Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
Susan Collins to oppose rushing Trump nominee
Sen. Susan Collins became the first Republican to break with her party over the Supreme Court vacancy, announcing Saturday she will oppose pushing through a Supreme Court nominee before knowing who wins the presidential election. Published September 19, 2020
Trump promises to name Ginsburg replacement ‘without delay’
President Trump said Saturday he will move "without delay" to fill the seat left vacant by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, joining with Senate GOP leaders in committing to what is likely to be one of the most intense confirmation battles in history. Published September 19, 2020
McConnell says Senate will vote on Ginsburg replacement to Supreme Court
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Friday that he will force a vote on whomever President Trump nominates to fill the seat of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, signaling a brutal fight later this year. Published September 18, 2020
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg asked for Senate to delay filling her seat
Conscious of politics to the last, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg reportedly dictated a statement saying it was her "most fervent wish" that her seat on the Supreme Court not be filled until after the next president is inaugurated in January. Published September 18, 2020
Donald Trump asks Supreme Court to approve census count without illegal immigrants
The White House said Friday that the administration will ask the Supreme Court to approve his plan to have the Census Bureau produce a count that doesn't include illegal immigrants, tossing a major hot potato over to the high court just as Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died of pancreatic cancer. Published September 18, 2020
How ICE ‘abandoned’ cities and forced communities like Los Angeles to embrace sanctuary status
The federal government "abandoned" local sheriffs and police departments on immigration, leaving them in a legal limbo and spurring their embrace of sanctuary policies, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said. Published September 18, 2020
Adriana Gandarilla, Border Patrol agent, forced woman to delete video
Federal prosecutors this week charged a senior Border Patrol agent in Texas with a civil rights crime, saying she physically forced a woman to delete a video of an encounter. Published September 17, 2020
FBI: ‘Antifa is a real thing’
FBI Director Christopher A. Wray said Thursday that "Antifa is a real thing," pushing back against Democrats who have questioned the threat of left-wing violence during this year's racial justice protests. Published September 17, 2020
FBI opens new Chinese investigation every 10 hours
The FBI is opening a new counterintelligence probe of Chinese-linked threats "every 10 hours," bureau Director Christopher Wray told Congress on Thursday, underscoring the threat Beijing poses to U.S. interests. Published September 17, 2020
Ken Cuccinelli says forced hysterectomies complaints to be probed
Homeland Security's leadership has asked its inspector general to speed a review of an ICE facility in Georgia where a whistleblower says a doctor is performing an exceptional number of hysterectomies on migrant women. Published September 16, 2020
Watchdog identifies 50,000 double-voters, 350,000 dead persons still on rolls
A watchdog group reviewed voter records from more than 40 states and found nearly 350,000 dead voters still on the rolls, and more than 50,000 people who cast more than one ballot in the 2018 election. Published September 16, 2020
Los Angeles: ICE ‘abandoned’ local law enforcement, spurred embrace of sanctuary policies
The federal government "abandoned" local sheriffs and police departments on immigration, leaving them in a legal limbo and spurring their embrace of sanctuary policies, said the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Published September 15, 2020
Democrats demand answers over ‘mass hysterectomies’ at ICE facility
Top Democrats demanded answers Tuesday after a whistleblower nurse filed a complaint claiming that an immigration detention center was performing an exceptional number of hysterectomies on migrant women. Published September 15, 2020
Inspector general declines to investigate DHS leadership
An inspector general this week declined to investigate Homeland Security's top two officials, but did criticize another watchdog report that claimed the two men are not legally installed as acting secretary and acting deputy secretary. Published September 15, 2020
Baltimore murder suspects protected by sanctuary laws: ICE
Two illegal immigrants suspected of an MS-13 gang killing of a 16-year-old girl in Baltimore were in police custody before, but were set free by authorities in New York and Maryland in defiance of deportation requests, allowing them to be out on the streets, ICE said Tuesday. Published September 15, 2020
Appeals court backs Donald Trump on ending deportation amnesty for ‘s—-hole’ countries
A federal appeals court backed President Trump's bid to end special protected status for migrants from what he once reportedly called "s---hole countries," ruling Monday that his decisions are beyond the court's powers of review. Published September 14, 2020
DHS blocks some Chinese clothing, hair products over forced labor allegations
Homeland Security announced new bans Monday on hair products, clothing and computer parts from some manufacturers in the Xinjiang region of China, linking them to forced labor of Uighurs, and warning more bans are on the way. Published September 14, 2020
IRS doesn’t alert kids whose identities are stolen for work purposes: Audit
The IRS knows of more than 130,000 children whose Social Security numbers are being used by illegal immigrants to obtain work, but it is refusing to tell their families, citing privacy rules, the agency's inspector general said in a new audit released Monday. Published September 14, 2020
Bennie Thompson subpoenas Chad Wolf
House Homeland Security Committee Chair Bennie G. Thompson issued a subpoena Friday to try to compel acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad F. Wolf to testify at a hearing next week, setting up a major clash of two branches of government. Published September 11, 2020
Ted Wheeler tear gas ban draws Portland police ire
Portland police cried foul Thursday after Mayor Ted Wheeler banned them from using tear gas to dispel riots, saying they have to have the tools to deal with the most dangerous crowds. Published September 10, 2020
