Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
IRS worked overtime to probe Twitter Files journalist Matt Taibbi
The IRS really must have wanted to investigate Matt Taibbi, the Twitter Files journalist. Published May 24, 2023
Appeals court upholds school’s diversity policy that curtailed Asian American student admissions
A federal appeals court upheld the diversity policy at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology, ruling Tuesday that the plan survives constitutional scrutiny despite cutting Asian American admissions by 26%. Published May 23, 2023
DHS missed MS-13 warnings to admit man accused of murdering Kayla Hamilton
The Department of Homeland Security missed signs that an illegal immigrant juvenile had ties to MS-13 when admitting him to the U.S., where he now stands accused of murdering a 20-year-old woman in Maryland. Published May 23, 2023
9th Circuit Court shoots down ‘anti-racist’ push to nix immigration law
A federal appeals court overturned a lower court ruling that had found a key section of immigration law to be tainted by racism, dealing a blow to "anti-racist" activists who see the case as a major test for cleansing the federal code of bigoted statutes. Published May 22, 2023
Border arrests drop below 3,000 a day; rate rises for migrants evading capture
The Border Patrol apprehended fewer than 3,000 migrants a day from Friday through Sunday, marking a dramatic lessening of chaos at the southwestern border. Published May 22, 2023
Migrant deaths spur soul-searching at DHS
Homeland Security rushed to beef up its medical screening of illegal immigrants at the border after the death last week of an 8-year-old girl who'd repeatedly complained about health issues while in Border Patrol custody, then succumbed after suffering a seizure. Published May 22, 2023
DHS says it complied with judge’s ‘parole’ order but discovered several thousand new cases
Homeland Security officials say they have identified several thousand more migrants they paroled into the country last week ahead of a judge's restraining order, but said all of the releases complied with their understanding of the terms of the order. Published May 20, 2023
House probes Wildlife Service’s social justice agenda; Nature put downriver of agency’s priorities
The House Natural Resources Committee, which has launched an investigation into the Fish and Wildlife Service's spending on its social justice agenda, said the agency charged with rescuing endangered species is focusing much of its time and money working instead on "social change." Published May 19, 2023
Border Patrol agents shot at from Mexico while rescuing 4-year-old migrant
Border Patrol agents say they came under gunfire from Mexico on Monday while they were working to rescue a 4-year-old boy whom smugglers had dropped into the U.S. from the border wall. Published May 19, 2023
Comer says the rising number of terrorism suspects at the border is a ‘clear national security risk’
House Republicans have launched a probe into the soaring number of terrorism suspects who've been detected trying to sneak into the U.S. under President Biden, calling it a "clear national security risk" and demanding Homeland Security cough up its plan for stopping the surge. Published May 19, 2023
Supreme Court Justice Gorsuch scolds Americans over handling of pandemic emergencies
Supreme Court Justice Neil M. Gorsuch issued a searing denunciation of the way the country handled the coronavirus pandemic in a statement Thursday warning that Americans were all too eager to give up their freedoms on the say-so of a few chief executives. Published May 18, 2023
Most migrants still caught and released into U.S. after Title 42
Most illegal immigrants at the border are still being caught and released after the end of Title 42, according to new numbers obtained by The Washington Times that challenge Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas' promises of "consequences." Published May 18, 2023
Supreme Court sides with Big Tech in families’ lawsuits over promotion of terrorist videos, content
The Supreme Court gave some breathing room to tech companies in a ruling Thursday, shooting down two lawsuits by relatives of victims of terrorism who wanted to hold social media platforms liable for hosting terrorist content. Published May 18, 2023
8-year-old migrant dies in Border Patrol custody
An 8-year-old illegal immigrant girl died Wednesday while in Border Patrol custody, the agency announced, saying she suffered a "medical emergency" that cost her life. Published May 17, 2023
Senate votes to block Biden’s leniency on immigrants using welfare
The Senate voted Wednesday to overturn a Biden administration rule that allows legal immigrants to use welfare without having to worry about facing consequences in their future status. Published May 17, 2023
16 more terrorist suspects detected at border in April
Border Patrol agents detected 16 more terrorist suspects sneaking into the U.S. last month, bringing the total to 96 this fiscal year. Published May 17, 2023
House spending bill calls for $2 billion for border wall, thousands more Border Patrol agents
House Republicans' new homeland security spending bill would pump billions of dollars into border security by restarting construction of former President Donald Trump's wall, adding thousands of Border Patrol agents and boosting the number of beds for migrants awaiting deportation. Published May 17, 2023
Judge scolds Biden administration over post-Title 42 releases of illegal immigrants
A federal judge rebuked the Department of Homeland Security for releasing 2,567 migrants on "parole" even after he had issued a temporary restraining order, and demanded that the department track what happens to those migrants as they disperse throughout the country. Published May 17, 2023
National Institutes of Health cuts off Wuhan Institute of Virology from taxpayer funding
The National Institutes of Health has quietly erased the Wuhan Institute of Virology -- the facility at the center of speculation about the origin of COVID-19 -- from its list of labs that can conduct animal testing with U.S. money. Published May 17, 2023
IRS has built its own e-file system to compete with TurboTax
The IRS said Tuesday that it could create its own electronic direct-file system that would allow many taxpayers to bypass expensive companies such as TurboTax and complete their returns for free -- but said it will take an infusion of manpower and money to get it done. Published May 16, 2023
