 2028 election

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North Carolina's electoral future may hinge on rural Black voters who feel ignored by Democrats

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Appeals court suspends order for Voice of America employees to return to work

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A speech from a British monarch returns to Capitol Hill as US-UK tensions simmer

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Trump plans to move Forest Service headquarters to Utah and shutter research sites

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US-Europe rift widens as Trump lashes out at NATO allies over Mideast war

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Trump isn't immune from civil claims his Jan. 6 rally speech incited riot, judge says

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Securing Iran's enriched uranium by force would be risky and complex, experts say

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DHS pauses new immigrant warehouse purchases amid review of Noem-era contracts

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From TMZ to Trump, pressure grows to bring Congress back during partial shutdown

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Supreme Court seems poised to reject Trump's birthright citizenship limits as he attends arguments

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Trump plans to attend Wednesday's Supreme Court hearing on his bid to limit birthright citizenship

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'I don't trust the city': San Diego's push for control of Liberty Station just got tougher, thanks to one school district

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Stopgap measures aren't enough to halt rising gas prices as the world scrambles for more oil

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Trump says U.S. forces will 'finish the job' soon in first prime-time speech since starting Iran war

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Judge rules that HUD effort to change criteria for homeless funding is unlawful

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Trump mostly cheered while attending opening night of 'Chicago' at the Kennedy Center

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Thousands more US troops are heading to the Middle East

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Judge dismisses Trump administration lawsuit against Colorado and Denver over immigration laws

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Trump signs order directing creation of a national voter list, a move already facing lawsuit threats

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Judge says Penn must turn over information about Jewish employees in US discrimination probe

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Supreme Court seems likely to rule for a Black death row inmate in Mississippi

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Suspension lifted for helicopter pilots who hovered near Kid Rock's home

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Judge orders White House ballroom construction to halt in a ruling that leaves Trump seething

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Wisconsin judicial panel dismisses Democratic attempt to redraw congressional maps

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Citing First Amendment, federal judge blocks Trump order to end funding for NPR and PBS

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Here's a look at birthright citizenship, and how the world sees it, as Supreme Court case looms

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JD Vance has a new book about his religious faith, 'Communion,' coming out later this spring

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Democrats try a new tactic to win a House seat in Utah — running as progressives in a red state

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Things to know about Rice's whale, a rare species at risk from Trump plans for more Gulf drilling

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GOP sheriff in California pauses election probe as legal challenges grow

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Iran remains a stubborn foe after absorbing massive US-Israeli attacks

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Schumer had a plan to win back the Senate. But some Democrats aren't on board

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California, US homeownership runs below 40-year average

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Georgia proposal could take DNA swabs from immigrants in custody for minor offenses

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Trump's go-to moves to influence the markets are increasingly falling flat as the Iran war drags on

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Trump officials exempt oil and gas drilling in the Gulf from endangered species rules

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Supreme Court rules against Colorado ban on 'conversion therapy' for LGBTQ+ kids

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3 FBI agents fired after investigating Trump file class action suit alleging 'retribution campaign'

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Airport cleared to be renamed for Trump as he unveils design for skyscraper library

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Lawyers for Rep. Swalwell demand that FBI director halt any plan to release old investigative file

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Seizing Kharg Island would risk US troops' lives and may not end Iran war, experts say

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Trump lashes out at allies, says securing the Strait of Hormuz is 'not for us'

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Trump threatens to destroy Iran's desalination plants. Here's what that could mean for the Mideast

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Gulf allies privately make the case to Trump to keep fighting until Iran is decisively defeated

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Army investigating after helicopters hovered alongside Kid Rock's swimming pool as he saluted

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Trump administration sues Minnesota over transgender athletes in girls sports

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New York Times accuses Pentagon of flouting judge's order blocking its press access policy

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Could a Democrat really replace Marjorie Taylor Greene? This retired Army general is trying

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In their words: What judges have said about birthright citizenship

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The birthright citizenship case at the Supreme Court hits close to home for this immigrant mother

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Trump says he has 'no problem' with Russian oil tanker bringing relief to Cuba despite blockade

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Trump again threatens widespread destruction in Iran if a deal is not reached 'shortly'

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Michael Smolens: Elections are changing because of 'fraud' that isn't there

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Need a sidewalk fixed? Check back in eight years. San Diego backlogs for repairs soar, and will soon get worse.

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Iranian attack on Saudi base injures at least 10 US troops and damages several planes

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As carmakers shift to digital dashboard, lawmakers push to keep AM radio

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Idaho transgender bathroom bill is the strictest in the nation and likely veto-proof

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Rubio denies Zelenskyy's claim that the US asked Ukraine to cede land to Russia for security deal

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As fuel prices rise, US lawmakers push to suspend the federal gas tax

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Missouri court says new Trump-backed US House districts are in effect ahead of midterm elections

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California and a voting rights group filed legal challenges to stop GOP sheriff's ballot seizure

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A Build America, Buy America law is causing construction delays amid the US housing crisis

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A 14-year-old running for governor is the first teen to get on Vermont's general election ballot

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Pro-Iranian hacking group claims credit for hack of FBI Director Kash Patel's personal account

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Judge won't block meeting that could exempt Gulf drilling from Endangered Species Act

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Dietary supplement makers push the FDA to allow peptides and other new ingredients

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Vance holds first meeting of a new anti-fraud task force targeting benefit programs

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A year after Trump's DOGE cuts, workers whose lives were upended question what was saved

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Student loan borrowers in SAVE plans must soon make payments, after two years of limbo

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Minnesota to host 'No Kings' flagship rally, headlining Springsteen amid tensions over ICE and war

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After markets rattle, Trump once again punts on following through with threat on Iran power plants

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Why Pakistan has emerged as a mediator between US and Iran

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Florida congresswoman Cherfilus-McCormick committed 25 ethics violations, House panel finds

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Georgia's Fulton County and the Trump administration square off in court over seized 2020 ballots

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Older and younger conservatives at CPAC are split over Trump's war in Iran

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Rubio pushes postwar plan for Strait of Hormuz after meeting G7 allies skeptical about Iran strategy

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Three Democrats and a former Republican are vying to represent Clairemont and Point Loma on San Diego City Council

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China opens investigations into US trade practices in response to Trump tariff moves

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Iranian strike wounds US troops and damages planes at Saudi air base, official says

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Trump signs executive action to pay TSA employees after Congress fails to agree on DHS funding

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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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A Minneapolis woman recounts death of Alex Pretti as lawyers eye a class action lawsuit

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

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Closing some US airports due to TSA staffing would have big consequences, experts say

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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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Why a private company is investigating rapes at an ICE detention center instead of the sheriff

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

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