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The San Diego Union-Tribune - Politics

Graham Platner withdraws from Maine Senate race, kicking off Democrats' quest for nominee

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Crews are draining the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool again as part of Trump's troubled revamp

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San Diego may create a new agency to drive Civic Center redevelopment

11 hours ago

DHS was granted $20M for body cameras. ICE agents in fatal Houston shooting had none

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Detainees tell their lawyer an ICE officer shot a Houston driver through a passenger window

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Transgender girls who challenged Trump sports order drop lawsuit after Supreme Court ruling

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EPA promised a Make America Healthy Again agenda. It has yet to materialize, frustrating activists

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Trump will let bipartisan housing bill become law without signing in protest over GOP voter ID law

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Federal appeals court upholds Illinois assault weapons ban, overturning lower court ruling

19 hours ago

Donald Trump ousts election commission members in latest push to reshape US voting process

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San Diego still can't reach new deals with its three public safety unions, days after contracts lapse

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US demands Iran publicly state that Strait of Hormuz is open and Tehran won't attack ships anymore

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Mexican man killed in Houston ICE shooting was not the target of operation, lawmaker says

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Affordable Care Act insurers want more premium increases as enrollment sags

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Andreessen, Chetty among leaders of Fed's new task forces evaluating operations

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8 men indicted in planned drone and sniper attack on White House UFC cage-fighting show

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South Florida's Palm Beach airport renamed President Donald J. Trump International

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New attacks raise questions about what comes next in the Iran war

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Who will replace Graham Platner on the Maine ballot? These Democrats are raising their hand

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A democratic socialist in Wisconsin tests how far left voters want to go in a battleground state

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Most American Jews don't feel supported by either party or President Trump, new poll finds

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Trump's plan for a triumphal arch in DC wins early approval from a key federal agency

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US and Iran exchange intensifying fire across Mideast, threatening ceasefire deal

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Democrat Graham Platner says he plans to withdraw from Maine Senate race after sexual assault claim

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Amid backlash from hotels, San Diego pumps the brakes on new fees on businesses

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San Diego spending $2.2M to upgrade alley near Santa Fe Depot

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Trump flies partway home from Turkey in an old Air Force One, not the new Qatari-gifted jet

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Takeaways: Trump leaves NATO summit declaring 'a lot of love' with allies after a rocky start

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The Trump administration is ramping up pressure on states to change election practices

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Maine Democrats plan convention to replace Platner: What to know about Senate race

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Judge orders E. Jean Carroll be paid $5.8M in Trump sex abuse and defamation case; Trump appeals

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Judges deny request to return Trump's name to Kennedy Center pending an appeal

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Rahm Emanuel warns that Israel has become a 'territorial pariah' in a blistering speech

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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear asks Sen. Mitch McConnell to give a public update on his condition

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Is an Iran deal 'over' and war back on? A timeline of the conflict and talks

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Why Trump covets Greenland

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Analysis: Platner may be done. Voters' hunger for change and willingness to take risks will remain

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Former Wisconsin judge spared prison for obstructing ICE arrest of Mexican immigrant

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Trump says US will give Ukraine license to produce Patriot defense systems

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US launches new airstrikes on Iran, with Tehran firing back at 3 Gulf Arab states

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Democratic-led states face backlash over National Guard deployments in Washington

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Federal immigration agent fatally shoots man in Houston during an enforcement operation

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McConnell speaks to Republican leaders as speculation swirls about his health, remains hospitalized

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Judge rejects Justice Department attempt to get names of 2020 election workers in Fulton County

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Democrats' narrow path to Senate majority gets rockier as Platner faces sexual assault allegation

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Succession fight is already underway as calls mount for Platner to drop out of Maine Senate race

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Wisconsin Supreme Court refuses to release voter records sought by conservative activist

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Lawsuit says US illegally shared confidential information on Iranian asylum seekers with Iran

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Rahm Emanuel will assail Netanyahu in Tel Aviv speech as American politics shift against Israel

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Poll: About 3 in 10 US adults believe Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians

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NATO unveils billions in arms deals to prove its firepower as Trump again demands Greenland

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White House report brands Smithsonian leadership as radical activists who can't be trusted

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Ex-civil rights agency commissioner fired by Trump drops lawsuit in wake of Supreme Court ruling

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Trump says Walmart cut prices at his request, but Walmart statement omits administration's role

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Supreme Court won't block Texas from enforcing a law requiring age verification for app downloads

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Trump's pardons for Jan. 6 rioters don't apply to DC pipe bomb suspect, judge rules

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Flouting Trump policy, federal judges are freeing immigrants from mandatory detention

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Medicaid funding is resuming for Planned Parenthood after being cut off for most of a year

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Obamacare rolls shrank dramatically in many states over the past year, new federal data shows

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Democrats begin pulling Platner endorsements after Maine candidate faces sexual assault allegation

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Red card furor puts Trump and Infantino's relationship under the spotlight again

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ICE sent officers to a man's home over an email. Now he's suing

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Trump says he's building a White House helipad for a new, more powerful Marine One

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Sen. McConnell is 'continuing his recovery,' but details are scarce after a lengthy hospital stay

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Trump says World Cup referee's red card call was 'horrible' but insists he left outcome to FIFA

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Former Afghan ally who died in ICE custody suffered an allergic reaction, death certificate says

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Nonprofits and brands are navigating the partisan air of the 250th in search of a unifying tone

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Sean Duffy's son-in-law divides Trump-backing Republicans in a Wisconsin congressional race

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Trump won big spending promises from NATO last year. This week in Turkey, he'll try to enforce them

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Trump posts a doctored photo of the Obamas and Air Force One with graffiti spray-painted on plane

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A new ICE facility could speed up deportations for families and kids

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Trump rings Wall Street's opening bells as he ties his presidency to stock market gains

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Democrats want a supermajority on the Board of Supervisors. They have a North County problem.

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Michael Smolens: Barrera, opponent Shaw are not happy about gutted superintendent job

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Court rulings force San Diego to halt vendor crackdown. Will chaos return to downtown, beaches?

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Michael Smolens: San Diego, California push subsidies for affordable housing

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Grand jury alleges fiscal mismanagement, violations of state law in Banning. What role did National City's new manager play?

7 days ago

SANDAG overrules San Diego, requiring high-rise housing near 17 disputed bus stops

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Supreme Court declines to halt $800-a-day fine for ex-Fox News reporter refusing to divulge sources

8 days ago

The FBI is directing hundreds of analysts to its probe of Georgia's 2020 presidential election

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A grand jury indicts Louisiana's attorney general in a fight over changes to the local courts

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ICE arrests 10,000 in 5 days, a sharp late-June surge in Trump's deportation push

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Report: Mitch McConnell was unconscious when he was hospitalized last month

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Former Olympian indicted on felony charge over alleged Reflecting Pool vandalism

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Democrats accuse Trump-linked fundraisers of fraud over diverted donations for America's anniversary

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Analysis: Trump embraces 'Great Equivocator' role sending mixed signals that vex markets and allies

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Trump administration proposes a rule it says could save Medicare patients $1.1 billion on drugs

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Trump Accounts launch July 4, giving newborns $1,000. Here's what to know

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Trump and Republicans return to communist attacks against Democrats ahead of the midterm elections

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Trump administration's $46 billion 'smart wall' races ahead on the US-Mexico border

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The Supreme Court tackled race, history and the law in fraught and reflective major rulings

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Iran warns oil tankers to use approved routes in Strait of Hormuz or face a 'forceful response'

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Encinitas council member completes court diversion, ending criminal case against him

9 days ago

Trump administration sues California, Virginia over new gun laws

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Democratic congressman asks the CFPB to investigate 'rent now, pay later' companies

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Crypto, real estate, watches: How Trump made over $1 billion last year

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Ex-CIA Director John Brennan seeks court order requiring records from investigations be preserved

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As the Pentagon stays quiet, AP reconstructs a US strike that killed over 100 Iranian children

9 days ago

As the Pentagon stays quiet, AP reconstructs a US strike that killed over 100 Iranian children

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Trump's actions signal a move toward institutionalizing people with disabilities, advocates warn

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