Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
Feds announce charges against American who ran a Russian ‘propaganda center’
Federal prosecutors unsealed charges Tuesday against a woman who ran what they called a "Russian propaganda center" in New York, trying to inject Moscow's viewpoint into American politics. Published March 8, 2022
DHS intelligence office bungled warnings about Jan. 6 violence, inspector general finds
Analysts in Homeland Security's intelligence division spotted threats leading up to last year's mass intrusion of Trump supporters at the U.S. Capitol, but the department did not send out any alerts until two days after the mayhem, an inspector general said in a new report Tuesday. Published March 8, 2022
Man used pandemic benefits to buy a $58,000 Pokemon card
A Georgia man was sentenced to three years in prison after admitting he bilked the federal government out of $85,000 and used most of it to buy a Pokemon card. Published March 7, 2022
EXCLUSIVE: Senator wants ICE vote delayed after domestic violence allegation against Biden nominee
Sen. James Lankford asked Democrats on Monday to delay a planned vote this week on President Biden's pick to lead ICE after accusations of domestic violence surfaced. Published March 7, 2022
EXCLUSIVE: Biden’s pick to lead ICE was probed over domestic violence complaint
President Biden's nominee to lead the country's deportation agency faced a domestic violence accusation from his wife, according to documents filed in a tangentially related sexual harassment lawsuit. Published March 7, 2022
Former citizenship chief urges Biden to halt Russian visas
In an average year, roughly 150,000 Russians will enter the U.S. as students, academics, pro athletes, investors, or, most common, as visitors on tourism or business trips. Published March 5, 2022
Judge rules Biden overreached in exempting kids from border pandemic policies
A federal judge on Friday slammed President Biden's decision to grant an exemption to illegal immigrant children at the border by allowing them to enter while other migrants are turned back amid the pandemic. Published March 4, 2022
DHS grants protected status to Ukrainians in U.S.
The Homeland Security Department granted Temporary Protected Status to Ukrainians in the U.S. on Thursday, giving both illegal immigrants and those here on short-term visas a chance to remain and work for up to 18 months amid their country's chaos. Published March 3, 2022
Feds accused American citizen of violating Russia-oligarch sanctions
Federal prosecutors announced charges Thursday against an American they say violated U.S. sanctions by working for a Russian oligarch, calling the case an "example" amid Moscow's ongoing aggression in Ukraine. Published March 3, 2022
Biden dodges issue of relief for Ukrainians in U.S.
President Biden's tough talk this week for Russia and words of comfort for Ukraine didn't extend to tens of thousands of Ukrainian citizens already here in the U.S., who fear having to return to their war-torn home country. Published March 2, 2022
Biden administration restarts troubled Iraqi refugee program
The State Department said it is reviving an Iraqi refugee program that was abruptly shut down early last year after investigators discovered government employees had been pilfering files in order to help people file bogus applications. Published March 2, 2022
Biden’s guest list for State of the Union falls flat
Ukraine's ambassador had a prime seat for President Biden's State of the Union address Tuesday, with an invitation to sit next to first lady Jill Biden and accept the accolades of an enthusiastic Congress. Published March 1, 2022
Feds nab financier accused of netting $71 million in coronavirus loan fees
Federal prosecutors announced charges Tuesday against a man they say lied about being a lending institution, got approved as a pass-through for coronavirus loans, and "faked" his way into collecting more than $70 million in taxpayer money through his deception. Published March 1, 2022
Ukraine’s ambassador to join Jill Biden for State of the Union
Ukraine's ambassador to the U.S. will sit with first lady Jill Biden for Tuesday's State of the Union address, the White House announced. Published March 1, 2022
Arizona woman sentenced for voting in dead father’s name
An Arizona woman was sentenced Monday to probation after admitting she illegally cast a mail-in ballot in her dead father's name. Published February 28, 2022
Stranded by U.S., Afghan allies wonder if helping was a ‘mistake’
Experts say tens of thousands of other Afghans who should have been evacuated were instead stranded -- including many who directly assisted the U.S. government and were promised a ticket out of the country under the Special Immigrant Visa program. Published February 28, 2022
Supreme Court ponders EPA’s role in stemming climate change
Coal-producing states and power companies went to the Supreme Court Monday to try to block the Biden administration from imposing the president's greenhouse gas policies without seeking more authority from Congress. Published February 28, 2022
GOP presses Biden administration on Afghan evacuees amid new terrorism concerns
Six months after the end of the Afghan airlift, congressional Republican investigators say it's time for the Department of Homeland Security to release details of the 76,000 Afghan evacuees who've been brought to the U.S. and released into communities around the country. Published February 25, 2022
W.Va. AG Morrisey says Republican attorneys general stepping up to stop Biden ‘overreach’
President Biden has raced too far and too fast in reshaping the federal government on everything from immigration to environmental policy, leaving himself open to serious legal challenges, said West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey. Published February 24, 2022
Border Patrol agent kills illegal immigrant during chase in Arizona
A Border Patrol agent shot and killed an illegal immigrant during a chase through a remote canyon in southeastern Arizona, the Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday. Published February 23, 2022
