Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
Federal judge unloads on Biden border policies as ‘divorced from reality’
A federal judge delivered a severe spanking to President Biden over the southern border, ruling Wednesday that there is an illegal immigration "crisis" and accusing the administration of reducing the boundary to "a meaningless line in the sand." Published March 8, 2023
Senator wants to send military to Mexico, declare war on cartels after Americans’ deaths
A leading senator on Wednesday called for the U.S. to declare a war on Mexican cartels, saying the killings of two Americans by gangs should earn a response by the full might of the U.S. military. Published March 8, 2023
Afghan allies ‘hunted down systematically’ by Taliban, U.S. troops tell Congress
The U.S. must renew its efforts to rescue Afghan allies who fought alongside Americans and were left behind in the chaotic withdrawal, veterans told Congress on Wednesday, calling the abandonment a moral stain. Published March 8, 2023
Majority of Americans believe COVID-19 came from Chinese lab: Poll
The majority of Americans now believe that COVID-19 sprang from a Chinese lab, according to a new poll that shows recent work by the FBI and the Energy Department has swayed the public. Published March 8, 2023
Sobbing spring: Feds struggle to fill seats for ‘ecogrief’ training session
The Fish and Wildlife Service's "ecogrief" training is more widespread than originally thought, having already been conducted in "many" of the agency's regions, according to an internal email obtained by The Washington Times. Published March 8, 2023
Immigration activists rip Biden over get-tough border proposal
Immigrant rights advocates blasted the Biden administration Tuesday after a report that Homeland Security is thinking of reviving detention of illegal alien families to stem an expected migrant surge at the border this spring. Published March 7, 2023
Jordan subpoenas DHS’ ousted disinformation chief, school board officials who challenged parents
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan issued a subpoena Monday to Nina Jankowicz, the woman who first led then was ousted from the Homeland Security Department's disinformation board. Published March 6, 2023
Biden loses footing with Republicans now in power
President Biden's reversal on a House GOP-led measure exposed a White House still struggling to figure out how to operate in a Washington where Republicans have partial control over the agenda. Published March 5, 2023
ICE paid millions to leave detention beds empty: inspector general
Homeland Security's migrant detention agency paid more than $8 million for detention beds that went unused in a Louisiana facility, the department's inspector general said in a new report that also blasted the jail for filthy conditions and overly strict rules. Published March 4, 2023
MS-13’s smuggling operations in Mexico help gang members reach U.S.: DOJ
MS-13 has expanded its operations into Mexico, running migrant smuggling routes in order to make money and be able to send reinforcements into the U.S. to replace gang members who get arrested or deported, according to federal prosecutors. Published March 2, 2023
Biden gets tough on pandemic fraud; promises more money, time to prosecute scammers
President Biden is proposing more money to go after pandemic fraudsters, and calling on Congress to pass legislation giving investigators and prosecutors more time to bring criminal cases and new powers to recover money from those they can't prosecute. Published March 2, 2023
Sen. Tom Cotton challenges U.S. asylum policy, says New Orleans more dangerous than Honduras
Sen. Tom Cotton challenged the Biden administration's more lenient asylum policies Wednesday, saying the U.S. is now allowing people to claim protection if they come from countries that are, on the whole, safer than some major American cities. Published March 1, 2023
Scammer filed unemployment claim in name of feds’ top investigator
The government's top investigator was testifying to Congress when he made a startling revelation: Someone had used his identity to apply for pandemic unemployment benefits. Published March 1, 2023
Border Patrol agent accidentally shot smuggling suspect, federal officials say
A Border Patrol agent was trying to arrest a migrant smuggling suspect when his gun fired, striking the man in the arm. Published March 1, 2023
Equal Rights Amendment stumbles in court and on Capitol Hill
The Equal Rights Amendment suffered twin setbacks this week after a federal appeals court shot down an effort to force it into the Constitution, and the nominee to lead the National Archives reaffirmed she won't act on her own to add it to the government's founding document. Published March 1, 2023
Supreme Court signals skepticism of Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan
Supreme Court justices expressed skepticism Tuesday over President Biden's student loan forgiveness plan, with the court's GOP-appointed members raising questions of fairness and wondering why Congress wasn't consulted on a $400 billion program. Published February 28, 2023
Supreme Court rules in MoneyGram case; first majority opinion by Justice Jackson
The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in favor of states that say financial instruments that are abandoned should go to the states where they were purchased, not to where the company that sold them is located. Published February 28, 2023
House GOP probing illegal immigrant teen who committed MS-13 murder
House Republicans opened a probe Tuesday into a case where authorities say an MS-13 gang member -- who reportedly came to the U.S. as a child -- murdered a woman. Published February 28, 2023
Rep. Matt Gaetz: GOP doesn’t have the votes to impeach Mayorkas
Republicans don't have the votes to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, according to Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, a key lawmaker pushing the effort. Published February 27, 2023
Taliban comb Kabul records to hunt down U.S. war allies
Operatives of the new Taliban government in Kabul are still trying to identify and retaliate against Afghans who cooperated with the 20-year American military and reconstruction effort, a U.S. government report said. Published February 27, 2023
