Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
Judge Trevor McFadden, Trump appointee, to hear lawsuit over president’s tax returns
The House Democrats' lawsuit demanding the government turn over President Trump's tax returns has been assigned to a judge Mr. Trump appointed to the district court in Washington, D.C. Published July 3, 2019
Chuck Schumer demands firing of Donald Trump’s border team
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer demanded a total decapitation of leadership at the government's border agency Wednesday, saying only a full housecleaning can fix a "toxic" culture among Border Patrol agents and improve conditions for illegal immigrants. Published July 3, 2019
Congress to investigate costs of Trump’s July 4 extravaganza
The top House Democrat with oversight over the National Mall said Wednesday she'll probe the administration's decision to shift money to pay for President Trump's July Fourth celebration. Published July 3, 2019
White House blasts courts after latest immigration setback
The White House lashed out Wednesday against a federal judge who ruled that asylum-seekers must be given a chance to make bond and be released while their cases are heard, calling it a decision "at war with the rule of law." Published July 3, 2019
Border detention facilities a ‘ticking time bomb,’ says inspector general’s report
Overcrowding at border detention facilities is "a ticking time bomb," according to an inspector general's report released Tuesday that described near-riots with migrants frustrated at their conditions. Published July 2, 2019
Donald Trump drops push for citizenship question on 2020 census
President Trump's quest to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census ended Tuesday, with the administration caving on the plans, bowing to a Supreme Court ruling and an intractable time crunch. Published July 2, 2019
Nancy Pelosi collects on Trump border emergency spending deal
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has asked President Trump to take unilateral action to improve conditions for migrants at the border and to limit the time migrant children can spend in unlicensed shelters. Published July 2, 2019
House Dems announce hearing to probe border detention conditions
House Oversight Chairman Elijah Cummings on Tuesday called top border officials to testify to Congress next week, saying he's going to get to the bottom of reports of migrants drinking from toilets and offensive internet posts shared by Border Patrol agents. Published July 2, 2019
Mexican man dies after fall from border fence
A Mexican man who climbed then fell off the border fence in Arizona has died, Homeland Security said Tuesday. Published July 2, 2019
House Democrats sue to get Donald Trump tax returns
House Democrats went to court Tuesday to ask a judge to order the Trump administration to turn over President Trump's tax returns, starting a legal fight that could go a long way toward settling how much power Congress has to probe the president. Published July 2, 2019
Don Beyer challenges Donald Trump to pay for July 4th damages in D.C. area
Rep. Don Beyer, a Democrat who represents the Virginia suburbs just across the Potomac River from Washington, demanded Tuesday that President Trump personally pay for any damage from the tanks and other military equipment that the president is deploying for the Fourth of July celebration. Published July 2, 2019
Illegal immigrant dies after three weeks in ICE custody
A repeat-illegal immigrant who was defying a judge's orders and President Trump's remain-in-Mexico policy, died over the weekend after more than three weeks in ICE custody. Published July 2, 2019
Donald Trump touts border progress as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democrats cry foul
Congressional Democrats emerged from a tour of border detention facilities Monday describing "unconscionable" conditions with sick children segregated, people going without medicine and one woman reporting that she was told to get her drinking water from the toilet. Published July 1, 2019
Donald Trump signs border bill
President Trump on Monday signed a bill giving him $4.6 billion in emergency money to provide better conditions for illegal immigrants at the border, and for migrant children being held at shelters in the country's interior. Published July 1, 2019
Donald Trump says Mexico is finally helping on border; vows deportations
Mexico has made a significant dent in the flow of illegal immigrants crossing its territory en route to the U.S., President Trump said Monday. Published July 1, 2019
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Border conditions ‘unconscionable’
Illegal immigrants in detention in border facilities are told to drink water from the toilets, members of Congress reported Monday after a series of high-profile visits to see the conditions inside several of the buildings. Published July 1, 2019
Border Patrol agents’ Facebook group deemed ‘beyond sexist and racist’
A Facebook group frequented by current and former Border Patrol agents drew outrage Monday after a news investigation revealed offensive and disturbing posts, including mocking illegal immigrants and members of Congress. Published July 1, 2019
Donald Trump: Kamala Harris got ‘too much credit’ for attack on Joe Biden during debate
President Trump on Saturday dismissed the hype surrounding Sen. Kamala D. Harris' debate performance, saying "she was given too much credit." Published June 29, 2019
Donald Trump still on track to begin deporting illegal immigrant families
President Trump says he is still intent on beginning a new round of deportations for immigrant families living in the U.S. illegally who are defying judges' orders, vowing it will begin "some time after July 4." Published June 29, 2019
Carrie Severino pushes back against impeaching Justice Roberts
A leading conservative voice on judicial nominees rejected the suggestion of impeaching Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. Friday, saying that while she was disappointed in some of his decision-making, ousting him wasn't going to happen. Published June 28, 2019