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Stephen Dinan

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Stephen Dinan can be reached at sdinan@washingtontimes.com.

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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz responds to questions from reporters regarding whether he will seek a third term during a press conference following an event on the state's new Paid Family and Medical Leave program, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, in Minneapolis. (Kerem Yücel/Minnesota Public Radio via AP)

Walz tells Minnesotans to cool it with violence

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz urged his state's residents to tone it down as violent protests have erupted in the wake of Wednesday's ICE-involved shooting, saying that sort of chaos could be used by President Trump to justify more vigorous federal intervention. Published January 8, 2026

A bullet hole is seen in the windshield as law enforcement officers attend to the scene of the shooting involving federal law enforcement agents, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Tom Baker)

ICE officer kills protester; DHS says woman tried to run down federal agents

An ICE officer shot and killed a woman who had been using her vehicle to block them from getting through a Minneapolis street on Wednesday, fueling a debate over President Trump's ongoing efforts at mass deportations and the violent resistance that's sprung up against it. Published January 7, 2026

Detainees held at El Valle Detention Center in Raymondville, Texas are seen outside briefly, Thursday, May 1, 2025, after a federal judge in the district barred the Trump administration from deporting any Venezuelans from South Texas under the Alien Enemies Act, an 18th-century wartime law. (AP Photo/Valerie Gonzalez, File)

Migrants facing detention find new reprieve from federal courts

As the Trump administration moves to arrest and detain more illegal immigrants, their lawyers have figured out a way to fight back in regular federal courts by filing habeas corpus cases demanding judges order their release. Published January 6, 2026

President Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House, Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Rebel without a pause: Trump forged a frenetic first year

President Trump kicked off his first year back in office with an Inauguration Day for the record books, signing 26 executive orders that erased much of his predecessor's legacy and began his own quest to remake the federal bureaucracy in his image. Published January 2, 2026

A prisoner is moved as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem tours the Terrorist Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, on March 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

Trump is seeing terrorists in surprising new places

President Trump has emerged as the king of terrorist designations. In less than a year in office, he has added more groups to the State Department's Foreign Terrorist Organization list than any other administration did over four years. Published December 30, 2025

President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House, Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Trump’s first year has changed the way government speaks

If Ronald Reagan was the Great Communicator, then President Trump is the Big Editor, trying to shape the way the country thinks about the issues he cares about by changing how it talks about them. Published December 24, 2025

A variety of AR-15-style rifles are displayed under an American flag at the Kittery Trading Post, Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, in Kittery, Maine. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) **FILE**

Feds sue D.C. police over de facto ban on AR-15s

The federal Justice Department sued the Metropolitan Police Department on Monday over its treatment of would-be gun owners in the city, accusing the office of refusing to register common weapons like the AR-15 rifle. Published December 22, 2025

Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., speaks during the confirmation hearing for Kash Patel at the Capitol in Washington on Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) ** FILE **

Schmitt proposes bill to shield Americans from sham Chinese court rulings

Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt is proposing what appears to be first-of-its-kind legislation to prevent China from enforcing politically motivated court verdicts against Americans, amid an intensifying fight over the Wuhan lab at the center of speculation about the origin of the coronavirus pandemic. Published December 22, 2025