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Stephen Dinan

Stephen Dinan

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

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In this Oct. 22, 2018, file photo, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detain a person during a raid in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File) ** FILE* *

ICE arrests plummet amid sanctuary cities, border diversion

Arrests of immigrants who were living in the U.S. illegally plummeted over the last year as sanctuary cities shielded more people from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the agency pulled officers from the streets and sent them to the border, officials said Wednesday as they revealed their 2019 statistics. Published December 11, 2019

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., center, and Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., left, listen as Adam Schiff, D-Calif., Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, foreground, speaks during a news conference to unveil articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Majority of voters now oppose impeachment: Quinnipiac poll

A majority of Americans now oppose impeaching and removing President Trump from office, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll Tuesday that signals Democrats' month of hearings to make their case has failed. Published December 10, 2019

In this June 19, 2018, photo, Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz testifies before a joint House Committee on the Judiciary and House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) **FILE**

IG report blames FBI rules for allowing Trump campaign surveillance

The problem at the FBI wasn't so much rogue agents or biased leadership but bureau rules that allowed for a lengthy and largely fruitless investigation of the Trump campaign, Justice Department Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz said Monday. Published December 9, 2019

In this June 22, 2016, file photo, Border Patrol agent Eduardo Olmos walks near the secondary fence separating Tijuana, Mexico, background, and San Diego in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Donald Trump, Mexico squash border surge after Democrats balk

President Trump pleaded with Congress to do something as illegal immigration across the southwestern border soared this spring. Republicans seemed willing, but it was a nonstarter for Democrats. So the president turned to Mexico. Published December 5, 2019

In this Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019, photo, Border Patrol agents stop two men thought to have entered the country illegally, near McAllen, Texas, along the U.S.-Mexico border. In the Rio Grande Valley, the southernmost point of Texas and historically the busiest section for border crossings, the U.S. Border Patrol is apprehending around 300 people daily, down from as many as 2,000 people a day in May. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Mexican cartel ‘scout’ network in U.S. reveals by feds takedown

Federal prosecutors have wrapped up what appears to be the largest takedown in the history of smuggling cartel scouts, winning prison sentences for 18 people who were involved in an intricate scheme to spy on Border Patrol movements and help the Sinaloa Cartel sneak drugs into the U.S. without being detected. Published December 1, 2019

President Donald Trump gestures after speaking at a campaign rally Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Donald Trump lack of recess appointments makes presidential history

No other president has gone this deep into an administration without making a recess appointment. In fact, he is poised to become the first president never to get one -- save William Henry Harrison, who died just one month into office. Published November 28, 2019

This July 26, 2018, file photo shows people lining up to cross into the United States to begin the process of applying for asylum near the San Ysidro port of entry in Tijuana, Mexico. Homeland Security's watchdog says immigration officials were not prepared to manage the consequences of its "zero tolerance" policy at the border this summer that resulted in the separation of nearly 3,000 children from parents. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

DHS still can’t identify all separated families from zero tolerance: IG audit

The Trump administration still can't say how many illegal immigrant children were separated from their parents during last year's zero tolerance border fiasco, and wasn't even prepared to figure out how to reunite them at the time it enacted the policy, the Homeland Security inspector general concluded in a new report this week. Published November 27, 2019

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., talks to reporters as the House Intelligence Committee holds public impeachment hearings of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents. Pelosi says there is clear evidence that President Donald Trump has used his office for his personal gain. She says doing that "undermined the national security of the United States." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Independents sour on Trump impeachment after hearings

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi vowed not to pursue impeachment without GOP support. She went ahead nonetheless, and now Democrats find themselves not only without Republicans, but increasingly without independent voters' backing either. Published November 26, 2019

Former White House national security aide Fiona Hill testifies before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, during a public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Fiona Hill warns Russia got what the chaos it wanted post-2016

The Democrats' star witness against President Trump delivered a stark warning Thursday, saying both Democrats and Republicans have been guilty of buying into Russia's disinformation campaigns, and it's tearing the country apart. Published November 21, 2019