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The San Diego Union-Tribune - Politics

How Midway Rising plans to breach 30-foot height limit

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San Diego County pension fund debt cools after peaking at $5.1B and creating cash flow problems

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'Critical' to 'course-correct': San Diego is heading in the wrong direction on greenhouse gas emissions, new data show

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Trump says he wants to 'permanently pause' migration to the US from poorer countries

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Colorado doesn't plan to transfer imprisoned former county clerk to federal custody

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Higher fees for foreigners visiting US national parks stokes tourism concerns

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Court transcripts show Border Patrol official Greg Bovino dodging questions about use of force

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Judges allow North Carolina to use a map drawn in bid to give Republicans another US House seat

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FACT FOCUS: It is not illegal for voters to show ID in New York and California

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Trump administration's effort to end 1960s school desegregation cases faces a hurdle

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Russia's frozen assets at center of negotiations over Ukraine peace deal

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Here's how much it will soon cost to park at the San Diego Zoo — and who won't have to pay

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Government push to unseal court records offers clues about what could be in the Epstein files

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Immigrant with family ties to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is detained by ICE

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Supreme Court won't immediately let Trump administration fire copyright office head

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Pushing an end to the Russia-Ukraine war, Trump looks to his Gaza ceasefire playbook

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Trump administration says lower prices for 15 Medicare drugs will save taxpayers billions

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Federal agencies report progress on Tijuana River cleanup, cite increased wastewater treatment

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New prosecutor won't pursue charges against Trump and others in Georgia election interference case

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Trump's Ukraine peace plan ignites diplomatic flurry but major hurdles lie ahead

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Report: US envoy coached Putin aide on how Russian leader should pitch Trump on Ukraine peace plan

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Federal judge says immigration officers in Colorado can only arrest those at risk of fleeing

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Lawsuit challenges arrests of people showing up to ICE check-ins in San Diego

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Lawmakers give a thumbs down on expanding offshore drilling in California

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Judge sets $60K bond for Florida congresswoman accused of stealing $5M in COVID-19 funds

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FACT FOCUS: Trump gets it wrong claiming no murders in DC for the last six months

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Judge gives Justice Department a day to detail Ghislaine Maxwell trial materials to be released

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Health care plan circulated by the White House runs into familiar GOP divisions

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DC Mayor Bowser announces she won't seek fourth term, as Trump's federal intervention continues

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Wisconsin Supreme Court says 3-judge panels must decide congressional redistricting cases

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Democratic congressman's lawsuit claims Trump housing official abused post to target Trump critics

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X's new feature raises questions about the foreign origins of some popular US political accounts

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Political consultant defies court order in lawsuit over AI robocalls that mimicked Biden

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Trump EPA moves to abandon rule that sets tough standards for deadly soot pollution

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FBI seeks interviews with Democratic lawmakers who urged US troops to defy illegal orders

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Dismissal of Comey, James cases won't be the final word. Here's what the path ahead may look like

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Some DACA recipients have been arrested in the Trump's immigration crackdown

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Senator Jim Justice of West Virginia agrees to pay nearly $5.2M in overdue personal taxes

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Trump allows more foreign ag workers, eases off ICE raids on farms

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Trump spares turkeys — but not his political opponents — at annual pardoning ceremony

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San Diego trash fees are far higher than voters were told to expect. One council member has an idea to avoid a repeat.

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Rights groups slam Trump administration for ending Myanmar deportation protection as civil war rages

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Sweeping 30-year vision for College Area clears key council panel on split vote

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Thousands of arrests by Trump's crime-fighting task force in Memphis strain crowded jail and courts

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Trump administration plans to review refugees admitted under Biden, memo obtained by The AP says

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New survey finds rising pessimism among U.S. Hispanics

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Drugs sneaked into Ohio prison soaked into the pages of 'Hillbilly Elegy'

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White House circulates a plan to extend Obamacare subsidies as Trump pledges health care fix

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Sudan's top general rejects US-led ceasefire proposal, calling it 'the worst yet'

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August trial set in case challenging Miami land transfer for Trump's presidential library

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Trump administration plan to reduce access to some student loans angers nurses, health care groups

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Lawmakers question legality of Border Patrol license plate reader program

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BBC leaders grilled by lawmakers over its standards after Trump threatened to sue

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Justice Department renews bid to unseal Jeffrey Epstein grand jury materials

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Judge dismisses Comey, James indictments after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed

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Melania Trump welcomes Christmas tree to the White House

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Pentagon says it's investigating Sen. Mark Kelly over video urging troops to defy 'illegal orders'

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Top US military adviser visits Caribbean as Trump ramps up pressure on Venezuela

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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed a law legalizing sports betting. He now says he's opposed to it

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Trump says he will visit Beijing in April and host China's Xi for a state visit later next year

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Officials say progress made on amending US peace plan for Ukraine

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US labels Maduro-tied Cartel de los Soles as a terror organization. It's not a cartel per se

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Accreditation of colleges, once low key, has gotten political

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San Diego expanding free Balboa Park Tram service

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The San Diego Zoo has $1 billion, and millions pour in each year. It's about to get another income stream.

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20,000 new homes, 14 new parks and one new trolley station: Clairemont blueprint clears key hurdle

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, former Trump loyalist, says she is resigning from Congress

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Takeaways from Trump and Mamdani visit: Both men get something they want, GOP loses a punching bag

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Supreme Court blocks order that found Texas congressional map is likely racially biased

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'A win-win': In 180, water authority keeps discounted water rate for struggling San Diego County farmers

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Abortion is illegal again in North Dakota after court reverses a judge's earlier decision

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A federal judge blocked Trump's National Guard deployment to DC but troops aren't leaving just yet

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RFK Jr. says he personally directed CDC's new guidance on vaccines and autism

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Trump administration sues California over giving in-state tuition to immigrants in US illegally

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Kashoggi's widow and Democrats demand release of a call transcript with Trump and Saudi crown prince

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Progress on overdose deaths could be jeopardized by federal cuts, critics say

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FDA's plan to boost biosimilar drugs could stall at the patent office

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Once a patient's in custody, ICE can be at hospital bedsides — but detainees have rights

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ICE courthouse arrests meet resistance from Democratic states

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Latino US citizens racially profiled by federal immigration agents in Chicago: 'I felt like a piece of trash'

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MAHA idealism meets political reality as RFK Jr. attempts to wrangle a growing movement

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Trump and Mamdani go from adversaries to allies after White House meeting

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Schools fear disruptions as the White House begins dismantling the Education Department

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San Diego is getting rid of free Sunday metered parking. Here's what will replace it.

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Supreme Court meets to weigh Trump's birthright citizenship restrictions, blocked by lower courts

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Leaders arrive for a first African G20 summit overshadowed by a rift between the host and the US

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Federal judge orders release of 16 migrants detained in Idaho raid, citing due process violations

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Federal judges uphold several North Carolina US House districts drawn by Republicans

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Government ordered to resume deportation protection program for vulnerable immigrant youth

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Democrats allege spy agency work is being undermined and politicized under Trump

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FAA gives $10K bonuses only to air traffic controllers with perfect attendance during shutdown

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Justice Department insists Comey indictment was properly approved as it tries to keep case afloat

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Trump expands tariff relief on coffee, fruit and beef from Brazil

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Judge to rule on whether to release Kilmar Abrego Garcia from immigration custody

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Lawsuit filed on behalf of immigrants fined up to $1.8 million for remaining in the country

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Justice Department is examining handling of mortgage fraud investigation into Sen. Adam Schiff

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Judge orders Trump administration to end National Guard deployment in DC

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Trump administration announces plan for new oil drilling off the coasts of California and Florida

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Vance says Americans need patience on prices but says 'We hear you' on affordability concerns

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