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Stephen Dinan

Stephen Dinan

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

Articles by Stephen Dinan

Protesters hold up signs during a rally supporting Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, outside of the White House in Washington, on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) ** FILE **

DACA’s dark side: Illegal immigrants use Obama reprieve for criminal activities

DACA's seventh anniversary has sparked a new round of introspection, with immigrant rights advocates saying the program has proved its worth by helping give opportunity to a generation of children who have become doctors, soldiers, lawyers and teachers. But the program does have a darker side. Published August 19, 2019

In this May 13, 2019, file photo New York City police officer Daniel Pantaleo leaves his house in Staten Island, N.Y. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez, File)

Daniel Pantaleo fired by NYPD for Eric Garner’s death

New York Police Commissioner James P. O'Neill on Monday fired the white officer who used a lethal chokehold on unarmed Eric Garner five years ago, an incident that drew national attention amid the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement. Published August 19, 2019

In this July 30, 2008, file photo, Jeffrey Epstein appears in court in West Palm Beach, Fla. Epstein has died by suicide while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges, says person briefed on the matter, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Palm Beach Post, Uma Sanghvi, File)

Americans see something fishy in Jeffrey Epstein’s death

Americans are deeply split on whether disgraced sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was murdered or committed suicide -- and even most those who say he hanged himself in his jail cell say it happened because authorities turned a blind eye. Published August 19, 2019

Democratic presidential candidate Bernard Sanders billed his criminal justice reform proposal as an appeal to black voters, who make up a massive chunk of the state's Democratic primary voters. (Associated Press/File)

Bernie Sanders criminal justice system overhaul targets ‘institutional racism’

Declaring the criminal justice system ruined by pervasive racism and "corporate profiteering," Sen. Bernard Sanders proposed a massive overhaul Sunday that would free many drug convicts, abolish the death penalty and solitary confinement, and promote an unarmed "civilian corps" to replace the police for lower-level calls. Published August 18, 2019

In this Sept. 27, 2018, file photo, then-White House counsel Don McGahn listens as Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP) **FILE**

House Dems lose bid to pick judge to hear Don McGahn lawsuit

A federal judge on Wednesday rejected House Democrats' attempt to try to pick the judge who will hear their lawsuit to compel former White House lawyer Don McGahn to testify, arguing the case is different from Democrats' other impeachment-related lawsuits. Published August 14, 2019

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., talks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Democrats keep up push for gun control bills

Democrats took new steps Tuesday to try to keep political momentum on gun control, as they fear short summer attention spans might sap their strength before Congress returns in September. Published August 13, 2019

In this Aug. 9, 2019, photo, President Donald Trump talks to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. Trump is showcasing the growing effort to capitalize on western Pennsylvania’s natural gas deposits by turning gas into plastics. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump ‘tired’ of poor immigrants using welfare

President Trump defended his administration's new rules discouraging immigrants from using welfare programs, saying Tuesday that it's unfair to American taxpayers to make them pay the bills for the world's poor. Published August 13, 2019