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Stephen Dinan

Stephen Dinan

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

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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

This March 28, 2017, file photo, provided by the New York State Sex Offender Registry shows Jeffrey Epstein. Epstein has died by suicide while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges, says person briefed on the matter, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2019. (New York State Sex Offender Registry via AP, File)

Ben Sasse says DOJ should officially repudiate Epstein deal

A key senator demanded Tuesday that Attorney General William P. Barr publicly repudiate the non-prosecution deal the Justice Department struck a decade ago with Jeffrey Epstein, fully freeing prosecutors to go after his co-conspirators. Published August 13, 2019

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks at the Presidential Gun Sense Forum, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2019, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

‘Socialism’ label hurts Democrats’ policies: Poll

Labeling Democrats' agenda "socialist" does leave a taint in voters' minds, according to a poll released Tuesday by the American Action Network, which said there's an opportunity for Republicans. Published August 13, 2019

Acting Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Ken Cuccinelli, speaks during a briefing at the White House, Monday, Aug. 12, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) ** FILE **

DHS approves policy to deter immigrants’ use of welfare

The Trump administration finalized rules Monday that could reshape the flow of legal immigrants who earn a place in the U.S., proposing to penalize migrants for having used welfare programs when they apply for permanent status. Published August 12, 2019

In this June 15, 2019, photo, migrants cross the Rio Bravo illegally to surrender to the American authorities, on the U.S.-Mexico border between Ciudad Juarez and El Paso. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Illegal immigration across border plummets as Mexico steps up

Illegal immigration across the southwestern border has been cut dramatically over the past two months, officials revealed Thursday, pointing to President Trump's deal with Mexico to step up that country's enforcement as the chief reason. Published August 8, 2019

Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., speaks during a luncheon at the National Press Club in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. Cummings says government officials must stop making “hateful, incendiary comments’’ that only to serve to divide and distract the nation from its real problems, including mass shootings and white supremacy. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Elijah Cummings begs Trump to visit Baltimore — and bring more money

Rep. Elijah E. Cummings called for unity and an end to divisive racist rhetoric Wednesday and pleaded with President Trump to join him in traveling through Baltimore, saying they could visit the volunteers who are trying to make the city a better place. Published August 7, 2019

In this June 14, 2006, photo a journalist holds a microphone bearing the Univision logo in Los Angeles. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Study finds massive liberal bias on Spanish-language newscasts

More than 70 percent of coverage on the major Spanish-language television news programs is slanted to the left, according to a new report Wednesday by the Media Research Center, which says things have gotten worse over the past five years. Published August 7, 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 **

Chuck Schumer calls GOP’s push for red flag gun laws a ‘cop out’

Congress cannot duck the issue of expanded background checks in the wake of last weekend's shootings, Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer said Wednesday, rejecting what he said were GOP plans to pass more limited legislation encouraging states to confiscate guns from dangerous individuals. Published August 7, 2019