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Stephen Dinan

Stephen Dinan

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

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With the presidential seal on the wall behind him, President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, on the White House campus in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012, about how middle class Americans would see their taxes go up if Congress fails to act to extend the middle class tax cuts. The president said he believes that members of both parties can reach a framework on a debt-cutting deal before Christmas. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Exit polling: Illinois Democrats say it’s time to move past Obama

Illinois Democrats are ready to leave the Obama years behind them, according to early exit polling Tuesday that showed a plurality of the party's primary voters in the state say they want the next president to be more liberal than President Barack Obama. Published March 17, 2020

A view of terminal 1 of the Leonardo Da Vinci airport, that was closed due to the reduced transit caused by the coronavirus outbreak, in Rome, Tuesday, March 17, 2020. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness, especially in older adults and people with existing health problems.(Roberto Monaldo/LaPresse via AP)

U.N. halts refugee flights amid coronavirus panic

The U.N. announced Tuesday it is suspending refugee resettlement flights amid coronavirus fears, though it will still try to work out ways to still accommodate "critical emergency cases." Published March 17, 2020

President Donald Trump speaks during a press briefing with the coronavirus task force, in the Brady press briefing room at the White House, Monday, March 16, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump immigration policies win large support among voters

Voters like the idea of making legal immigrants pay their own way, and they are also keen on letting people sue sanctuary cities for crimes committed by illegal immigrants -- both parts of President Trump's immigration agenda -- according to surprising polling numbers from Harvard University. Published March 16, 2020

In this March 3, 2020, photo people photograph the signage outside the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) office in Tukwila, Wash., that was closed due to concerns about the coronavirus. The U.S. government says a new rule disqualifying more people from green cards if they use government benefits will not apply to immigrants with symptoms of the illness caused by coronavirus who seek care. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said late Friday, March 13, 2020, that seeking treatment or preventive services will not impact someone's immigration status under the new public charge rule, which took effect last month. (Mike Siegel/The Seattle Times via AP) **FILE**

ACLU asks judge to release ICE detainees amid coronavirus

The ACLU went to court Monday to ask a judge to force release of migrants being held by ICE in a detention facility in Tacoma, Washington, amid the coronavirus panic, arguing it's irresponsible to keep high-risk people in a setting where transmission is more likely. Published March 16, 2020

Former Vice President Joe Biden, left, and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., right, greet each other before they participate in a Democratic presidential primary debate at CNN Studios in Washington, Sunday, March 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Joe Biden casts Bernie Sanders as too radical as coronavirus takes over debate

Joe Biden said Sunday that Americans staring at the coronavirus crisis are "looking for results, not a revolution," as he painted himself as a middle option between an incompetent President Trump and a too-radical Sen. Bernie Sanders, who sees the epidemic as the reason to adopt a government-run health care system. Published March 15, 2020

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., participates in a Democratic presidential primary debate at CNN Studios in Washington, Sunday, March 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Bernie Sanders blasts Joe Biden climate change plan

Sen. Bernard Sanders isn't a fan of Joseph R. Biden's plan to address climate change, saying it is mind boggling that the former vice president is not rallying behind bolder ideas such as his push to ban fracking. Published March 15, 2020

Vice President Joe Biden, participates in a Democratic presidential primary debate at CNN Studios, Sunday, March 15, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders to freeze immigration enforcement

Democrats' top two presidential candidates declared Sunday that they will halt key aspects of immigration enforcement as soon as they take the White House, and promised to work to legalize most of those here illegally. Published March 15, 2020

Former Vice President Joe Biden, left, and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., right, participate in a Democratic presidential primary debate at CNN Studios in Washington, Sunday, March 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Bernie Sanders targets Joe Biden Wall Street bailout support

Joseph R. Biden and Sen. Bernard Sanders clashed in the Democratic presidential debate over the 2008 bailout of Wall Street, with the former vice president arguing that the nation would have sunk into a depression if the Obama administration didn't act. Published March 15, 2020

Former Vice President Joe Biden, left, and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., right, greet one another before they participate in a Democratic presidential primary debate at CNN Studios in Washington, Sunday, March 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders open debate with elbow bump

Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden and Sen. Bernard Sanders welcomed each other to the debate stage Sunday with an elbow bump - underscoring the lingering concerns over the coronavirus that has changed the contours of the 2020 presidential primary race. Published March 15, 2020

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, March 12, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Coronavirus price tag expected to be staggering

The cost of coronavirus went from zero to 60 in nothing flat this week as President Trump and congressional Democrats tried to outbid each other, offering massive plans to fend off a health and economic doomsday, with price tags rising to nearly $1 trillion. Published March 12, 2020