San Diego Union Tribune

• White House sidelines staffers detailed to National Security Council, aligning team to Trump agenda

  The move is meant to ensure the council is staffed by those who support Trump's agenda.

• Trump finds new ways to flex presidential power after returning to White House

  Although he tried to follow a similar playbook during his first term, there are fewer guardrails this time.

• Trump’s immigration crackdown leaves some families weighing the risk of sending kids to school

  The Trump administration announced it would allow federal immigration agencies to make arrests at schools, churches and hospitals.

• Trump administration cancels travel for refugees already cleared to resettle in the US

  Thousands of refugees are now stranded around the globe.

• Trump rescinds Biden’s executive order on AI safety in attempt to diverge from his predecessor

  Donald Trump made a symbolic mark on the future of artificial intelligence by repealing Joe Biden’s guardrails

• New San Diego hotel openings fall to slowest level in more than a decade

  New hotel construction has picked up as pandemic-delayed projects move forward, from Coronado to Carlsbad.

• Trump demands an apology from bishop who asked him to ‘have mercy’ on LGBTQ+ people and migrants

  Donald Trump is demanding an apology from the Episcopal bishop.

• Justice Department directs prosecutors to probe local efforts to obstruct immigration enforcement

  Federal prosecutors will investigate any state or local officials who stand in the way of beefed-up enforcement of immigration laws

• Border Patrol agent killed in Vermont worked at the Pentagon during 9/11, family says

  A U.S. Border Patrol agent killed during a traffic stop near the Canadian border worked security duty at the Pentagon during the time of the Sept. 11 attacks.

• Wind-whipped fires keep San Diego region on edge, with more Santa Anas on the way

  Scores of residents were urged to flee as fast-moving fires hurtled through bone-dry brush in Bonsall and Mission Valley Tuesday