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Stephen Dinan

Stephen Dinan

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

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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., pauses as she makes a statement ahead of a planned late-night vote on the coronavirus aid package deal at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, March 13, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Nancy Pelosi retreats on coronavirus stimulus ‘wish list’

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi beat a retreat Tuesday from the massive coronavirus wish list of Green New Deal projects, immigration measures and other non-virus changes she and fellow Democrats had proposed just hours earlier. Published March 24, 2020

President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during a coronavirus task force briefing at the White House, Sunday, March 22, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Donald Trump gives Real ID deadline reprieve amid coronavirus

President Trump said Monday he's going to delay the deadline for compliance with Real ID, a federal mandate that was set to be enforced Oct. 1, preventing anyone without a secure identification from boarding a flight. Published March 23, 2020

Travelers walk toward Ciudad Juarez, Mexico on Friday, March 20, 2020, a a border crossing in El Paso, Texas. Residents of both cities cross daily for family visits and to purchase basic good. Cigarettes and medications are cheaper on the Mexican side, electronics and alcohol are cheaper on the American side. President Donald Trump and Mexican Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard said Friday the two governments will prohibit recreational and tourist travel starting at midnight, similar to the restrictions put in place earlier this week along the U.S. and Canadian border. (AP Photo/Cedar Attanasio)

Border shutdown cuts illegal crossing in half on first day

Illegal border crossings were cut in half on the first day of the border shutdown, Homeland Security said Sunday, calling the ability to quickly deport migrants a major win as the country tries to limit spread of the coronavirus. Published March 22, 2020

In this image from video, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks on the Senate floor at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Saturday, March 21, 2020. (Senate Television via AP)

McConnell says Senate close to deal on coronavirus stimulus bill

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said late Saturday that lawmakers are close to striking a final deal on a coronavirus stimulus package, and he said they're plowing ahead with plans for a first test vote Sunday afternoon. Published March 21, 2020

An agent from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency keeps watch at the side of a house while other agents from ICE are inside in search of a suspect during a sweep to capture illegal aliens with a criminal record in the Boston area, Tuesday, June 13, 2006, in the Brighton neighborhood of Boston. More than 2,100 illegal immigrants have been arrested since the nationwide raid began May 26. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

ICE to limit arrests during coronavirus

ICE said Wednesday that it will "adjust its enforcement posture" amid the coronavirus crisis, limiting arrests only to the most serious cases and reaffirming that nobody will be arrested at a hospital, clinic or doctor's office. Published March 18, 2020

In this June 10, 2013, photo, guest workers harvest a Vidalia onion field in Lyons, Ga. (AP Photo/David Goldman) **FILE**

DHS still boosting foreign guest workers amid coronavirus crisis

The coronavirus has left potentially millions of workers idle and forced travel restrictions, but Homeland Security says it's still pushing ahead with plans to import tens of thousands of foreign guest workers to fill seasonal jobs, The Washington Times has learned. Published March 18, 2020