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The San Diego Union-Tribune - Politics

Mayor Gloria defends Balboa Park paid parking, blames council for rocky rollout

6 hours ago

Vance calls killing of Minneapolis woman by an ICE officer 'a tragedy of her own making'

7 hours ago

After delays, the missing Jan. 6 plaque will be displayed at the Capitol

7 hours ago

Federal immigration officers shoot and wound 2 people in Portland, Oregon, authorities say

7 hours ago

FACT FOCUS: Minneapolis shooting prompts spread of misrepresented and fabricated images online

9 hours ago

Trump says he wants government to buy $200B in mortgage bonds in a push to bring down mortgage rates

10 hours ago

House easily passes spending package as lawmakers work to avoid another shutdown

10 hours ago

Former Rep. Gabby Giffords returns to House floor on 15th anniversary of shooting

11 hours ago

UN says the US has 'legal obligation' to fund agencies after Trump withdraws from several

11 hours ago

House passes bill to extend health care subsidies in defiance of GOP leaders

9 hours ago

Judge blocks Trump administration from purging DEI-related terms from Head Start grant applications

12 hours ago

House refuses to override Trump vetoes as Republicans stick with president

11 hours ago

White House says it wasn't economical to save East Wing during ballroom construction

12 hours ago

Woman killed by ICE agent in Minneapolis was a mother of 3, new to the city

13 hours ago

Trump officials and Louisiana put an end to another decades-old school desegregation order

14 hours ago

Judge disqualifies federal prosecutor in investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James

15 hours ago

Senate pushes back on Trump's military threats against Venezuela with war powers vote

11 hours ago

Trump's 'beautiful' new law means states have big decisions this year on Medicaid, SNAP and taxes

15 hours ago

Newsom punches back at California's critics and Trump in his final State of the State speech

10 hours ago

Trump invites Colombian president to White House days after threatening it with military strike

1 day ago

Trump seeks $6.2 million in legal fees from Fani Willis' office over election interference case

1 day ago

House takes step toward extending Affordable Care Act subsidies, overpowering GOP leadership

1 day ago

California loses $160M for delaying revocation of 17,000 commercial driver's licenses for immigrants

1 day ago

US will exit 66 international organizations as it further retreats from global cooperation

1 day ago

Trump immigration policies and a lower fertility rate slow US growth projection, budget office says

1 day ago

Trump invited to give State of the Union address on Feb. 24

1 day ago

Trump proposes massive increase in 2027 defense spending to $1.5T, citing 'dangerous times'

1 day ago

Justice Department sues Connecticut and Arizona as part of effort to get voter data from the states

1 day ago

Trump urged mid-decade redistricting. One-third of states have now looked at reshaping House seats

1 day ago

Trump says he wants to ban large investors from buying houses. It's part of his affordability plan

1 day ago

Trump administration funding threats set child care providers and parents on edge

1 day ago

Trump's Greenland idea isn't new. The US has pursued it at least 3 times before

1 day ago

White House completes plan to curb bedrock environmental law

1 day ago

Gov. Ron DeSantis calls for special session in April to redraw Florida's congressional districts

1 day ago

Trump threats against Greenland pose new, potentially unprecedented challenge to NATO

1 day ago

Trump officials loosen strings on federal education money for Iowa. More states could follow

1 day ago

Trump leaves Venezuela's opposition sidelined and Maduro's party in power

1 day ago

Rubio plans to meet with Danish officials next week to talk about US interest in Greenland

1 day ago

A Craigslist ad seeking child actors for Minnesota day care center was posted as a prank

2 days ago

Michael Reagan, the eldest son of President Ronald Reagan, dies at 80

2 days ago

Trump store in suburban Philadelphia 'kind of run its course' and is set to close

2 days ago

How Delcy Rodríguez courted Donald Trump and rose to power in Venezuela

2 days ago

Trump's former Russia adviser says Russia offered US free rein in Venezuela in exchange for Ukraine

2 days ago

FACT FOCUS: Trump sows confusion on number of childhood vaccinations

2 days ago

Trump administration says it's withholding social safety net money from 5 states over fraud concerns

2 days ago

US nearly triples list of countries whose citizens must post bonds up to $15,000 to apply for visas

2 days ago

Trump says his voters loved the Venezuela attack — here's what they really think

2 days ago

Cuba releases details of 32 officers killed in US strike on Venezuela as US defends attack

2 days ago

Georgia sets March 10 election to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene in Congress

2 days ago

Trump tells Republicans to be 'flexible' on abortion restrictions to get a health care deal

2 days ago

Trump says US to get 30 million to 50 million barrels of oil from Venezuela at market price

2 days ago

Trump administration thanks the media for keeping quiet before the strike that captured Maduro

2 days ago

After Maduro capture, Trump's tough talk evokes a return to the days of American imperialism

2 days ago

Why Greenland is strategically important to Arctic security

1 day ago

Abortion stays legal in Wyoming as its top court strikes down laws, including first US pill ban

2 days ago

Trump's vague claims of the US running Venezuela raise questions about planning for what comes next

2 days ago

Indiana US Rep. Jim Baird expected to make a full recovery following car crash, his office says

2 days ago

Rep. Doug LaMalfa of California dies, reducing GOP's narrow control of the House to 218-213

2 days ago

Trump administration's capture of Maduro raises unease about the international legal framework

2 days ago

Trump tries to rally House GOP but meanders along the way as the party's majority narrows

2 days ago

Fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack brings fresh division to the Capitol

2 days ago

What Americans think about the situation in Venezuela, according to recent polls

2 days ago

White House says military 'always an option' in Greenland as European leaders reject US takeover

2 days ago

Missing signs, confusing discounts and 'unpleasant surprise' mar first day of paid parking in Balboa Park

3 days ago

San Diego County could soon have a new top lawyer. His resume includes investigating it.

3 days ago

Military action in Venezuela emerges as an issue in a closely watched GOP primary in Kentucky

3 days ago

Hilton, Minnesota hotel apologize for email canceling immigration agents' rooms

3 days ago

Midway District's 30-foot height limit will be restored following California Supreme Court ruling

3 days ago

Danish prime minister says a US takeover of Greenland would mark the end of NATO

3 days ago

Will California gas prices drop after U.S. raid in Venezuela?

3 days ago

Cuba faces uncertain future after US topples Venezuelan leader Maduro

3 days ago

FACT FOCUS: Fabricated and misrepresented images shared widely online after US removal of Maduro

3 days ago

Trump officials bar Head Start providers from using 'women' and 'race' in grant applications

3 days ago

US cuts the number of vaccines recommended for every child, a move slammed by physicians

3 days ago

After judge's ruling, HHS authorized to resume sharing some Medicaid data with deportation officers

3 days ago

US expands list of countries whose citizens must pay up to $15,000 bonds to apply for visas

3 days ago

EPA says it will propose drinking water limit for perchlorate, but only because court ordered it

3 days ago

After Maduro, who's next? Trump spurs speculation about his plans for Greenland, Cuba and Colombia

3 days ago

Hegseth censures Sen. Kelly after Democrats' video urging troops to resist unlawful orders

3 days ago

Walz, Democrats' 2024 VP pick, drops bid for third term as Minnesota governor; Klobuchar considers

3 days ago

US capture of Maduro divides a changed region, thrilling Trump's allies and threatening his foes

3 days ago

Trump's plan to seize and revitalize Venezuela's oil industry faces major hurdles

3 days ago

Trump says that Ukraine didn't target Putin residence in a drone strike as Kremlin claims

3 days ago

This Jan. 6 plaque was made to honor law enforcement. It's nowhere to be found at the Capitol

3 days ago

Michael Smolens: Is retrenchment ahead for San Diego?

4 days ago

Paid parking finally comes to Balboa Park. Critics worry San Diego's crown jewel will lose its luster.

4 days ago

Venezuelans wonder who's in charge as Trump claims contact with Maduro's deputy

5 days ago

Capture of Maduro and US claim it will run Venezuela raise new legal questions

5 days ago

After ousting Maduro in Venezuela, Trump commits himself to another foreign policy project

5 days ago

What we know about a US strike that captured Venezuela's Maduro

5 days ago

A timeline of the US military's buildup near Venezuela and attacks on alleged drug boats

5 days ago

US Coast Guard searches for survivors of boat strikes as odds diminish days later

6 days ago

President Trump orders divestment in $2.9 million chips deal to protect US security interests

6 days ago

Minnesota must provide documents to US government in child care fraud probe by next week

6 days ago

As Supreme Court pulls back on gerrymandering, state courts may decide fate of maps

6 days ago

Maduro open to US talks on drug trafficking, but silent on CIA strike

6 days ago

Trump wants to overhaul the 'president's golf course.' He hasn't played there yet

6 days ago

Michael Smolens: A promising outlook for housing, yet again

6 days ago

New bill forces local biotech firms to cut ties with Chinese companies

6 days ago

Trump and top Iranian officials exchange threats over protests roiling Iran

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