Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
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
Harvard poll finds Americans receptive to law-and-order message
Voters want to see immigrants with criminal records deported, want to see rioters and looters arrested and prosecuted, and want to see stiffer border security, according to a new Harvard CAPS-Harris poll that suggests there's ample room for President Trump to sell his law-and-order message -- if he can break through questions about his character. Published October 1, 2020
Trump cuts refugees to record low
The administration has set a cap of admitting no more than 15,000 refugees in fiscal 2021, marking the lowest number on record and completing President Trump's goal of restructuring the modern refugee system. Published October 1, 2020
Harris County wins challenge on citizenship checks on new voters
A Texas court rejected a conservative group's demand that Harris County automatically reject, or at least investigate, voter registration forms submitted by people who say they aren't U.S. citizens, delivering a win to the county registrar Wednesday. Published September 30, 2020
Dem governors blast Trump’s election warnings, complain of ‘assault’ on democracy
Democratic governors complained Wednesday of voter intimidation and an "assault on American democracy" from President Trump, based on steps he and his campaign are reportedly considering. Published September 30, 2020
James Comey says Trump emboldened White supremacists
Former FBI Director James Comey said Wednesday that President Trump is "spraying gasoline" on the fire of White supremacy with his comments in this week's debate, and called on him to correct himself if he didn't mean to. Published September 30, 2020
James Comey suggests Russians have dirt on Donald Trump
Former FBI Director James B. Comey unloaded on President Trump on Wednesday, suggesting the Russians must have compromising information on him and warning voters that Moscow wants Mr. Trump to win the election. Published September 30, 2020
Chad Wolf, Trump pick for DHS secretary, gets first approval from Senate Homeland Security Committee
A Senate committee gave initial approval Wednesday to Chad F. Wolf, President Trump's pick to lead the Homeland Security Department, with Republicans brushing aside complaints from immigrant-rights groups to power the nomination to the Senate floor. Published September 30, 2020
Donald Trump still king of the ‘poorly educated’
President Trump famously declared that he loved the "poorly educated," during the 2016 campaign, as voters with lower levels of schooling delivered an overwhelming share of their votes to him. Published September 29, 2020
Hillary Clinton campaign was ‘stirring up a scandal’ over Russia, CIA believed
The CIA in 2016 asked the FBI to investigate whether the Clinton campaign had approved a plan to distract from Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's email troubles by "stirring up a scandal" claiming Russian interference, according to new information declassified Tuesday. Published September 29, 2020
FBI warned of white supremacist ‘infiltration’ of police
The FBI in 2006 saw danger of white supremacist "infiltration" of American policing, including law enforcement officers who leaked information to groups with which they sympathized, according to a formerly secret document a Democratic congressman released Tuesday. Published September 29, 2020
Prince William County sanctuary policy draws ICE ire
The head of ICE blasted Prince William County in Virginia on Monday over a new policy that bans the jail from reporting people arrested on misdemeanor charges to federal deportation officers. Published September 28, 2020
Harris County, Texas, approving noncitizens’ voter registrations, lawsuit claims
Texas' largest county has been approving voter registrations even when people say they're not citizens, according to a lawsuit announced Monday that found some of those people managed to cast ballots, too. Published September 28, 2020
Trump team sues to stop North Carolina mail ballot changes
The Trump campaign filed a lawsuit over the weekend challenging North Carolina's new lenient vote-by-mail procedures, arguing the changes written by the Board of Elections open the door to fraud and violate the state's own laws. Published September 28, 2020
