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Stephen Dinan

Stephen Dinan

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

Articles by Stephen Dinan

In this Sept. 26, 2018, photo, Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., speaks during a hearing of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Johnny Isakson to resign at end of year

Sen. Johnny Isakson announced Wednesday he'll resign his seat at the end of this year, saying his health has deteriorated to the point where he no longer feels he's able to give his Georgia constituents the service they deserve. Published August 28, 2019

In this Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, file photo released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, foreign nationals are arrested during a targeted enforcement operation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) aimed at immigration fugitives, re-entrants and at-large criminal aliens in Los Angeles. (Charles Reed/U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via AP) ** FILE **

DHS to use disaster money for border security, deportations

The Department of Homeland Security has alerted Congress it will shift hundreds of millions of dollars to boost its ability to hold and quickly deport immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally, drawing a rebuke from Democrats who said the money is being cut from critical needs such as disaster relief. Published August 27, 2019

Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., arrives for a House Democratic caucus meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Jerrold Nadler prods court to force Don McGahn testimony

With the window on possible impeachment closing, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler asked a federal court Monday to speed up a decision on whether to force former top White House lawyer Don McGahn to have to testify. Published August 26, 2019

In this Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018, file photo, a migrant family from Central America waits outside the Annunciation House shelter in El Paso, Texas, after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer drops them off. (AP Photo/Russell Contreras) ** FILE **

Dem states sue to stop DHS plan to detain illegal immigrant families

A coalition of 20 Democratic attorneys general announced Monday they are suing to block the administration's new rules that would allow immigrant families who are in the U.S. illegally to be detained while their deportation hearings are taking place. Published August 26, 2019

In this June 30, 2010, photo, Sean Duffy, then a congressional candidate, speaks during an interview in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Ryan Foley) **FILE**

Sean Duffy of Wisconsin resigning from Congress

Rep. Sean Duffy, perhaps America's first reality TV politician, announced Monday he will resign from Congress next month, saying his soon-to-be-born baby will need his time and attention. Published August 26, 2019

In this Aug. 15, 2019, file photo, marijuana grows at an indoor cannabis farm in Gardena, Calif. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel) ** FILE **

Feds to allow more medical marijuana testing

The Drug Enforcement Administration said Monday it will begin to approve applications from companies looking to produce and test medical marijuana -- but only after it writes new rules to govern the practice. Published August 26, 2019

Buena Ventura Martin-Godinez, from Guatemala, holds a document from the location where her daughter, Janne, is being held in Michigan as she talks to the Associated Press in Homestead, Fla., on Wednesday, June 27, 2018. The medical consent form that she signed and sent back to Bethany seemed to spark anger. “She’s my daughter. It’s my responsibility to take care of her health,” she said. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) **FILE**

Feds: Immigrant used church job to bilk fellow migrants

An immigrant from Ecuador who worked for the Catholic Church, ostensibly helping other immigrants apply for benefits, was indicted this week on charges that she actually bilked those clients, pocketing their fees and never bothering to file their paperwork. Published August 23, 2019

In this Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018, file photo, Vice President Mike Pence, center, listens as President Donald Trump argues with House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) ** FILE **

Trump-Pelosi budget deal sends deficit soaring

The budget deal President Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi struck last month will cost taxpayers $1.7 trillion over the next decade, the government's chief scorekeeper said Wednesday, adding to a sea of red that threatens to swamp Washington. Published August 21, 2019