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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 about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Wednesday, April 22, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Donald Trump signs immigration pause proclamation

President Trump signed a proclamation Wednesday pausing some immigration into the U.S., saying it will give out-of-work Americans a better shot at getting jobs in a coronavirus-stricken economy. Published April 22, 2020

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping visits the Chuanshan port area of the Ningbo-Zhoushan Port in east China's Zhejiang Province, Sunday, March 29, 2020. Authorities in China are working to restart its industries as number of new coronavirus cases and deaths fall in the country. (Ju Peng/Xinhua via AP)

China mocks U.S. coronavirus lawsuits, demands dismissal

The Chinese Foreign Ministry mocked attempts to sue the country's government and ruling Communist Party over the coronavirus, saying health officials have been forthcoming with details of the disease throughout the crisis. Published April 22, 2020

The U.S. Capitol dome is seen, Monday, July 9, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

Think tanks warn of coronavirus ‘budgetary gluttony’ in states

Congress needs to fix the coronavirus stimulus it passed last month or it will spur states to go on spending binges to use up the cash, even if the money doesn't actually help control the pandemic, a coalition of taxpayer groups and free-market think tanks warned in a letter last week. Published April 22, 2020

In this April 19, 2020, photo, a man holds a sign in view of the Capitol building at a protest opposing Washington state's stay-home order to slow the coronavirus outbreak in Olympia, Wash. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has blasted President Donald Trump's calls to "liberate" parts of the country from stay-at-home and other orders that are designed to combat the spread of the coronavirus.. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Coronavirus reopenings expose ‘red state-blue state divide’

Republican governors in the Sun Belt are aggressively pushing to reopen from the coronavirus shutdown, expressing optimism they can manage the threat, while coastal Democrats are far more pessimistic -- creating the ultimate red state-blue state divide. Published April 21, 2020

In this May 1, 2017, photo, a pregnant Olivia Tincani of Calif., paints a supportive message to immigrant farmworkers as she joins a large group protesters outside the White House to denounce President Donald Trump's anti-immigrant policies on May Day in Washington. The Trump administration says pregnant women charged with being in the United States illegally will no longer receive special considerations that allowed them to be released while their cases wind through immigration court, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Thursday, March 29, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

ICE given good marks for treatment of pregnant migrants in audit

The government's top auditor gave ICE and the Border Patrol a mostly clean bill of health Tuesday when it comes to treatment of pregnant illegal immigrants, finding that while dozens of complaints of maltreatment are lodged, few of them can be substantiated. Published April 21, 2020

In this Oct. 3, 2018, file photo, a border fence in Columbus, N.M., sits along the U.S.-Mexico border at sunset. (AP Photo/Russell Contreras, File) **FILE**

Comptroller general to probe no-bid border wall contract

The comptroller general is expanding an investigation into President Trump's border wall to look at a no-bid contract that will pay a whopping $32 million a mile -- far higher than other wall sections -- a senator said Saturday. Published April 18, 2020

A note on a locked door at the New Hampshire Employee Security center, which handles unemployment claims, gives directions to those in need in Manchester, N.H., Thursday, April 16, 2020. Due to the virus outbreak, a note on the office door requested that all claims be handled remotely either on the phone or online. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Unemployment to hit 14% in preliminary CBO estimate

The unemployment rate will shoot to 14% this quarter, the Congressional Budget Office said Thursday in its first preliminary estimates of the coronavirus crisis, and will still be 10% through the end of 2021. Published April 16, 2020

In this Wednesday, March 18, 2020, file photo, Visitors to the Department of Labor are turned away at the door by personnel due to closures over coronavirus concerns in New York. Americans are seeking unemployment benefits at unprecedented levels due to the coronavirus, but many are finding more frustration than relief. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

$600-a-week unemployment benefit boost changes job-search calculus

The federal government is doling out billions of dollars in unemployment benefits to try to entice people out of work to stay home and not go looking for jobs, but getting them back into the labor force when the time is right could be tough. Published April 15, 2020