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The San Diego Union-Tribune - Politics

Controversial attack ad featuring Democrat's estranged mother has run its course in Ohio

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Ex-FBI officials accused of false statements about Hunter Biden press for dismissal of charges

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Judge presses the Trump administration for details on its campaign to stop noncitizens from voting

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Sandy Hook families urge Supreme Court to uphold state and local bans on AR-15-style rifles

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Judge blocks Trump administration's Medicaid rule forcing sick recipients to prove frailty

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Justice Department subpoenas California officials in escalation of its scrutiny of local elections

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FACT FOCUS: Misinformation about voting spreads less than a week before Election Day

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El-Sayed and Stevens to make rare joint appearance as Democrats seek unity in Michigan Senate race

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How Trump's immigration crackdown sparked a backlash that could boomerang in the midterms

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Senate is skeptical about making daylight saving time permanent despite Trump's pressure

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Stolen election rhetoric from Trump isn't new. His ability to act on those claims is

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What to know about the impact of Flávio Bolsonaro's arrival in the US

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CNN, MS NOW and Politico ask court to make Trump access order permanent

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Trump cancels rallies in Kansas and Iowa, opting for telerallies to reach more voters, RNC says

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Trump immigration policies could turn away much-needed foreign doctors, critics say

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On affordability: Can a politician make your groceries cheaper?

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Alaska's governor orders a probe into Peltola's Senate campaign over the second Sullivan candidate

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Hegseth fires the Pentagon's top military planner even as Trump considers new Iran strikes

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Justice Department announces Trump plans for golf course are in the works, course will close Nov. 15

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Judge denies federal request to segregate California ballots, says it would 'wreak havoc' on voting

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'Thinly veiled voter purge': San Diego, Imperial counties respond to DOJ demands for voter info

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US bans imports from 3 Chinese biotech companies over forced labor allegations

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Pentagon watchdog tells lawmakers it won't investigate Starlink slowdowns to Ukraine

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Flood worries prompting San Diego to structurally shrink Hodges Dam by 35 feet

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US warns allies to prepare for possible Iran strikes, retaliation after elections, AP sources say

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Trump's Justice Department pushes a spate of politically sensitive cases as midterm elections near

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Conservative activists O'Keefe, Higby charged with unlawful voting in Minnesota

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Trump calls for prosecution of Democratic Alaska Senate candidate over spoiler candidate controversy

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Fifty-fifty, Fetterman and filibuster: What could a split Senate look like?

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Iran war's cost to American taxpayers grows to an estimated $47.1 billion

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What to know about The AP Voter Poll

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Lawsuit seeks to block ICE from hiding locations of detainees with final removal orders

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Trump in Ohio and Obama in Georgia make closing stretch appeals to midterm voters in pivotal states

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RFK Jr. eases access to unproven peptides despite opposition from FDA scientists

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Republicans emphasize transgender ads, putting cultural issues over voters' economic anxiety

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Trump's cure for Republicans' midterm woes is more Trump. Will it work?

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Disinformation videos, likely from Russia, are exploiting real people to malign Senate candidates

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California confidence index jumps as election looms

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A record number of women are running for state legislatures this year

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San Diego Registrar 'evaluating' response to DOJ voter-information demand, threat of prosecution

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San Diego OKs new water rates that don't reward conservation to comply with court ruling

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Thousands might lose Medi-Cal come 2027. Voters will decide if there's more money to help.

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San Diego City Council passes a temporary moratorium on data centers

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Special master could evaluate Justice Department's claims of noncitizens on California voter rolls

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In 6 states, ballots include bans on noncitizen voting

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Who should be believed? Trump's social media post on golf course leads lawyers back to court

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Grand jury refuses to indict ex-White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, AP sources say

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Has my 2026 ballot been counted? How to check — and what to do if there's an issue

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Trump says he's ending restrictions on climate-warming methane from oil drilling

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FACT FOCUS: Kennedy's 'Arabs don't produce science' claim meets a Nobel Prize reality check

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US and Cuban officials engage in a shouting match during a UN debate over the economic embargo

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Former Poway council member charged with bribery denied mental health diversion program

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Supreme Court won't intervene to allow judges to pause some deportation proceedings

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AP sources: Federal agents search Beverly Hills mansion in investigation of ex-Rep. Eric Swalwell

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Talarico vows to 'take back Texas' as Trump makes last-minute push to keep the state in GOP hands

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Global cyberscams bilk Americans out of billions. A fragmented US response means few get money back

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Libertarians could spoil Republicans' chances in the fight for control of the US Senate

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How Trump's 'little detour' to Iran became a roadblock in the midterm elections

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Documents support claim that ICE has detained a mentally ill US citizen since January

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Trump and Rubio plan to visit oil tanker carrying Venezuelan crude in Texas

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Judge extends court-ordered block on Trump's renovation plans for public golf course in Washington

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Hunter Biden laptop issue resurfaces as judge scolds prosecutors over case against ex-FBI officials

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Ahead of midterms, Trump offers $1 million reward to voter fraud tipsters

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New audit blames gaping city streetlight repair backlog on weak worker oversight, bad management

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Gasoline prices under Trump surpass Biden-era average

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Appeals court declines to block California from counting 20,000 disputed ballots

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Trump-Epstein ties covered up, House Democrats allege; want special counsel

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Illinois man charged with mailing white powder to members of Congress

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Trump administration attempting to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey again

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Trump administration asks Washington to set aside ballots from 400 voters it says may be noncitizens

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Mystery Ohio news site boosting Ramaswamy's Amy Acton ad tied to California GOP non-profit

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She voted for Trump every time. Then came cancer and the bills

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6 citizens sue Trump, saying media ban deprives them of news as audience stakeholders

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Trump campaigns in Mississippi, highlighting Republicans' challenges

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Judge: Trump DOJ illegally fired ex-FBI director's daughter, Maurene Comey, as a federal prosecutor

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Trump failed to stop inflation. Now Republicans may pay the price in the midterm elections

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In his own words: Trump on gas prices and energy costs since launching the war with Iran

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Thousands of observers are expected to descend on polling places to monitor the vote on Election Day

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Thune scrambles to save his Senate majority as voters voice concern over the Iran war and gas prices

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Who's on Air Force One? Trump's midterms entourage includes strategists, aides and aging athletes

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San Diego leaders make final push for and against Prop. 39 voter ID measure

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2 states, 2 abortion ballot measures, and the effort to win over Gen Z voters

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Monae Johnson questioned vote-counting machines. Running elections changed her mind.

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Judge asked to compel Trump administration to disclose emails and texts about Kennedy Center plans

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Bailey, Crosby clash over City Hall, carpetbagging and partisan politics in fierce San Diego City Council race

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Trump escalates anti-Muslim attacks against El-Sayed in Michigan, drawing Arab American rebuke

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Michael Smolens: Gloria strongly backs license plate readers. Flock's? Not so much

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'I think they're just letting it go': As GOP lags, late momentum favors von Wilpert in the region's biggest House race

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Prop. 45 seeks to rewrite state environmental law. Here's why San Diegans should care

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Flock out of San Diego? The upcoming election could be a factor.

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Dozens of vote centers open for early in-person voting across San Diego County

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'I was ignored.' Lemon Grove city clerk resigns, warns of administrative issues

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Less than 2 weeks from Election Day, here's how much is being spent in San Diego City Council races

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The millions spent by California billionaires against Prop. 40 is about 0.07% of their wealth

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Trump, seeking to help Maine Sen. Susan Collins, exempts some Canadian imports from his 50% tariffs

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Can a bill on Capitol Hill tackle data center concerns in San Diego?

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Young men who helped get Trump elected are 'blackpilling' out of politics

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US designates helium as a critical material, citing its importance for semiconductors

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A year after 'Broadview Six' indictment, failed case still reverberates in federal court

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What's going on with Dan Sullivan and Dan Sullivan? The Alaska Senate litigation, explained

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