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The San Diego Union-Tribune - Politics

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

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

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

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Most families of US troops killed in the Iran war's deadliest attack won't be at White House event

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Arizona welcomes new Taiwan representative office, rejecting warning from China

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

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

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

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

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

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Trump approves firing squad execution for Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan

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

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

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

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

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Warren, Hawley press insurers over closed, unpaid claims

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Michael Smolens: Officials give reassurances while warning about election security

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

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Two La Mesa council candidates running unopposed, ensuring female supermajority

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'Pain in the ass': Trump again shows annoyance with Paxton after leaked audio

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Judge temporarily blocks border wall construction in Texas' Big Bend region

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San Diego research institutions aren't talking about Prop. 38, even though they stand to receive billions

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A National Guard member deployed to Washington, DC, is arrested on firearms charge

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Guns, voting and immigration on deck for Supreme Court

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Military service members, here's what you need to know to vote in California while you're away

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Former GOP Rep. David Rivera sentenced to 10 years for secret Venezuela lobbying

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Environmental groups sue Trump administration over eased vehicle fuel economy rules

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Senate Republicans move cash from purple North Carolina to red Kansas as battle for majority shifts

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FBI gives employees a classified 'Patel Report' about times when it 'fell short'

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Bailey, Crosby clash on taxes, trash, homelessness, rent control

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Trump stumps for candidates in deep red Alabama and says he'll be back again next week

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Trump tried to make an ally out of fishermen. Some have started to turn on him

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Kennedy Center Honors to be held at Capital One Arena amid fight over adding Trump's name

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How Jon Ossoff and Susan Collins are turning a mundane part of their jobs into a reelection pitch

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Iowa lawmakers to vote on raising tax incentive cap for a $15B steel plant

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Trump administration says it has no plans for ICE officers at polls. Activists are preparing anyway

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G7 nations will release 100 million barrels of oil and diesel fuel after prices soar

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Republicans and Democrats find a unifying target: pharmacy benefit managers

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Food safety finds a place among 'kitchen-table' political issues

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States put criminal justice, marijuana policies before voters in 2026

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Households will pay more for energy because of federal policy changes, think tank says

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Trump administration's quiet move makes it harder for some US citizens abroad to vote, lawsuit says

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Abortion is on the ballot again as post-Roe policies continue to evolve

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Pete Hegseth creates a Pentagon Office of Religious Affairs reporting directly to him

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'I'd rather die here than in Africa': Migrants describe violent deportation flight

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Boston is waging an all-out war on rats

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Michael Smolens: Ignoring reality, SANDAG again pushes airport transit fantasy

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Rubio waives human rights restrictions to release $320 million in military aid to Egypt

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Judge overturns Trump's decision to fire court-appointed US attorney in Seattle

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A balcony solar bill in California is now law. When can you plug in?

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City boots Save Starlight from Balboa Park's Starlight Bowl

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Justice Department finds UCLA law school illegally used race in admissions

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Federal panel gives final approval to new design for White House security screening center

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Georgia election board will not immediately move ahead with GOP plan to fix flaw in election system

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Wes Moore forms bipartisan governors group on AI, citing federal inaction

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Supreme Court will hear dispute over a Kentucky church's plan to build a shrine on residential land

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New ICE guidance bans high-speed car chases and sets tighter rules for traffic stops, a memo shows

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Third aircraft carrier and thousands of troops head to Mideast as Trump weighs new Iran strikes

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Supreme Court denies Arizona's bid to delay start of takeover of healthcare in state prisons

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States and cities sue over Trump's EPA eliminating rule that limits emissions from power plants

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Trump sidesteps questions on endorsing Netanyahu before Oct. 27 Israeli elections

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Democratic group offers a new framework for the US-Israel relationship as party rifts deepen

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