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The San Diego Union-Tribune - Politics

Senators seek to change bill that allows military to operate just like before the DC plane crash

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Over 400 civilians killed in fighting in eastern Congo, despite US-mediated peace deal

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High-stakes Indiana redistricting vote tests Republican resistance to Trump's demands

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MyPillow founder and Trump supporter Mike Lindell says he's running for Minnesota governor in 2026

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US farmers will get more money from Trump. They still have more problems

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Senators clash over Trump's National Guard deployments as military leaders face first questioning

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Trump administration separates thousands of migrant families in the US

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Homeland Security Secretary Noem defends Trump's hard-line immigration policies at hearing

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Senate rejects extension of health care subsidies as costs are set to rise for millions of Americans

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Tariffs have cost U.S. households $1,200 each since Trump returned to the White House, Democrats say

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Trump's handling of the economy is at its lowest point in AP-NORC polling

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New York Times, after Trump post, says it won't be deterred from writing about his health

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Port agrees to consider revised proposal for Coronado Ferry Landing

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Scores of government statisticians are gone, leaving data at risk, report says

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What a Democrat's victory in the Miami mayoral election may mean for Trump

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San Diego faces new budget crisis amid disappointing tax revenue, rising costs

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FDA investigating possible adult deaths from COVID vaccines

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Trump's 'gold card' program goes live, offering US visas starting at $1 million per person

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Trump administration adds militarized zone in California along southern US border

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'We have left the era behind of very big ideas': SANDAG trades trains for buses in $125B transit vision

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House passes defense bill to raise troop pay and overhaul weapons purchases

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First of 30 oil lease sales planned for Gulf of Mexico draws $300 million from companies

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Trump says the US has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela

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Foreigners allowed to travel to the US without a visa could soon face new social media screening

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Supreme Court struggles over whether Alabama can execute man found to be intellectually disabled

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The White House says the midterms are all about Trump. Democrats aren't so sure

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Calibri font becomes the latest DEI target as Rubio orders return to Times New Roman

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While scientists race to study spread of measles in US, Kennedy unravels hard-won gains

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Georgia election board rejects rule change on using hand-marked paper ballots

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Georgia Democrat Eric Gisler claims upset state House win in historically Republican district

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Elon Musk says DOGE was only 'somewhat successful' and he wouldn't do it again

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WTF? Embracing profanity is one thing both political parties seem to agree on

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Trump floats autopen investigation into Biden's Fed nominees

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How to make San Diego more affordable? Mayor Gloria is betting on this kind of housing

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'A human dignity issue': Sheriff warns costs will rise if supervisors don't OK jail upgrade funds

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EPA eliminates mention of fossil fuels in website on warming's causes. Scientists call it misleading

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What are parents to do as doctors clash with Trump administration over vaccines?

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DOJ ends monitoring of illegal dumping in Houston in retreat from environmental justice

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Wisconsin judge refuses to step aside as requested by former Trump attorney

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Judge orders Georgia to continue hormone therapy for transgender inmates

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Federal agents use pepper spray on crowd in Somali neighborhood of Minneapolis amid Trump crackdown

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FDA opens safety review of injectable RSV drugs approved for babies and toddlers

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Senate heads toward dueling partisan votes on health care, with each likely to fail

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Justice Department challenges court order limiting access to evidence in Comey investigation

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Lawsuit continues to thwart San Diego's sale of Tailgate Park to Padres development team

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Mexican president says Mexico will send more water to US but not immediately

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Trump threatens funding for Chicago transit after woman set on fire

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City Council approves $30M settlement to family of teen shot by San Diego police

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Hegseth tells congressional leaders he is weighing release of boat strike video

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What to know about the massive defense bill that seeks release of boat strike videos and more

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About 400 immigrant children were detained longer than the recommended limit, ICE admits

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Opponents of Trump-backed redistricting in Missouri submit a petition to force a public vote

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Ukrainian woman fleeing war arrested at green card interview in front of her U.S. citizen husband

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Supreme Court questions limits on political party spending in federal elections, hearing GOP appeal

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Trump says he's fixing affordability problems. He'll test out that message at a rally

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An SDPD captain helped secure a multimillion-dollar surveillance deal. Now he works for the contractor.

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Democrat wins Miami mayor's race for the first time in nearly 30 years

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San Diego has 500 license plate readers posted around town. Will it keep them?

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Joe LaCava unanimously named to another year as San Diego City Council president

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Federal judge throws out Trump order blocking development of wind energy

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Trump says survivors of scrutinized US strike were trying to right boat before 2nd missile was fired

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Judge wants whistleblower to testify in contempt probe of Trump official over planes to El Salvador

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Former Colorado clerk will remain in state prison after a federal judge rejects her bid for freedom

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Trump approves sale of more advanced Nvidia computer chips used in AI to China

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Tracking the retirement announcements of members of Congress

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Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett is running for the US Senate in Texas. Allred to seek House seat

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Bessent divests from soybean farmland ahead of Trump aid announcement for farmers

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Bomb explosion kills over 30 in eastern Congo after army clashes with pro-government militia

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Even as SNAP resumes, new work rules threaten access for years to come

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Trump's former lawyer Alina Habba resigning as top federal prosecutor in New Jersey

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ICEBlock app maker sues Trump administration over its pressure on Apple to remove app

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Judge orders the release of an immigrant with ties to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt

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12 FBI agents fired for kneeling during racial justice protest sue to get their jobs back

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Bloomberg expands his support of mayors globally to help save democracy. And improve trash pickup

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The Supreme Court seems likely to back Trump's power to fire independent agency board members

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Trump is proposing a $12B aid package for farmers hit hard by his trade war with China

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Trump says Netflix deal to buy Warner Bros. 'could be a problem' because of size of market share

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Redistricting in Indiana faces ultimate test in state Senate

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Trump says Zelenskyy 'hasn't read' a US-authored proposal to end Russia-Ukraine war

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Greenland hosts annual talks with US at end of a year when Trump revived talk of takeover

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EU leader warns of US interference in Europe's affairs as Russia praises Trump's security vision

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Swing district Republicans brace for political fallout if health care subsidies expire

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Sheriff expected to seek billions to upgrade jails, its biggest ask in county history

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Trump may have proved his border wall isn't necessary

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After watercraft accidents, these San Diego businesses sued and helped curb illegal rentals. But is it enough?

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San Diego County is a step closer to letting ADUs be sold as condos. But planners are 'concerned about the rural areas.'

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Education Department workers targeted in layoffs are returning to tackle civil rights backlog

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Arizona congresswoman claims she was pepper sprayed during federal operation

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FAA launches investigation into US airlines over flight cuts ordered during the shutdown

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What to know about the air traffic control overhaul and the company FAA hired to manage it

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What to know about the Justice Department's Jeffrey Epstein files

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What to know as lawmakers disclose vivid new details of US boat strikes

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Federal judge appears skeptical of Trump's ongoing command of California National Guard troops

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FACT FOCUS: Trump said weaker gas mileage rules will mean cheaper cars. Experts say don't bet on it

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The Supreme Court will decide whether Trump's birthright citizenship order violates the Constitution

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Indiana House Republicans pass Trump-backed map, setting up high-stakes Senate fight

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Trump meets Mexican President Sheinbaum in person for the first time at World Cup draw

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FIFA gives Trump a peace prize in a departure from its traditional focus on sport

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Trump administration will expand travel ban to more than 30 countries, Noem says

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Trump ventures deeper into anti-immigrant language by calling people from Somalia 'garbage'

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