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Stephen Dinan

Stephen Dinan

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

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President Donald Trump speaks at a rally Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

House impeachment team demands Trump testify

The Democratic impeachment managers sent a letter Thursday demanding that former President Donald Trump appear and testify as part of the upcoming impeachment trial in the Senate, and said if he refuses it will be evidence of his guilt. Published February 4, 2021

In this June 22, 2016, file photo, Border Patrol agent Eduardo Olmos walks near the secondary fence separating Tijuana, Mexico, background, and San Diego in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Biden thwarts the law with border wall halt: House GOP

Republicans on the House Oversight Committee demanded an explanation Thursday from the new Homeland Security secretary about President Biden's order to stop border wall construction, saying it "thwarts the will of Congress," which just approved nearly $1.4 billion in new money for the project. Published February 4, 2021

In this Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, file photo, President Joe Biden speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. Biden has extended the interest-free payment pause for most federal student loan borrowers through Sept. 30. But after that break ends, paying $0 may still be a necessity for some borrowers. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Joe Biden $1,400 checks demand defies economists, boosts Democrats

President Biden held firm Wednesday on his demand for direct payments of up to $1,400 to millions of Americans in any coronavirus package, bolstering Democrats' negotiating hand on Capitol Hill but defying economists who said the cash isn't the best way to stimulate the economy. Published February 3, 2021

A anti-scaling fence topped with razor wire surrounds the U.S. Capitol, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Rep. Budd tells Congress to tear down its fence

A Republican congressman said Wednesday that it's time to tear down the fence that was hastily erected last month around the Capitol, saying it's turned the seat of American democracy into a fortress more akin to a military base. Published February 3, 2021

In this Jan. 12, 2021, photo, President Donald Trump tours a section of the U.S.-Mexico border wall in Alamo, Texas. During the Trump administration's final weeks, the Department of Homeland Security quietly signed agreements with at least four states that threaten to temporarily derail President Joe Biden's efforts to undo his predecessor's immigration policies. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

Supreme Court cancels hearing on border wall

The Supreme Court on Wednesday canceled two upcoming hearings on the border wall and another Trump administration immigration policy, granting the Biden team's request for the matters to be shelved for now. Published February 3, 2021

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., arrives at a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House, Senate vote to begin budget debate

Both the House and Senate kicked off their debates over a new budget resolution Tuesday, blazing a path that could lead to them trying to push through a COVID-19 relief package without earning any Republican support. Published February 2, 2021

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on immigration, in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden signs order easing immigrants’ access to welfare

President Biden moved Tuesday to wipe away more of the Trump immigration infrastructure, signing orders easing legal immigrants' access to welfare and revoking his predecessor's get-tough border policies. Published February 2, 2021

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., left, meet with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Pelosi, Schumer announce bill to circumvent GOP on coronavirus

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer revealed their 2021 budget on Monday, triggering the process that could allow them to pass President Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill without any Republican support. Published February 1, 2021

In this March 21, 2020, photo, Central American migrants seeking asylum, some wearing protective face masks, return to Mexico via the international bridge at the U.S-Mexico border that joins Ciudad Juarez and El Paso. (AP Photo/Christian Chavez) **FILE**

Democrats eye immigration amnesty in coronavirus budget

A large group of Democrats is demanding that the upcoming debate on a nearly $2 trillion coronavirus budget include provisions offering citizenship rights to 5 million illegal immigrants. Published February 1, 2021

A sale sign is displayed near the entrance of a Hallmark store Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. Retail sales fell for a third straight month, as a surge in virus cases kept people away from stores and restaurants during the holiday shopping season. The report released Friday is yet another sign that the pandemic is slowing the U.S. economy. Last month, the country lost jobs for the first time since the spring.(AP Photo/John Raoux)

CBO: Faster vaccinations means faster recovery

The economy is surging back better than expected from its pandemic-induced malaise, the Congressional Budget Office said Monday, though it said the overall growth won't mask lingering pain in a job market that could take years to return to normal. Published February 1, 2021

Smoke fills the walkway outside the Senate Chamber as supporters of President Donald Trump are confronted by U.S. Capitol Police officers inside the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Tipsters in Capitol attack aid FBI in most arrests

The Washington Times analyzed 160 criminal cases filed from the assault as of this weekend, and more than 100 of them included the help of a tipster or cooperating witness. In most instances, the tipster was the one who put the FBI on the trail. Published January 31, 2021