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The San Diego Union-Tribune - Politics

The shootings in Minneapolis are upending the politics of immigration in Congress

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Death toll from US strikes on alleged drug boats reaches 126 people

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San Diego Council members slated to debate paid parking in Balboa Park on Wednesday

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Trump threatens to hike tariffs on South Korean goods over inaction on trade deal

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In their words: An examination of statements Trump officials made about what led to Pretti's death

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Carney calls Trump's tariff threats bluster ahead of US-Canada free trade talks

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Minnesota GOP gubernatorial candidate Chris Madel drops out, faults Trump immigration policy

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US Treasury Department ends contracts with Booz Allen Hamilton after Trump tax leak

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He left the US for an internship. Trump's travel ban made it impossible to return

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Videos of deadly Minneapolis shooting contradict government statements

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Trump administration invests in another US rare earth miner to loosen China's grip on supply

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Trump softens tone on Minnesota immigration crackdown as some federal agents prepare to leave

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County flags to be lowered in recognition of ICE-related deaths in Minnesota

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The region's three sewage recycling systems, prompted by drought, will soon go online

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What do Palm Springs and Escondido have in common? After Prop. 50, they're battlegrounds for Democrats taking on Issa

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Michael Smolens: San Diego life science industry still faces 'headwinds,' despite reversal of Trump cuts

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Judge rules US Justice Department filed a lawsuit over Georgia voter data in the wrong city

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California sues the Trump administration over plans to restart oil pipelines along the coast

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Vance touts the Trump administration's record against abortion at a Washington rally

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Private guard called 911 in ICE detainee homicide, saying man 'kept going' after suicide attempt

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US carries out first known strike on alleged drug boat since Maduro's capture

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FACT FOCUS: As cold hits, Trump asks, where's global warming? Scientists say it's still here

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Minnesota activist releases video of arrest after manipulated White House version

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Collins, Mills take different tacks on ICE's sweeping enforcement action in Maine

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Icebreakers, the key tech to unlock Greenland, are only made by either US allies or adversaries

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In the case of the Federal Reserve, Supreme Court appears to carve out a murky exception

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Trump steals the show in Davos with a mixed bag of rhetoric and results at elite gathering

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Judge rules Trump administration must keep funding child care subsidies in 5 states for now

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UK's Starmer slams Trump remarks on non-US NATO troops in Afghanistan as 'insulting' and 'appalling'

3 days ago

Economic leaders at Davos say global growth is resilient despite Trump disruption

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Michael Smolens: Balboa Park parking fees are just the latest outrage. Will it last?

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Poll shows 80% of San Diegans want parking fees in Balboa Park eliminated or reduced

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Kushner's vision for rebuilding Gaza faces major obstacles

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FACT FOCUS: White House shares altered image showing arrest of civil rights attorney in Minnesota

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US completes withdrawal from World Health Organization

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House Republicans barely defeat war powers resolution to check Trump's military action in Venezuela

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Could a president deploy wartime law against the Beatles? Trump administration says 'yes'

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Trump administration halts use of human fetal tissue in NIH-funded research

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Trump administration tells agencies to compile data on money sent to Democratic states

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San Diego launches long-waited subsidy program for new trash fee

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Trump sues JPMorgan for $5 billion, alleges the bank closed his accounts for political reasons

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Trump appointees ask about White House ballroom's design and scale — and want to see models

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Trump administration to expand ban on foreign aid for abortion providers to add groups promoting DEI

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Trump administration scraps multimillion-dollar solar projects in Puerto Rico as grid crumbles

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Trump's European threats could cause lasting damage to US standing in the world

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Vance's message in Minneapolis: Local officials must cooperate with the immigration crackdown

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NATO chief Mark Rutte shows he's a 'Trump whisperer' with Greenland diplomacy

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US government warns it will take action if Haitian politicians destabilize country

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What to know about Greenland's role in nuclear defense and Trump's 'Golden Dome'

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House approves final spending bills as Democrats denounce ICE funding

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Denmark and Greenland say sovereignty is not negotiable after Trump's reversal on tariffs

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Smith defends his Trump investigations at a House hearing. 'No one should be above the law,' he says

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Trump rolls out his Board of Peace at the Davos forum, but many top US allies aren't participating

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Conservative group says Los Angeles school policy hurts white students in federal lawsuit

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Autopsy finds Cuban immigrant in ICE custody died of homicide due to asphyxia

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Minnesota statewide strike, economic blackout to protest ICE on Friday

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Minneapolis businesses struggle during Trump's immigration enforcement surge

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Trump pushes for lower rates and ban on investor home purchases in bid to make homes more affordable

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Balboa Park museums say parking fees cut visits by 20% or more

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IOC president says no contact yet with Trump's White House, will meet Vance at Winter Olympics

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Lawmakers can sue to ensure release of Epstein files, but not as part of Maxwell case, judge says

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Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges

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Supreme Court seems inclined to keep Lisa Cook on Fed board despite Trump attempt to fire her

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After Minneapolis, Democrats confront political vulnerabilities as they battle Trump on immigration

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Trump's list of targeted opponents grows longer with action against Minnesota's governor

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Without federal tax credits, California EV sales sink 36.6% in fourth quarter

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Republicans and some Democrats back contempt for the Clintons in House Epstein probe

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Trump cancels tariff threat over Greenland, says NATO agreed to 'framework' of future Arctic deal

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Air Force One returns to Washington area due to minor electrical issue, White House says

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Suspect charged in vandalism of Vice President JD Vance's Ohio home pleads not guilty

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IRS head announces a shake-up on the eve of the 2026 tax season

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FACT FOCUS: Trump highlights familiar false claims as he reviews his first year back in office

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Doctors in Minnesota decry fear and chaos amid Trump administration's immigration crackdown

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China meets initial soybean purchase goal, but Trump's shifting trade policy could disrupt deal

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Federal judge says Trump-appointed federal prosecutor in Virginia is 'masquerading' in the job

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Vice President JD Vance and his wife Usha Vance say they are expecting their fourth child

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Redevelopment proposal for San Diego's Golden Hall takes shape

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A look at Trump's Board of Peace and who has been invited

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Supreme Court takes up politically charged case with independence of the Federal Reserve at stake

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NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani and US Sen. Bernie Sanders rally with nurses on ninth day of strike

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Justice Department subpoenas Walz and others in immigration enforcement obstruction investigation

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Despite Greenland, France's Macron and NATO's head make nice with Trump behind the scenes

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Donald Trump thanks you for your attention to these matters in his second term

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Surrounded by billionaires in Davos, Trump plans to lay out how he'll make housing more affordable

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Trump slams UK deal to hand over Chagos Islands after he previously backed it

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Trump's Greenland threats spark outrage and defiance from EU, testing longtime NATO alliances

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Budget analysts tell San Diego how to help shrink county water rate hikes

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Trump's voice in a new Fannie Mae ad is generated by artificial intelligence, with his permission

7 days ago

Judge refuses to block new DHS policy limiting Congress members' access to ICE facilities

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How abortion coverage threatens to prevent a congressional deal on health care subsidies

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Christian leaders urge protecting worshippers' rights after protesters interrupt service

7 days ago

RFK Jr.'s MAHA movement has picked up steam in statehouses. Here's what to expect in 2026

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Vance and Rubio set to attend Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Italy. Trump isn't on the list

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US Catholic cardinals urge Trump administration to embrace a moral compass in foreign policy

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Hawaii's strict gun law faces Supreme Court scrutiny in landmark case

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AP Source: Fed Chair Powell to attend Supreme Court argument on Cook case

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As faith in the US fades a year into Trump 2.0, Europe tries to end a reliance on American security

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Diplomacy or retaliation? The EU mulls its options as tensions with U.S. rise over Greenland

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Trump's Board of Peace has several invited leaders trying to figure out how it'll work

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Trump ties his stance on Greenland to not getting Nobel Peace Prize

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