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Stephen Dinan

Stephen Dinan

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

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President Donald Trump tours a section of the border wall in San Luis, Ariz., June 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Trump’s border wall sees slow start in second term

President Trump, closing out his first term, was erecting his border wall at a rate of more than a mile a day as he rushed to fulfill one of his marquee promises from the 2016 campaign. Construction is moving much more slowly in his second term, however. Published January 27, 2026

A protester is pepper sprayed at close range while being detained near the site of the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (Ellen Schmidt/MinnPost via AP)

Minnesota asks judge to order ICE out of the state

Minnesota asked a federal judge Monday to issue an immediate order shutting down President Trump's immigration surge and booting thousands of federal officers out of the state, saying the latest shooting death of an American citizen requires the courts to rein in the White House. Published January 26, 2026

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner walks towards the West Wing following a TV interview at the White House in Washington on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) **FILE**

HUD orders citizenship checks for those in public housing

The Department of Housing and Urban Development ordered an immediate review of the citizenship status of those receiving public housing assistance, saying Friday that an initial review spotted nearly 6,000 ineligible people, and nearly 200,000 more who needed more verification. Published January 23, 2026

U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino speaks during a news conference Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

DHS says family abandoned 5-year-old migrant, ICE ‘cared for him’

The 5-year-old migrant boy at the center of a dispute in Minnesota was abandoned in a vehicle by his father, and his mother refused to open the door and take him in, so ICE officers "cared for him," Homeland Security officials said Friday. Published January 23, 2026

In this photo taken by a drone, migrants are seen in custody at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection processing area under the Anzalduas International Bridge in Mission, Texas, on Thursday, March 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) **FILE**

CBP makes million-dollar drug busts on Texas border

Customs and Border Protection officers manning a crossing between Mexico and Texas sniffed out more than $1.2 million in illegal drugs in two incidents this weekend, the agency told The Washington Times. Published January 22, 2026

Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith testifies before the House Judiciary Committee about his investigations into President Donald Trump at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Jack Smith suggests Trump charges could be brought again

Former special counsel Jack Smith refused Thursday to rule out the possibility that a future Justice Department could revive his criminal cases against President Trump once he leaves office in 2029. Published January 22, 2026

An HSUS Animal Rescue Team member carries a beagle into the organization's care and rehabilitation center in Maryland on Thursday, July 21, 2022, after the organization removed the first 201 beagles as part of a transfer plan from Envigo RMS LLC facility in Cumberland, Va. The Humane Society of the United States says it has removed the last group of beagles from a troubled breeding facility in Virginia that had planned to sell the dogs to animal testing labs. The organization said it took away the remaining 312 dogs at the facility in Cumberland on Thursday, Sept. 1. (Kevin Wolf/AP Images for the HSUS) **FILE**

EPA to end mammal testing by 2035, reviving Trump-era goal

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin will commit the agency to ending testing on mammals by 2035, reviving a key goal of the first Trump administration and reversing a Biden-era walkback. Published January 22, 2026