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Blanche faces Senate scrutiny with Republican support key to his confirmation as attorney general

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Trump: ICE should continue traffic stops after recent shootings, seeming to contradict new policy

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Months after criminal charges, outside auditors find San Diego County needs better oversight of its $2B contract spending

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US military will be out of Iraq by end of September, Iraqi prime minister and Pentagon say

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Trump will speak on elections in primetime address after pushing debunked conspiracies

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House passes bill to 'ditch the switch' and make daylight saving time permanent

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Maine Democrats criticize GOP Sen. Susan Collins after the fatal ICE shooting in the state

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Senators rally to Russia sanctions bill, one of Graham's top priorities

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Bipartisan group of senators introducing legislation to avert looming Social Security shortfall

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Darline Graham, sister of late Sen. Lindsey Graham, has been sworn in to finish his term

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Trump administration orders ICE to suspend most vehicle stops after 2 deadly shootings

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After Lindsey Graham's death, questions linger about aging politicians and health transparency

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Supreme Court justices detail security risks and weigh in on ethics in rare congressional testimony

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Subpoenas issued to NY Times reporters seen as 'unprecedented' threat to press freedom

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Trump touts 'tremendous chemistry' with new Iraqi Prime Minister al-Zaidi during White House visit

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US restores blockade on Iran after its attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz

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What to know about Trump's order shrinking the size of 2 national monuments in Utah

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Trump reduces size of 2 national monuments in Utah as Republicans reshape land management

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FACT FOCUS: A look at US and Iranian claims of control over the Strait of Hormuz

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Bridge builder and 'Trump whisperer': Lindsey Graham's role in the Senate not easily filled

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Who is Darline Graham Nordone, Sen. Lindsey Graham's sister?

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FACT FOCUS: Sen. Lindsey Graham's sudden death spurs false claims

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ICE shot and killed a motorist in Maine. Advocates say he's a 26-year-old from Colombia

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Judge says Trump IRS lawsuit was filed for 'improper purpose,' refers lawyer for possible discipline

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Minnesota was center of immigration enforcement. Here's how it's playing out legally.

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Victor Marx, the Republican nominee for Colorado governor, has an unusual backstory. Here's what to know.

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The next big races between moderates and progressives are in pivotal Midwestern states

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Regulators issue new guidance on bank lending risk tied to borrowers living illegally in US

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Ukraine fears it will have a weaker link to Trump after Sen. Lindsey Graham's sudden death

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Darline Graham, sister of Lindsey Graham, chosen to fulfill remainder of his US Senate term

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Lindsey Graham's journey from a pool hall to the heights of political power

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Trump suggests a standing order to attack Iran if it assassinates him. But Vance would make the call

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Senate returns to Washington after Sen. Lindsey Graham's death with uncertain agenda

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McConnell says a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking weeks of silence about health condition

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US attacks Iran and Tehran retaliates across the Middle East as both vie for control of strait

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Michael Smolens: Apartment surge levels off rents, but "affordability" remains elusive

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Record campaign cash was spent in San Diego's City Council primaries. Did it pay off?

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SANDAG spared 2 North County cities from more aggressive housing development — a move at odds with state guidance

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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

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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

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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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