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The San Diego Union-Tribune - Politics

Bondi gives ousted interim US attorney new title, allows him to keep job in Wisconsin

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Lawmakers struggle to make headway on Homeland Security funding

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Democrats storm out of Justice Department leaders' briefing on the Epstein files

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US national debt surges past $39 trillion just weeks into war in Iran

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One 'freaking snake' and no apologies: How the Mullin hearing went off the rails

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Immigration enforcement threatens housing security, rippling through local economies

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Georgia was going to dump voting machines that Trump hates until things got complicated

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State lawmakers push to expand laws allowing guns on college campuses

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US to demand bonds of up to $15,000 for visa applications from 12 more countries

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Japan's leader heads to Washington for a visit complicated by the Iran war fallout

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Cryptocurrency and AI industries tested their influence in Illinois. It didn't go that well

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A new US trade deal with Indonesia secures fossil fuels and access to critical minerals

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Trump's failed strong-arming of allies on Iran shows that pressure is losing its effect

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Trump's tariffs are hurting American manufacturers instead of helping them

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US eases Venezuela oil sanctions as Trump seeks to boost world oil supply during Iran war

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China ignores Trump's Hormuz request as the Iran war deepens and his Beijing trip slips

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WADA delays decision over potential ban of Trump from major sporting events until after World Cup

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Trump pays his respects in Delaware to 6 US service members killed in the Middle East

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US intel official says Iran's regime still intact but refuses to discuss talks with Trump about war

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Mullin makes his case as a steady hand for DHS but faces Senate pushback over his temperament

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Judge strikes down Arkansas law mandating schools display the Ten Commandments. Here's what to know

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Judge throws prosecutor out of court and orders leaders of NJ's US Attorney's Office to testify

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San Diego appoints Michael Zucchet to 3rd term on port board

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Trump administration widens Medicaid fraud crackdown to Florida, calling it a 'hotspot'

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Judge orders restoration of Voice of America, putting hundreds of journalists back to work

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As Trump keeps Texas guessing, neither Cornyn nor Paxton backs down from Republican Senate runoff

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In his words: How Gregory Bovino became a face of Trump's mass deportations and ended his career

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Trump fumes at NATO for refusing to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, and embraces going it alone

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Attorney General Pam Bondi subpoenaed to answer questions from Congress about the Epstein files

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Chief Justice Roberts says personal criticism of judges is dangerous and has 'got to stop'

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A judge's ruling halts momentum on RFK Jr.'s vaccine agenda

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'Medical conscience' bills would let providers refuse more health care

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Trump's tax law changes may increase the number of donors, but reduce donations to nonprofits

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What to know about the resignation of Joe Kent as Trump's counterterrorism chief

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WADA is weighing a rule to bar Trump and US officials from major events. Can it really do that?

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Rubio calls for new Cuban leaders as latest blackout underscores deepening economic crisis

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Trump postpones his China trip to focus on the war in Iran

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A $50 million push hopes to make child care a top issue in the midterm elections

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Trump team applying pressure to media: Tell the war's story the way we see it

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Trump says a former president had an Iran confession. Aides to his predecessors deny recent contact

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What's in the voting bill that Republicans are pushing to the Senate floor

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Top counterterrorism official Kent resigns over Trump's Iran war, says Iran posed no imminent threat

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Trump's homeland security pick Mullin is poised to inherit a department beset by challenges

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Republicans are launching a voting bill debate that could last days or even weeks

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Iran launches barrage of missiles after Israel kills 2 of its top officials

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Illinois Lt. Gov Juliana Stratton wins Democratic primary for US Senate

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Last protester in immigration detention after Trump's campus crackdown has been released

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Lindsey Graham got a war with Iran. What will it cost the country and his party?

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San Diego ballot measure would protect oversight agencies, give council new budget powers — at mayor's expense

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Judge blocks US government from slimming down vaccine recommendations

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Kennedy Center votes to shut down operations for 2 years and names a new president

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Supreme Court to hear arguments over push to end legal protections for migrants from Haiti, Syria

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BBC asks US court to dismiss Trump's $10 billion defamation lawsuit

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White House chief of staff Susie Wiles has breast cancer but will keep working through treatment

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Trump faces new pressure on mass deportations as Republicans weigh Homeland Security nominee

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China warns Trump's latest tariff moves could damage trade ties

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Tricky negotiations begin Monday to renew a trade pact between the United States, Mexico and Canada

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Republicans resist calls for Iran war hearings, creating a new standoff with Democrats

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Trump side-stepped diplomacy on his way to war in Iran. Now, he's asking China and others for help

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United Arab Emirates briefly closes airspace as Israel strikes Lebanon and Tehran

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How does Petco Park factor into sale of San Diego Padres?

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Michael Smolens: Backers of San Diego parking, trash fee repeal ponder broader changes

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The White House wants to build an underground center to provide security screening for visitors

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WADA to weigh barring Trump, US officials from LA Olympics and possibly World Cup over unpaid dues

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California launches probe after video shows petition gatherers offering money for signatures

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San Diego pension board OKs $563M annual payment, city's highest ever

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US faces elevated terrorism threats against backdrop of Iran war and cuts at FBI, Justice Department

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Trump ally Ric Grenell, a veteran of San Diego politics, stepping down as Kennedy Center president

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Judge quashes subpoenas in Justice Department's investigation of Federal Reserve's Powell

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Trump signs executive orders aimed at addressing home affordability concerns ahead of midterms

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ICE replaces contractor at largest detention camp after scrutiny of living conditions

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Democratic senators file war powers resolution to check Trump on Cuba

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Congressional Democrats say Trump tariffs will cost US households more than $2,500 this year

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Six federal scientists run out by Trump discuss the work left undone

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Cuba's president confirms US talks as island's energy and economic crises intensify

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Federal judge sides with San Diego affordable housing law

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Michael Smolens: With Issa drama over, campaign focus returns to competitive Democratic race

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Conserve water? Your bill is about to go up — while your water-guzzling neighbor's goes down. Here's why.

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Reports: 2,500 Marines and USS Tripoli headed for the Middle East

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Missouri judge rejects a challenge to new US House districts backed by Trump

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US military refueling plane goes down in Iraq and rescue is underway

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Under pressure from Trump, Republicans plan long talkathon on voting bill

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Trump administration sues California over the state's nation-leading vehicle-emission rules

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Kamala Harris cancels San Diego and two other California book tour stops

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Trump bragged about low gas prices. The Iran conflict has him doing an about-face

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Senate passes bipartisan housing bill to improve access and affordability

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Amid soaring oil prices, Trump is now turning to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve

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Will any of these bills before the California Legislature lower your energy costs?

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Trump discourages Iranian soccer team from attending the World Cup, citing safety concerns

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Long-serving Democrat Jim Clyburn of South Carolina will run for an 18th term in Congress

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Zelenskyy says Ukraine awaits White House sign-off on US drone production deal

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Iran war disrupts energy supplies as Iran's new leader resolves to keep fighting

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San Diego moves to crack down on e-bikes. Critics say they're cracking down on the wrong kind.

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San Diego chamber releases binational roadmap for Tijuana River sewage crisis

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Outdated intel likely led US to carry out deadly strike on Iranian elementary school, AP sources say

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Lawmakers vent frustration over DHS shutdown as lines grow at nation's airports

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Trump administration kicks off new process to try to replace tariffs struck down by Supreme Court

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Should Trump endorse Cornyn? Some Texas Republicans say it would be a MAGA 'mistake'

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FACT FOCUS: The Trump administration is falsely claiming Jimmy Carter was against mail-in voting

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New drone maker partly owned by Trump sons hopes to win Pentagon contracts

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