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The San Diego Union-Tribune - Politics

House will vote on an Iran war powers resolution in a test of Trump's strategy

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Iran is pummeled by airstrikes as it launches a new wave of attacks against Israel and US bases

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Trump's White House ballroom is too big, architect says, as 2nd panel prepares to vote on it

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Whether primary ballots set aside in two Texas counties will be counted remains uncertain

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Protester, three Capitol Police officers treated for injuries after scuffle in Senate hearing room

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US Homeland Security investigates whether Bovino made disparaging comments about Jewish faith

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Colorado governor signals willingness to release Tina Peters from prison amid Trump pressure

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Virginia court allows a referendum on Democrat-led redistricting that could flip 4 US House seats

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Trump administration widens its anti-fraud efforts with a Medicaid probe in New York

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Judge rules companies are entitled to refunds for Trump tariffs overturned by the Supreme Court

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Trump says deal on data centers will lower electricity costs, but offers few details

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House committee votes to subpoena Attorney General Bondi to answer questions over the Epstein files

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An Arkansas man accused of killing his daughter's alleged abuser wins GOP sheriff's nomination

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White House formally nominates Warsh to be Federal Reserve chair

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US interior secretary is in Venezuela to discuss critical minerals

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IRS leader Bisignano declines to answer questions over unlawful taxpayer data disclosures to ICE

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Top FDA drug official is trying to hire a friend who's seeking a bold new warning on antidepressants

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Gov. Tim Walz tells a House panel the Trump immigration crackdown hampered Minnesota's fraud fight

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Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales acknowledges affair with former aide who died by suicide

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Cracks appear in Trump's MAGA base as leading figures criticize the Iran war

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Hegseth says US 'can't stop everything' that Iran fires even as he asserts air dominance

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Change in primary voting rules leads to confusion in 2 Texas counties as voters are turned away

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Trump says he'll make endorsement soon in the Texas Senate runoff between Paxton and Cornyn

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Texan James Talarico becomes a fresh face of Democrats' midterm hopes after Senate primary win

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Senate Republicans vote down legislation to halt Iran war in Congress' first vote on the conflict

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Spain's government denies cooperating with US operations in Mideast, contradicting White House

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US soldiers were killed in Iranian drone strike on operations center at Kuwait civilian port

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US sinks Iranian warship as Iran warns of widespread destruction in the Middle East

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Months after tapping reserves for bonuses, supervisors OK spending $56M on county contractors, sewage crisis

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San Diego Zoo and the city agree to a 52-year lease extension. Here's what's in the proposed deal.

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Fearing GOP upset, top California Democrat urges lagging candidates for governor to drop out of race

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A large immigration detention camp in Texas is closed to visitors amid measles outbreak

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The war in Iran zaps San Diego gas prices

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Trump says 'someone from within' Iranian regime might be best choice to lead once war ends

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Tensions flare as lawmakers question Iran war's costs, risks and strategy

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Supervisors move to pursue expansion of little-used county medical program

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New York's congestion toll into Manhattan upheld by a federal judge over Trump's objections

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Letter disputes legality of Midway Rising environmental analysis

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Ethics panel opens investigation of Rep. Nancy Mace over housing costs

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Trump threatens to cut off trade with Spain after it disallowed US use of joint bases in Iran war

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Iran war taxes US diplomatic work and leaves Americans in the Mideast in limbo

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After abandoning law firm executive orders, Trump administration reverses course and pursues fight

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Testy exchanges over immigration cases highlight growing confrontations between judges and DOJ

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War with Iran strains the US-UK relationship as Starmer and Trump disagree

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It's election season again. This is why and how AP calls races across the country

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Iranian Americans fear for relatives in their homeland as war continues

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Minnesota launches investigation that could bring charges against federal immigration officers

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Minnesota sues to block Trump administration's withholding of Medicaid funds

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Who blew the whistle on an overdose-prevention contractor? County officials give conflicting accounts.

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This proposed ballot measure aims to end San Diego's new trash fees — for 2 years, anyway

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Noem defends her portrayal of killed Minneapolis protesters as agitators, in her Senate hearing

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Israel steps up airstrikes in Tehran, as Iran widens its response across the region

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Roy Cooper and Michael Whatley clinch US Senate in North Carolina, setting up high-stakes fall fight

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Takeaways from the first elections of the 2026 midterm campaigns

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Talarico wins Texas Senate Democratic nomination while Cornyn and Paxton head to Republican runoff

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Democrats' newfound unity faces a test after US and Israeli strikes on Iran

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In a first as president, Trump says he'll attend the White House correspondents' dinner

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Supreme Court blocks law against schools outing transgender students to their parents in California

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Supreme Court preserves only GOP-held congressional district in New York City for 2026 elections

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FACT FOCUS: Misrepresented images spread after US and Israel strike Iran

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Ruben Gallego backs Graham Platner as Democrats split over Maine Senate race

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Democratic moderates warn that leaning too far left in midterms sets up presidential loss in 2028

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Trump pushes back on mounting criticism about his Iran war battle plan as conflict spreads

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National Guard deployment in New Orleans extended for six months

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Lawmakers finally questioned the Clintons about Epstein. They also asked about pizzagate and UFOs

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Supreme Court could loosen law barring marijuana users from owning guns

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White House attributes redness on Trump's neck to skin cream but doesn't say what it's treating

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Judge nixes latest policy requiring 7 days' notice for Congress members to visit ICE facilities

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Federal court rejects Trump administration attempt to slow tariff refund process

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Melania Trump presides at UN Security Council meeting on children in conflict as US attacks Iran

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A Supreme Court case over whether marijuana users can own guns is creating unusual alliances

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Trump expects his Fed pick and AI to deliver a replay of the '90s boom. Economists have doubts

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Where things stand after the US and Israeli strikes on Iran

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Trump awards the Medal of Honor to 3 US soldiers in a White House ceremony

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Hegseth insists the Iran conflict is 'not endless' while warning more casualties are likely

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Bigger apartments, more outdoor dining, leafier streets: 137 ways San Diego wants to change the cityscape

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Trump officials say Israel's plans helped lead the US into Iran war

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War in the Mideast widens as Trump says strikes on Iran could last several weeks

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3 US troops killed and 5 are seriously wounded during Iran attacks, military says

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Red and blue states alike want to limit AI in insurance. Trump wants to limit the states

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An obscure county program pays for a few dozen San Diegans' health care. Sales-tax hike backers have bigger ideas.

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San Pasqual Battlefield would be returned to tribe under state bill

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Second home fee: San Diego's small entry in the latest 'tax the rich' trend

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Trump's 'America First' campaign battle cry gives way to military strikes abroad

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War powers debate intensifies after Trump orders attack on Iran without approval by Congress

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How a San Diego lawmaker wants to keep homebuilding out of Mission Bay Park

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How a San Diego lawmaker wants to keep homebuilding out of Mission Bay Park

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Treasury Department terminates union contracts for IRS and Bureau of the Fiscal Service workers

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Federal judge extends order protecting refugees in Minnesota from being arrested and deported

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Pentagon to cut ties with Columbia, Yale, Brown and others Hegseth accuses of 'wokeness'

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2 trans men sue Kansas over a law invalidating their driver's licenses and about 1,700 others

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Feds kick off analysis of expanding offshore drilling in California

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Trump raises the possibility of a 'friendly takeover of Cuba' coming out of talks with Havana

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Biden flies commercial from Reagan National Airport and winds up stuck in delays like everyone else

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In Minnesota, US cardinals and pope's ambassador decry mass deportations and call for reconciliation

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AIPAC faces test of its power in Illinois primary as Democrats debate future of Israel relationship

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What to watch as the midterms begin with Tuesday's primaries

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House Democrats say they're headed back to power. Their agenda is a work in progress

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Trump's 'pretty much' decided whom to endorse in Texas' Senate primary but isn't yet saying a name

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The Trump administration is detaining and questioning refugees already admitted to the US

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