Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
Fight to clean voter lists gains ground after 2020 election
The Public Interest Legal Foundation went to Pennsylvania with a list of tens of thousands of people who were likely dead, but still on the state's voter rolls in the weeks before the 2020 election. Published December 26, 2021
Trump asks justices to prevent Jan. 6 committee from getting his documents
Former President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to step in and block the House committee investigating the events of Jan. 6 from gaining access to some of his presidential documents. Published December 23, 2021
Nearly 50,000 Afghans resettled in U.S., 25,000 remain at military bases
All Afghan evacuees have been processed and released from the Marine Corps base at Quantico, the Biden administration announced Thursday, shutting down the second of eight bases that had been housing the refugees who were rescued as part of the August airlift. Published December 23, 2021
Biden, Democrats face trouble with independents
President Biden and fellow Democrats head into a congressional election year seriously "out of step" with Americans on dozens of key issues, according to a Republican-leaning polling outfit, which has a year's worth of data to prove it. Published December 23, 2021
ICE to deploy body cameras on special agents
ICE said Tuesday it will begin to deploy body cameras on special agents, to be followed eventually by deportation officers, in a move the Biden administration characterized as bringing "transparency" to the agency. Published December 21, 2021
Secret Service says pandemic fraud totals nearly $100 billion
The U.S. Secret Service said Tuesday that fraudulent coronavirus pandemic benefit claims are "nearing $100 billion," and the agency named its first-ever national coordinator to oversee its investigations. Published December 21, 2021
‘Potential terrorist’ nabbed jumping border in Arizona
Border Patrol agents say they nabbed a "potential terrorist" trying to jump the border Friday, adding a national security dimension to the border chaos that's erupted in southwestern Arizona this month. Published December 20, 2021
GOP policy chief wants party to have solutions in 2022
Backers of a socialized health care system are eager to point to Canada and European countries as models for how good it can be. Rep. Gary Palmer likes to point to them as evidence for how bad it can be. Published December 20, 2021
DHS to plug gaps Biden left in Trump’s border wall
Homeland Security announced Monday it will re-start construction on President Trump's border wall, moving to plug "gaps" left in place after President Biden ordered all work to stop on his first day. Published December 20, 2021
DHS to add 20,000 guest-worker visas for seasonal jobs
Homeland Security said Monday it will add 20,000 new slots to a seasonal guest-worker program this winter, including thousands of visas set aside for people from countries responsible for much of the illegal immigrant surge. Published December 20, 2021
COVID-19 funds used to make snow, rent band and buy tote bags; wasteful spending revealed in report
The federal government's coronavirus spending spree turned out to be a snow job -- literally. Published December 20, 2021
Foreign-born population soars to new record under Biden; highest rate of immigrants since 1910
The U.S. has had a massive surge in immigration this year, with as many as 1.5 million newcomers and a record 46.2 million foreign-born people, according to a report for the Center for Immigration Studies. Published December 20, 2021
Democrats in bind over amnesty as immigration groups demand payoff
Democrats face intense pressure from immigrant-rights advocates who say the party must deliver on a broad amnesty program. Published December 19, 2021
Illegal immigration ticks up; DHS border numbers show worst November on record
The Biden administration oversaw the worst November on record for illegal border activity, with Customs and Border Protection recording nearly 174,000 encounters with illegal immigrants. Published December 17, 2021
Parliamentarian rejects Democrats’ bid to stick immigration legalization in budget
The Senate parliamentarian ruled Thursday that Democrats can't stick a legalization program for illegal immigrants into President Biden's budget bill, putting the party in a political bind as it tries to move forward. Published December 16, 2021
Biden halts plan to pay illegal immigrant families separated at border
The federal government has pulled out of negotiations to pay massive settlements to illegal immigrant families separated at the border during the Trump administration, attorneys for the families said Thursday. Published December 16, 2021
Nation’s capital becomes safe haven for illegals; new DHS rules expand no-go zones for ICE arrests
Any Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who wants to arrest an illegal immigrant in the District of Columbia will have to hope the target is sunning in Rock Creek Park or rowing on the Anacostia River. Published December 16, 2021
ACLU launches ad campaign to pressure Biden over illegal immigrant families
The American Civil Liberties Union, which is trying to win massive payments for illegal immigrant families separated under the Trump administration, announced a new ad campaign Wednesday to pressure President Biden to "repair" the damage done to the families. Published December 15, 2021
DHS removes roadblocks to save time for some refugees who want to come to the U.S.
Homeland Security has ditched an interview requirement for spouses and children of refugees who want to come to the U.S. as a package deal, saying it was taking too long to complete the cases without much benefit from the extra work. Published December 15, 2021
Illegal immigrant Russians nabbed making run at U.S. border
Three vehicles piled with Russian illegal immigrants made a run at the U.S. border on Sunday, drawing gunfire from a Homeland Security officer. Published December 14, 2021
