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The San Diego Union-Tribune - Politics

Gulf allies privately make the case to Trump to keep fighting until Iran is decisively defeated

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Army investigating after helicopters hovered alongside Kid Rock's swimming pool as he saluted

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Florida congresswoman Cherfilus-McCormick committed 25 ethics violations, House panel finds

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Older and younger conservatives at CPAC are split over Trump's war in Iran

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Three Democrats and a former Republican are vying to represent Clairemont and Point Loma on San Diego City Council

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China opens investigations into US trade practices in response to Trump tariff moves

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Iranian strike wounds US troops and damages planes at Saudi air base, official says

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Trump signs executive action to pay TSA employees after Congress fails to agree on DHS funding

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Federal judge temporarily blocks the Pentagon from branding AI firm Anthropic a supply chain risk

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Trump-endorsed effort to repeal Utah's anti-gerrymandering law fails to make the ballot

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North Carolina's photo voter ID mandate can continue as a judge upholds the law

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Closing some US airports due to TSA staffing would have big consequences, experts say

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Education Department headquarters will relocate as part of Trump's dismantling

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US Treasury plans to put Trump's signature on new paper currency in first for sitting president

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Trump administration opens investigations into race in admissions at 3 medical schools, including UCSD

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Trump interrupts a Cabinet meeting dealing with the Iran war and rising prices to talk Sharpies

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Trump administration seeks Endangered Species Act exemption for oil, gas projects in Gulf

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Trump is forcing coal plants to stay open. It could cost customers billions

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US eases Belarus sanctions as Trump says he'll help US farmers impacted by Iran war

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A sweeping Idaho bill would criminalize transgender bathroom use in private businesses

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Ethics panel weighs allegations against Florida congresswoman as expulsion threat looms

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Cuban president says Raúl Castro involved in US talks that are in early stages

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Judge weighs whether Venezuela can pay Maduro's legal costs in US drug trafficking case

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US appeals court sides with Trump administration on detaining immigrants without bond

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Trump says he'll sign order to pay TSA agents as Congress struggles to reach funding deal

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Iran and the US harden their positions over talks to end the nearly month-old war

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How the war in Iran is landing with Republicans, according to a new AP-NORC poll

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Trump envoy credits colorful rhetoric and vodka shots in helping him build bond with Belarus leader

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Houston airport has become a symbol for the shutdown's impacts on air travel

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Seven months later, the government still hasn't fixed CDC's shot-up windows

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Preservationist group asks judge to block San Diego's new historic home rules

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Strike on alleged drug boat kills 4 in the Caribbean Sea, US military says

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FEMA will resume major grant program after yearlong hiatus, following a court order

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Justice Department settles lawsuit from Trump ally Michael Flynn for $1.2 million, AP source says

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Trump promises 'bigger majorities' for GOP even as midterm warning signs flash for his party

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At Pentagon Christian service, Hegseth prays for violence 'against those who deserve no mercy'

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Melania Trump shares the spotlight with a robot at an education and technology event

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Trump will travel to Beijing for rescheduled China trip May 14-15, after delay due to Iran war

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Wisconsin man who ordered ballots without consent found guilty of fraud and identity theft

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What we know and don't know about the Iran war negotiations

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Unions have long lost their Triangle Fire momentum

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Conservatives gather for CPAC with the right openly divided over the Iran war

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Trump showed off a classified map during a 2022 plane trip, a Democratic lawmaker alleges

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Most Americans say US military action against Iran has gone too far, a new AP-NORC poll finds

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Iran rejects US ceasefire plan, issues its own demands as strikes land across the Mideast

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County supervisors approve jail medical overhaul — but reject $13.8M for contractor's cost overruns

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Around 2,000 U.S. paratroopers to be sent to the Middle East

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Court denies AG's petition to block Republican sheriff's investigation of 650,000 ballots

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Democratic poll shows two Republicans ahead in California governor's race

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Missouri court upholds mid-decade congressional redistricting backed by Trump

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Trump administration's $1B deal to stop offshore wind shows an evolution in its anti-wind strategy

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Some of Trump's Iran war objectives remain unfulfilled as he looks to wind down the conflict

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Supreme Court considers letting Trump administration revive restrictive immigration asylum policy

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University cancels California governor debate after accusations of bias from candidates of color

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