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The San Diego Union-Tribune - Politics

Would voters back a county-led sales tax hike? San Diego County just hired these political consultants to find out.

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Demonstrator injured after federal agent fired projectile from close range during California protest

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A man shot by Border Patrol during an Oregon immigration stop pleads not guilty to assault on agent

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New DHS rule aims to shorten visa wait times abroad for religious workers serving US congregations

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Renaming the Department of Defense the 'Department of War' could cost up to $125 million

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Hundreds of laid-off researchers at US workplace safety center are being reinstated

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Federal judges allow California to use new U.S. House map ahead of 2026 election

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Trump administration slashes funding for substance abuse and mental health programs nationwide

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Official says law Trump is using to seek legal fees in Georgia election case likely unconstitutional

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Trump signs a law returning whole milk to school lunches

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Grand jury indicts suspect in vandalism of Vice President JD Vance's Ohio home

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Trump claims killing of Iran protesters 'has stopped' even as Tehran signals executions ahead

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Trump administration restores federal funding for family planning after ACLU lawsuit

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After Minnesota shooting, Democrats call for Kristi Noem's impeachment

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Trump administration lawyers blessed US operation to remove Maduro from power, memo shows

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US apologizes for deporting a college student flying home for Thanksgiving surprise

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From Minneapolis to Venezuela, Trump starts new year with fresh risks as he faces midterm verdict

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Democrats see a path to win the Senate. It's narrow and has little room for error

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Tina Peters' lawyers try to convince Colorado court to overturn conviction for voting system breach

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US to suspend immigrant visa processing from 75 countries over public assistance concerns

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No decision on request to stop immigration sweeps in Minnesota. Military lawyers may join the effort

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Senate Republicans defeat Venezuela war powers resolution as Trump pressures 2 GOP senators to flip

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Supreme Court revives GOP congressman's challenge to late-arriving mail ballot law

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Democrats say Trump administration is investigating them over video message to troops

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Schumer tells the AP Democrats are preparing for Trump to disrupt and dispute the midterms: Q&A

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Trump's freeze of an offshore wind project faces scrutiny from a judge he appointed

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What Americans think about Trump's military intervention abroad, according to a new poll

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Danish official says there's a 'fundamental disagreement' with Trump over Greenland

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Keeping experienced staff, or 'double-dipping?' San Diego County OKs controversial DROP pension plan

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Southwestern College is closer to offering bachelor's degrees in 'education desert' of South County

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Oglala Sioux Tribe says three tribal members arrested in Minneapolis are in ICE detention

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Minneapolis duo details their ICE detention, including pressure to rat on protest organizers

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House passes bill codifying Trump order to rinse away showerhead regulations

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Damon Brown hired as San Diego County's new top lawyer, its fifth since 2020

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Louisiana seeks California doctor's extradition, testing the limits of shield laws

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Justice Department accuses judge of abusing power in questioning prosecutor's authority

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Justice Department sees no basis for civil rights probe in Minnesota ICE shooting, official says

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Plane used in boat strike off Venezuela was painted to look like a civilian aircraft, AP sources say

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A suspect in the vandalism of JD Vance's Ohio home must stay in jail until trial

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Smithsonian faces a deadline to show Trump its plans for exhibits for America's 250th birthday

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Minnesota teacher at special education school held by ICE for nearly 12 hours

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Fewer Americans sign up for Affordable Care Act health insurance as costs spike

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Trump administration says it is ending deportation protections for some Somali migrants

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What to know about the Muslim Brotherhood after the US terrorist designation

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EPA proposes limiting power of states and tribes to block major projects over water concerns

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Trump travel ban leaves Senegal, Ivory Coast fans in limbo for World Cup

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Wall Street CEOs warn Trump: Stop attacking the Fed and credit card industry

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EPA says it will stop calculating health care savings from key air pollution rules

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Democrats will spend millions to shift voter registration strategy ahead of the midterm elections

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Clintons refuse to testify in House Epstein probe as Republicans threaten contempt proceedings

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Trump calls on Tehran to show protesters humanity amid reports of rising death toll in crackdown

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Ex-Justice Department special counsel Smith will testify publicly about his Trump investigations

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Greenland official calls it 'unfathomable' that the US is considering taking over the island

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Trump administration labels 3 Muslim Brotherhood branches as terrorist organizations

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Supreme Court seems likely to uphold state bans on transgender athletes in girls and women's sports

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Trump visits Ford plant and defends his tariffs, hoping to counter jitters about the economy

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San Diego must raise water rates 44% over 4 years, officials warn

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US accuses Russia of 'dangerous and inexplicable escalation' of war in Ukraine as Trump seeks peace

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Trump holds off on military action against Iran's protest crackdown as he 'explores' Tehran messages

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What to know about the warrants most immigration agents use to make arrests

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Newsom's new budget wants to revive California rebate program for EVs

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FBI says it has found no video of Border Patrol agent shooting 2 people in Oregon

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New video shows the minutes before immigration officer fatally shoots woman in Minneapolis

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Court says Trump administration illegally blocked $7.6B in clean energy grants to Democratic states

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Game time: Pangaea developer must sign tennis star for proposed Chula Vista Bayfront complex by July

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Bringing charges against the Fed: What we do (and don't) know

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Judge is asked for emergency hearing after Congress members blocked from ICE facility in Minneapolis

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Sen. Kelly sues the Pentagon over attempts to punish him, declaring it unconstitutional

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Offshore wind developer prevails in court as Trump says the US 'will not approve any windmills'

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Trump's list of targeted opponents grows longer with action against Powell and the Federal Reserve

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How NATO works at a time of Trump's Greenland threats

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Why the Federal Reserve has historically been independent of the White House

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What to know about the state gerrymandering battle kick-started by Trump

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Judge orders HHS to restore funding for children's health programs as lawsuit continues

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DOJ investigation of Fed Chair Powell sparks backlash, support for Fed independence

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California's moving van outflow slowed in 2025

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Young Americans are increasingly rejecting the Democratic and Republican parties, a new poll shows

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Cuba's president says no current talks with the US following Trump's threats

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Disgraced congressman Duncan Hunter got a Trump pardon. Now he wants one for another notorious San Diego son of Washington.

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'I don't think this is the right thing to do': Bid for new consumer-protection unit prompts turf war with DA

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Trump says Iran wants to negotiate as the death toll in protests rises to at least 599

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US lawmakers to visit Denmark as Trump continues to threaten Greenland

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Federal Reserve Chair Powell says DOJ has subpoenaed central bank, threatens criminal indictment

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Celebrities wear pins protesting ICE at the Golden Globes

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'You do your work with fear': San Diego child care providers on edge amid harassment, funding threat

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San Diego's pension jump could be four times as painful as previously thought, as payment hits record

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Anti-ICE protesters assemble across the U.S. after shootings in Minneapolis and Portland, Oregon

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San Diego County wanted new powers over real estate taxes. Now it's pulled the plug on that effort.

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Heritage Foundation calls for U.S. policy to 'save and restore the American family'

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Dispute erupts over who will represent former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in court

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Supreme Court will take up Cisco's bid to shut down lawsuit by Falun Gong

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Judge says Trump administration can't block child care, other program money for 5 states for now

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Fractures are starting to show in Trump's GOP at the start of this election year

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AI windfall helps California narrow projected $3-billion budget deficit

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Judge to temporarily block effort to end protections for relatives of citizens, green card holders

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San Diego's long-struggling Youth Commission is about to reconvene. Does it have what it needs to succeed?

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Poor communities threatened by aging sewers see crucial aid slashed under Trump

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Trump pick for Gaza board Nickolay Mladenov frequently worked to ease Mideast tensions

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US and Venezuela take initial steps toward restoring relations after Maduro's ouster

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Experts say Trump pullout from UN climate fighting will hurt world and leave US out of green surge

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