Page Updated: Thursday, October 08, 2026 5:49 PM ET

The San Diego Union-Tribune - Politics

Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed

21 minutes ago

Homeland Security targets Democratic campaign after ICE arrest in Pennsylvania

34 minutes ago

Laotian man deported by US to South Sudan leaves for Laos after year in detention

2 hours ago

NFL urges the Supreme Court to rule on regulation of prediction markets

2 hours ago

Arizona congressional candidate says she was sexually assaulted when repairing campaign signs

3 hours ago

Sandwiches to socialism: How a DSA chapter in Austin is building political power

3 hours ago

Trump plans to honor Microsoft's CEO after Vance drops an H-1B visa hammer on the company

3 hours ago

Family of Mexican father shot dead by ICE in Chicago files claim over 'unlawful' shooting

4 hours ago

As Democrats eye big midterm wins, Republicans look to turn the tables in some House districts

4 hours ago

FDA says its safety review of abortion pill will continue into next year

4 hours ago

The midterm elections won't keep Trump from college football on Saturday. A hurricane might

4 hours ago

Media attorneys ask court for help in preventing White House ban until legal case is resolved

4 hours ago

Trump says US will not resume military strikes on Iran before the Nov. 3 midterm elections

5 hours ago

Lake America backlash fuels interest in Google Maps alternatives

4 hours ago

The Trump administration is suspending Microsoft from a green card program, alleging fraud

6 hours ago

Rubio says US pressure on NATO allies to boost defense spending is 'not hostile'

6 hours ago

Rubio refuses to comment on Guilfoyle allegations

7 hours ago

Deported to Central African Republic, a transgender woman who lived openly in Miami is hiding again

6 hours ago

Trump says he'll award fireballer Roger Clemens the Presidential Medal of Freedom

8 hours ago

Coronado voters to decide on height limits for residential buildings

3 hours ago

Voters to weigh different approaches to housing affordability in November

9 hours ago

Senior citizens say affordability, cost of living is hurting them

9 hours ago

Trump mentions L.A. and San Diego getting 'hit' in another speech: 'We're not going to let that happen'

6 hours ago

San Jose has seen some success with homelessness. Can San Diego learn from it?

19 hours ago

Trump proposes Camp David-style presidential retreat at his private Florida golf club

22 hours ago

Hegseth visits the long-deployed USS Lincoln to bestow a top award before the ship returns home

1 day ago

Disaster relief funding is creeping into Trump's midterm rhetoric. Critics say it has no place there

1 day ago

Two lawsuits challenge Trump's taxpayer-funded ads, alleging they violate propaganda law

9 hours ago

Flight attendants' union flags safety concerns over Trump's Washington arch

1 day ago

Trump's executive order on dyed diesel will offer little relief, farmers and truckers say

1 day ago

Trump's $90 Medicare rebate rolls out, but millions aren't eligible. Critics see a political stunt

1 day ago

Senators push the Trump administration to act swiftly on Russian sanctions to help Ukraine

1 day ago

In Virginia, Democrat hoping to oust Republican tests anti-corruption message echoing around country

1 day ago

Can $1 billion power Republicans to victory in the midterms?

1 day ago

Trump administration proposes a $70,000 fee for international students to work in the US

1 day ago

FCC considers allowing more political robocalls before midterms, including those created with AI

1 day ago

From the Acropolis, Rubio urges Europe to defend Western values and strengthen alliance with US

1 day ago

Prediction markets spend millions to influence state, federal governments

1 day ago

After states sue, Trump administration walks away from disability rights enforcement

1 day ago

New state law could help San Diego revive lower water rates for people who conserve

1 day ago

County meetings can get racist, paranoid and off-topic. Supervisors are limiting public input even more.

1 day ago

'Unbelievably distressing': Latest comments from Trump outrage elected leaders across San Diego, California

1 day ago

Trump says he has call scheduled with Putin to discuss possible case of pneumonic plague in Russia

2 days ago

Trump highlights a big new defense project in Maryland, a blue state whose governor didn't attend

2 days ago

Republicans to spend $5 million in South Carolina Senate race as Trump plans trip there

2 days ago

Longtime San Diego lifeguards chief is out, replaced by top fire official on interim basis

2 days ago

Trump doesn't commit to repaying federal funds already spent on controversial ads

2 days ago

Families of some US troops killed in the Iran war's deadliest strike absent from White House event

1 day ago

Trump administration to assign government lawyers to migrant kids' cases, worrying advocates

2 days ago

El Cajon council candidates spar over surveillance cameras, immigration and homelessness

2 days ago

ABC and Trump's FCC battle in federal court over issues of free speech and jurisdiction

2 days ago

Russian oligarch says Donald Trump Jr. has paid him back for wedding celebration expenses

2 days ago

Army study found shock gloves purchased by ICE cause pain, compliance and fear

2 days ago

Lawyers for ex-Olympian cleared in Reflecting Pool case call for government watchdog investigations

2 days ago

Republicans return to tough-on-crime message before difficult midterm elections

2 days ago

RFK Jr.'s embrace of AI confounds some MAHA allies and medical experts

2 days ago

Arkansas campaign ad sparks conservative backlash for portraying lazy welfare recipient as white

2 days ago

White House aide says Trump did not call for attacks on US cities but explained how he's preventing them

2 days ago

Arizona welcomes new Taiwan representative office, rejecting warning from China

2 days ago

Alito says Supreme Court can't stem emergency appeals and voices concern over Trump's rhetoric

2 days ago

Trump criticizes election officials in Arizona's Maricopa County over error affecting 3,000 ballots

2 days ago

Cold War memories stir Rubio in Iceland as he champions diplomacy and downplays differences

2 days ago

Trump says his super PAC will pay for taxpayer-funded ads that sparked backlash for glorifying him

2 days ago

ER visits from foreign-born patients fell drastically during ICE raids, study finds

2 days ago

Trump approves firing squad execution for Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan

2 days ago

Appointed San Diego County treasurer-tax collector seeks full 4-year term

2 days ago

In Nebraska speech, Trump says Iran can 'take out a city,' mentions Los Angeles and San Diego

2 days ago

County launches new consumer protection unit with 3 suits targeting tech firms, ghost guns

2 days ago

New audit says San Diego must carefully analyze whether city is overspending on rental cars

2 days ago

Warren, Hawley press insurers over closed, unpaid claims

2 days ago

The U.S. Supreme Court will open its term with Boulder's climate lawsuit. Here's how it could affect similar cases.

2 days ago

Republican Sen. Tillis calls his vote for Hegseth the 'biggest regret of my career' in a new book

3 days ago

Appeals court weighs judge's authority to restore Trump administration funding cuts to Harvard

3 days ago

Ballots sent out to voters amid big races for governor, San Diego City Council and taxes

3 days ago

Supreme Court weighs local governments' climate change lawsuits against oil and gas companies

3 days ago

Obama is to appear with El-Sayed in Detroit as the ex-president gets more involved in the midterms

3 days ago

Top crypto group to pour millions into bipartisan slate of House races after key legislation stalls

3 days ago

Ohio Democrats' path to the governor's office runs through rural areas that had turned against them

3 days ago

Troy Jackson is scrambling to defeat Maine Sen. Susan Collins. Time is not on his side

3 days ago

FBI Director Kash Patel gets engaged to longtime girlfriend, country singer Alexis Wilkins

3 days ago

Jeffries says House Democrats reaching to flip Trump districts in attempt to repeat their 2018 sweep

3 days ago

Trump administration's proposal could make it easier to suspend or expel Head Start students

3 days ago

Soldiers seriously wounded in Iranian drone strike tell AP the military's medical system failed them

3 days ago

Soldiers and Gold Star families press Army leadership after deadly Iranian drone strike

3 days ago

'He's not coming back': Months after deadly Iranian attack, families of soldiers struggle to cope

3 days ago

A new Supreme Court term begins with cases on climate change, immigration and gun rights

3 days ago

Trump names national intelligence director Jay Clayton to lead a new federal AI task force

3 days ago

Former press secretary Karoline Leavitt lands her next gig: Fox News contributor

3 days ago

Supreme Court rejects Roy Moore's push to restore $8.2M defamation verdict awarded to him

3 days ago

Supreme Court rejects appeal over Michigan school ban on 'Let's Go Brandon' sweatshirts

3 days ago

Dennis Hastert, longtime Republican House speaker who went to prison, dies at age 84

3 days ago

US military says latest strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean kills 4

3 days ago

Suicidal ICE detainees are routinely put in solitary confinement. Experts say that's inhumane

3 days ago

US Air Force removes all bombers from British air base targeted by a suspected terror attack

3 days ago

Trump's immigration crackdown divides rural voters as midterms approach, poll finds

3 days ago

Trump signs order extending tax-free use of red-dyed diesel during midterm stop in Nebraska

2 days ago

'Stuck in the mud': $17M and only one report later, voters will decide whether to overhaul this county office

4 days ago

Sales tax hike, social programs are defining this low-key race for the Board of Supervisors

4 days ago

Michael Smolens: Officials give reassurances while warning about election security

4 days ago

Transformative or 'bad policy': San Diego County sales tax debate grows as race heats up

4 days ago