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Stephen Dinan

Stephen Dinan

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

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Department of Homeland Security acting Secretary Chad Wolf walks on the stage to speak at an event at DHS headquarters in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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

In this image made from video released by Jonathan Maus, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler, center in black with goggles looking away, stands at a fence guarding a federal courthouse as tear gas drifts by early July 23, 2020, in Portland Oregon, during another night of protest against the presence of federal agents sent by President Donald Trump to quell unrest in the city. (Jonathan Maus/BikePortland via AP)

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

This Sunday, April 5, 2020, file photo shows an envelope containing a 2020 census letter mailed to a U.S. resident in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Illegal immigrants’ Census exclusion illegal, federal judges rule

President Trump's attempt to demand the Census Bureau produce a 2020 count that doesn't include illegal immigrants is illegal, a panel of federal judges ruled Thursday, delivering another blow to the administration's attempts to shape the census. Published September 10, 2020

In this June 1, 2020, file photo police clear the area around Lafayette Park and the White House as demonstrators gather to protest the death of George Floyd in Washington. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

16 federal agencies sent SWAT teams to deal with protests: Audit

The federal government deployed SWAT teams from 16 different federal divisions to deal with the unrest surrounding racial justice protests in May and June, Congress' chief watchdog said in a report Thursday that reveals the extent of Trump administration action. Published September 10, 2020

United States Border Protection officers point their weapons at migrants as they prepared to cross the border fence to get into the U.S. side to San Diego, Calif., from Tijuana, Mexico, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019. Discouraged by the long wait to apply for asylum through official ports of entry, many migrants from recent caravans are choosing to cross the U.S. border wall and hand themselves in to border patrol agents. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza) **FILE**

Whistleblower claims DHS leaders altered intelligence

Homeland Security officials altered intelligence reports about border security, White supremacy and Russian interference in the U.S., a senior department official claims in a new whistleblower complaint released Wednesday by congressional Democrats. Published September 9, 2020

A migrant jumps the border fence to get into the U.S. side to San Diego, Calif., from Tijuana, Mexico, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019. Discouraged by the long wait to apply for asylum through official ports of entry, many migrants from recent caravans are choosing to cross the U.S. border wall and hand themselves in to border patrol agents. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)

DHS border medical care about to lapse: Audit

Homeland Security's inspector general warned Tuesday that the contract for providing medical care to migrants nabbed jumping the border will run out before the end of this month, and said there may not be enough time to get a new contract in place. Published September 8, 2020

In this undated photo provided by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, excavation work continues at a site of an incomplete tunnel intended for smuggling, found stretching from Arizona to Mexico. (Courtesy of ICE via AP) ** FILE **

Raul Ortiz: Border Patrol impact seen in stash house increase

More stash houses means there's a glut of migrants who have managed to sneak across the border, but it also means the smugglers are having a tricky time getting them deeper into the U.S., officials said. That's created a pileup of migrants in U.S. border areas. Published September 6, 2020

This Sunday, April 5, 2020, file photo shows an envelope containing a 2020 census letter mailed to a U.S. resident in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Judge blocks Trump administration’s census deadline

A federal judge late Saturday issued a restraining order against the Trump administration forbidding it from ending in-person census counting on Sept. 30, ruling that more time is needed in order to have an accurate count. Published September 6, 2020

In this March 16, 2020, file photo, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown speaks at a news conference in Portland, Oregon. Ms. Brown has declined requests from Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler to deploy the state's National Guard to back up law enforcement in his city. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus, File) **FILE**

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown says National Guard not needed

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown on Friday again rejected asking the National Guard to help quell ongoing unrest in Portland, saying it's a job that can only be done by trained law enforcement. Published September 4, 2020