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Stephen Dinan

Stephen Dinan

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

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An Oregon State Police officer, right, stands watch as fellow officers extinguish a fire lit by protesters behind the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse on Sun, Aug. 2, 2020, in Portland, Ore. Following an agreement between Democratic Gov. Kate Brown and the Trump administration to reduce federal officers in the city, nightly protests remained largely peaceful without major confrontations between protesters and officers. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Portland protests grow violent again

With federal officers taking a lower profile in Portland, Oregon, protesters are turning their ire on local police, using the same tactics of throwing bottles and firing lasers into officers' eyes, as Black Lives Matter demonstrations enter their 10th week. Published August 2, 2020

This June 30, 2020, file photo shows the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File) **FILE**

Supreme Court says border wall construction can continue

The Supreme Court said Friday that President Trump can continue to build the border wall even as legal challenges work their way through lower courts, rejecting a demand by the ACLU and environmental groups for an immediate halt. Published July 31, 2020

In this July 25, 2019 file photo, Immigration and Customs Enforcement acting Director Matthew Albence appears before a Homeland Security Subcommittee oversight hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Matthew Albence to retire as head of ICE

Matthew Albence, who's led U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement over the last 15 months, overseeing an agency at the center of the national immigration debate -- and increasingly under attack by Democrats -- will retire at the end of August. Published July 31, 2020

In this Dec. 17, 2019, file photo, attorney Michael Avenatti arrives at federal court in New York to enter a plea to an indictment charging him with trying to extort up to $25 million from Nike. Avenatti, who awaits a June 2020 sentencing after he was convicted of trying to extort $25 million from the sportswear giant, was temporarily freed from a federal jail in New York City due to concerns that his medical history will make him more susceptible to coronavirus. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Michael Avenatti provided taxpayer-funded lawyer

Michael Avenatti, the flamboyant lawyer who used to dominate cable news shows with his threats to take down President Trump, is now so poor that he was awarded a court-appointed lawyer Wednesday. Published July 29, 2020

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he walks to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, July 29, 2020, in Washington. Trump is en route to Texas. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Judge George Daniels blocks Trump ‘public charge’ rule for immigrants

A federal judge issued an injunction Wednesday blocking the Trump administration's "public charge" rule aimed at making immigrants self-sufficient, ruling it would not be safe to try to punish migrants for using welfare or other benefits during the coronavirus pandemic. Published July 29, 2020

Federal officers are surrounded by smoke as they push back demonstrators during a Black Lives Matter protest at the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse Wednesday, July 29, 2020, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Kate Brown blinks in Portland protest deal with Chad Wolf

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown agreed Wednesday to send in state police to protect the federal courthouse in Portland, and Homeland Security said it will remove its additional officers and agents, signaling a possible solution to months of violent clashes that have stained the city. Published July 29, 2020

A demonstrator throws a tear gas canister back at federal officers during a Black Lives Matter protest at the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse Tuesday, July 28, 2020, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

ACLU wants DHS secretary punished over Portland violence

The ACLU asked a federal judge on Tuesday to hold the top brass at the Department of Homeland Security in contempt of court after federal agents used chemical agents and other means to clear protesters from around a courthouse in Portland, catching journalists in the crossfire. Published July 28, 2020

President Donald Trump boards Air Force One for a trip to visit Bioprocess Innovation Center at Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies in Morrisville, N.C., Monday, July 27, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

Trump cuts DACA time in half in major rewrite of Obama program

The Trump administration announced a major rewrite of DACA on Tuesday, saying it will keep the program going -- for now -- but all new applications will be rejected and those renewing their status will be limited to just one year. Published July 28, 2020