Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
Martha McSally uses Mark Kelly China connections as political weapon
Sen. Martha McSally hopes Democratic opponent Mark Kelly's long-standing ties to China play in helping her fend off his Senate challenge in the Nov. 3 election. Published October 12, 2020
Dick Durbin: Amy Coney Barrett’s faith won’t be issue in Supreme Court hearings
A top Democrat said Monday that his party will not target Judge Amy Coney Barrett's Catholic faith during this week's Supreme Court confirmation hearings. Published October 12, 2020
Lindsey Graham defends Amy Coney Barrett hearing, says public deserves chance to see judge’s answers
Sen. Lindsey Graham said Monday that some Republicans wanted him to skip the confirmation hearing for Judge Amy Coney Barrett and just push her nomination through with a vote -- but he said Americans deserve a chance to see the judge in action. Published October 12, 2020
American Bar Association rates Amy Coney Barrett ‘well qualified’
The American Bar Association rated Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett "well qualified" to fill a seat on the high court, judging by her "integrity, professional competence and judicial temperament." Published October 12, 2020
Border Patrol rips Los Angeles Times ‘villainize’ of agents
The Border Patrol's top brass lashed out Sunday at what they called a "false" report in the Los Angeles Times that agents separated an illegal immigrant mother and her newborn baby, saying the paper skewed the facts as it "sought to villainize" the agents. Published October 11, 2020
New York Times targeted as GOP clamors for prosecution of Trump’s tax leaker
The newspaper said Mr. Trump, through use of tax breaks and write-offs, paid no income tax most of the past 15 years. In 2016 and 2017, two years he did show a tax liability, it was just $750 each year. Published October 11, 2020
Judge blasts D.C. mayor’s coronavirus church shutdown
A federal judge slapped down D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser's church shutdown policy late Friday, chiding the city for restricting freedom of worship during the coronavirus pandemic even when churches were willing to take precautions. Published October 10, 2020
Joe Biden White House win likely to ease Illegal immigrants plight
Illegal immigrants from Central America streamed into Mexico earlier this year, betting that a Democrat winning the White House next month would dramatically improve the odds of being able to continue north, successfully jump the U.S. border and gain a foothold. Published October 8, 2020
Zul Mirza Mohamed, Texas mayoral candidate, arrested for absentee ballot fraud
Texas authorities announced Thursday they have arrested and charged a mayoral candidate in the Dallas area with election fraud, accusing him of running a scam to request absentee ballots in other voters' names. Published October 8, 2020
ICE surges into sanctuary cities in California, nets 128 migrants
ICE officers surged to the streets of California last week and rounded up 128 undocumented immigrants who had been released by local governments under sanctuary policies, as part of an aggressive new stance against sanctuary jurisdictions. Published October 7, 2020
DHS to fix guest-worker program blamed for outsourcing American jobs
The Trump administration finalized a major overhaul Tuesday of the H-1B visa, the country's premier high-tech guest-worker program, moving to stop companies from ousting American workers in favor of cheaper foreign labor. Published October 6, 2020
DHS: White supremacists are the most lethal domestic extremist threat
Last year was the deadliest for incidents of domestic extremism in 25 years -- and White supremacists were responsible for the vast majority of people killed in them, Homeland Security said Tuesday in a new threat assessment. Published October 6, 2020
Virginia officials fear ballots lost after thefts at post offices
Virginia election officials were begging for the public's help Monday to try to figure out if any ballots had been stolen when six mailboxes at post offices were cracked over the weekend. Published October 5, 2020
Patrick Toomey to give up seat in 2022, won’t run for governor, either
Sen. Patrick Toomey, a two-term Republican, announced Monday he will not seek reelection in 2022, nor will he seek the Pennsylvania governorship, leaving a major hole for the GOP to fill. Published October 5, 2020
Kevin Brady seeks probe of New York Times Trump tax ‘bombshell’
A woman who, when she was an illegal immigrant, worked at one of President Trump's golf courses says she paid more to the IRS than President Trump did, given what has now been reported about his finances. Published October 4, 2020
Thom Tillis tests positive for coronavirus
At least six people who attended the White House ceremony last weekend for President Trump's Supreme Court pick announced Friday they have tested positive for COVID-19, fueling speculation that the Rose Garden gathering is becoming a "superspreader" event. Published October 2, 2020
ICE unveils billboards to attack Philadelphia’s sanctuary city policy
ICE said Friday it is buying billboards in Pennsylvania highlighting illegal immigrant criminals released into communities thanks to sanctuary policies. Published October 2, 2020
DHS intel chief says staffers were pushed to characterize activities as ‘Antifa’
The head of the Homeland Security Department's intelligence unit told Congress on Friday that there was an attempt to push staffers in the division to characterize certain people as "Antifa," and he said that is now being reviewed by an inspector general. Published October 2, 2020
Judge Jeffrey White halts Trump guest workers ban during pandemic
A federal judge ruled Thursday that President Trump likely overstepped his powers when he tried to ban most foreign guest-workers from entering the U.S. during the coronavirus pandemic, and ordered the administration to start issuing visas again. Published October 1, 2020
Immigrant sponsors will have to provide credit scores under new DHS rule
Americans looking to sponsor new legal immigrants will have to provide credit scores and bank records to prove they can support the migrants should they not be able to make it on their own, under a new rule the Department of Homeland Security announced Thursday. Published October 1, 2020
