Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
James Comey lost track of Trump memos, FBI evidence log says
Fired FBI Director James B. Comey told agents he appeared to have lost track of two memos he kept detailing conversations with President Trump, according to new documents revealed Wednesday by Judicial Watch. Published July 31, 2019
Rand Paul unloads on Republicans, says Washington’s problem is ‘too much compromise’
The problem with Congress isn't that lawmakers are too partisan, but that they get along too well, at least when it comes to eagerness to spend taxpayers' money, Sen. Rand Paul said Wednesday. Published July 31, 2019
Congress demands DHS reveal knowledge of offensive Facebook group for border agents
House Oversight Committee Chairman Elijah E. Cummings sent a letter Wednesday asking Homeland Security to reveal when officials learned about secret Facebook groups frequented by Border Patrol agents where offensive messages were exchanged. Published July 31, 2019
Steve Bullock warns Democrats ‘playing into Donald Trump’s hands’ on immigration
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock warned fellow 2020 Democratic presidential candidates Tuesday that they were "playing into Donald Trump's hands" on immigration by calling for an end to criminal laws against illegal immigration and offering them free health care. Published July 30, 2019
ACLU: Illegal family separations still occurring at border
The ACLU said Tuesday that the Trump administration is still wrongly separating children from their parents at the border and asked a federal judge to order that kids be kept with adults even in cases when the government says there are serious health concerns or threats to the child's safety. Published July 30, 2019
ACLU asks 9th Circuit Court to speed border wall decision
Border wall opponents asked a federal appeals court Tuesday to speed up the case involving their challenge to President Trump's plans, saying the longer the judges wait, the more wall he'll be able to build. Published July 30, 2019
Impeachment push stalls among voters: Quinnipiac poll
Voters believe President Trump is racist and did obstruct the investigation into the 2016 election -- but they still don't want to see Democrats begin impeachment proceedings against him, according to a new Quinnipiac University National Poll. Published July 30, 2019
Immigrant-rights activists help defy ICE deportation orders
Immigrant-rights activists across the country pushing back against ICE, which earlier this month began an operation aimed specifically at illegal immigrant families who snuck across the border, had their cases heard in immigration courts, were ordered deported and are defying those orders. Published July 29, 2019
Somali refugees arrested on terrorism charges
Two refugees from Somalia were arrested as they prepared to board a flight from Arizona to Egypt, where they planned to join the Islamic State, federal authorities announced Monday. Published July 29, 2019
Mitch McConnell lashes out at ‘hyperventilating hacks’ who accused him of helping Putin
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell lashed out Monday after he was accused by media outlets of treason and being a "Russian asset," calling himself a victim of "modern-day McCarthyism." Published July 29, 2019
DOJ tightens asylum rules for people fleeing violence
Being part of a family that's harassed by a gang isn't enough on its own to qualify for asylum, Attorney General William P. Barr ruled Monday, in the latest effort by the administration to put a cap on the expanding universe of asylum claims. Published July 29, 2019
Trump immigration policy on winning streak in courts
President Trump is suddenly on a surprising winning streak when it comes to immigration. Published July 28, 2019
Supreme Court rules Trump can begin border wall construction
The Supreme Court gave the go-ahead Friday for President Trump to begin border wall construction while a legal battle rages in lower courts over his emergency wall-building declaration from earlier this year. Published July 26, 2019
U.S. inks deal to send asylum-seekers back to Guatemala
President Trump inked a deal with Guatemala on Friday to crack down on migrants who cross that country's territory en route to the U.S. to claim asylum, with Guatemala's government agreeing to take them back. Published July 26, 2019
DHS: Crime-ridden neighborhoods not enough to earn asylum in U.S.
A top Homeland Security official issued guidance to asylum officers Friday telling them that the mere fact that someone comes from a crime-ridden neighborhood in Central America is not enough to qualify for asylum in the U.S. Published July 26, 2019
Pelosi on impeachment: ‘I’m not trying to run out the clock’
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said former special counsel Robert Mueller "confirmed" that President Trump committed a crime, but she said she's still not ready to go ahead with impeachment yet, saying more work needs to be done to improve the case. Published July 26, 2019
House approves Donald Trump spending hikes, debt holiday
The House approved new budget limits Thursday, surging spending and debt over the next two years -- though the vote showed a growing rebellion among Republicans over surging deficits and President Trump's willingness to sign hefty funding increases. Published July 25, 2019
Dems tell judge to butt out of quest for Trump taxes
House Democrats told a federal judge to butt out Thursday, saying the courts have no role to play in refereeing whether Congress uses a New York law to try to get a look at President Trump's taxes. Published July 25, 2019
Dems boycott committee to block passage of border crisis solution
Democrats boycotted a Senate committee meeting Thursday in order to sink a bill designed to fix the surge of migrants at the border. Published July 25, 2019
Judge Jon Tigar halts Trump’s new asylum-crackdown policy
A federal judge halted the Trump administration's new policy intended to block most Central American migrants from claiming asylum when they reach the U.S., ruling Wednesday that the move treads beyond the powers Congress had granted. Published July 24, 2019
