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The San Diego Union-Tribune - Politics

Michael Smolens: Elections are changing because of 'fraud' that isn't there

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Need a sidewalk fixed? Check back in eight years. San Diego backlogs for repairs soar, and will soon get worse.

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Iranian attack on Saudi base injures at least 10 US troops and damages several planes

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As carmakers shift to digital dashboard, lawmakers push to keep AM radio

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Idaho transgender bathroom bill is the strictest in the nation and likely veto-proof

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Rubio denies Zelenskyy's claim that the US asked Ukraine to cede land to Russia for security deal

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As fuel prices rise, US lawmakers push to suspend the federal gas tax

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Missouri court says new Trump-backed US House districts are in effect ahead of midterm elections

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California and a voting rights group filed legal challenges to stop GOP sheriff's ballot seizure

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A Build America, Buy America law is causing construction delays amid the US housing crisis

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A 14-year-old running for governor is the first teen to get on Vermont's general election ballot

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Pro-Iranian hacking group claims credit for hack of FBI Director Kash Patel's personal account

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Judge won't block meeting that could exempt Gulf drilling from Endangered Species Act

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Dietary supplement makers push the FDA to allow peptides and other new ingredients

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Vance holds first meeting of a new anti-fraud task force targeting benefit programs

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A year after Trump's DOGE cuts, workers whose lives were upended question what was saved

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Student loan borrowers in SAVE plans must soon make payments, after two years of limbo

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Minnesota to host 'No Kings' flagship rally, headlining Springsteen amid tensions over ICE and war

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After markets rattle, Trump once again punts on following through with threat on Iran power plants

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Why Pakistan has emerged as a mediator between US and Iran

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

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Georgia's Fulton County and the Trump administration square off in court over seized 2020 ballots

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

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Rubio pushes postwar plan for Strait of Hormuz after meeting G7 allies skeptical about Iran strategy

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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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A Minneapolis woman recounts death of Alex Pretti as lawyers eye a class action lawsuit

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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

3 days ago

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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Why a private company is investigating rapes at an ICE detention center instead of the sheriff

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FACT FOCUS: Only some driver's licenses usable for voter registration under the SAVE America Act

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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

3 days ago

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

3 days ago

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

3 days ago

Suburbanites embrace anti-Trump resistance before No Kings protests, saying, 'This is our fight'

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Revised House aviation safety bill wins NTSB support, but victims' families demand tougher timelines

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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

3 days ago

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

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Firefighters should take 1 or 2 minutes to prepare for a call. San Diego's take 4, audit finds. Here's what's to blame.

3 days ago

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

3 days ago

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

3 days ago

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

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Can new public health clinics help 100,000 San Diegans who risk losing insurance? The county just OK'd plans to try.

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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

4 days ago

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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EPA approves sale of higher ethanol fuel to try to lower gas prices

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Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez push bill to impose AI data center moratorium

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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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Emily Gregory is Donald Trump's new state representative and a new hope for Democrats in Florida

4 days ago

TSA boss warns of airport shutdowns, but no deal yet on day 40 of Homeland Security funding fight

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Cambodian man deported by the US to Eswatini is being repatriated, his lawyer says

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

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Means' surgeon general nomination is stalled as senators question her experience and vaccine stance

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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

4 days ago

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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Over DA's objections, county supervisors OK new office to pursue consumer protection lawsuits

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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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San Diego rolls out new blue recycling bins, threatens private-collection holdouts with fines

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

4 days ago

Missouri court upholds mid-decade congressional redistricting backed by Trump

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Prosecutor conceded lack of criminal evidence in Federal Reserve investigation, transcript shows

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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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Minnesota sues Trump administration over shootings, including deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good

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Bike and walking trails lose hundreds of millions under Trump

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Melania Trump hosts world counterparts and tech reps to discuss children, education and technology

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Rubio plans travel to France to sell Iran war to skeptical G7 allies

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Abortion pills are gaining ground as a method for ending pregnancies, and opponents are responding

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Judge questions Pentagon's motives for labeling Anthropic as a security threat in battle over AI

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Some state officials say shifting mail ballot deadline will complicate plans for November elections

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Rubio testifies he didn't know of allegations an ex-lawmaker was lobbying for Venezuela's Maduro

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Iran's parliamentary speaker Qalibaf is floated as a possible US contact in talks as war rages

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Trump casts Florida mail ballot as he pushes Congress to severely limit that voting option

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