Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
Haywood S. Gilliam blocks more funding for Trump’s border wall
A federal judge issued a ruling late Friday blocking more of President Trump's border emergency wall-building plans, ruling that Congress denied him the money and the situations doesn't warrant his use of emergency powers to circumvent Capitol Hill. Published June 28, 2019
Supreme Court orders do-over on ruling against Florida cross memorial
The Supreme Court's ruling approving a war memorial cross is beginning to reverberate, with the justices on Friday ordering a lower court to go back and rethink a decision demanding another memorial be torn down in Florida. Published June 28, 2019
Supreme Court to decide legality of Trump DACA phaseout
The Supreme Court said Friday it will hear a series of cases challenging President Trump's attempt to cancel the Obama-era DACA deportation amnesty, putting the issue on the front burner for the justices new term in the fall. Published June 28, 2019
Democrats: End criminal penalties for illegal immigrants
Most Democrats on the debate stage Thursday said they would end criminal penalties for illegal immigration, staking out bold new ground on the thorniest issue in Washington. Published June 27, 2019
Democrats embrace health care for illegal immigrants
Every single Democrat on the debate stage Thursday said he or she would grant government health insurance to illegal immigrants, plowing new ground well beyond the boundaries of Obamacare. Published June 27, 2019
Bernie Sanders opens Democratic debate with call for tax increases
Sen. Bernard Sanders kicked off the second night of Democrats' first 2020 presidential primary debates by acknowledging middle class Americans will have to pay more in taxes to get the massive new government programs he's offering. Published June 27, 2019
Congress passes Trump’s border crisis funding bill
Congress on Thursday approved $4.6 billion in emergency aid to deal with the border crisis, giving President Trump a symbolic victory on immigration and money to improve conditions for migrant children and families crowding the border. Published June 27, 2019
Pelosi blinks: House to pass Trump border bill
House Democrats blinked in the border crisis showdown Thursday, with members saying they were backing down on their partisan bill and would vote to approve the Senate's bipartisan $4.6 billion version that gives President Trump most of what he wanted. Published June 27, 2019
Trump calls for census delay to get citizenship question added
President Trump said Thursday he has asked the Commerce Department to try to delay approval of the questionnaire for the 2020 census, hoping for enough time to take a do-over and add a question about citizenship in. Published June 27, 2019
Pelosi struggles to get border bill across finish line
House Democrats abruptly halted debate on their border crisis spending bill Thursday, suggesting deep divisions as Speaker Nancy Pelosi tries to figure out how to speed money to help children while also appeasing left-wing lawmakers who don't want to be seen giving President Trump a victory. Published June 27, 2019
Matt Schlapp calls for impeachment of Chief Justice John Roberts
Matt Schlapp, chairman of the American Conservative Union and husband of a top Trump White House aide, called Thursday for the impeachment of Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. after the latest Supreme Court rulings. Published June 27, 2019
Supreme Court halts citizenship question on 2020 census
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. derailed President Trump's plans to ask about citizenship on the 2020 census, ruling Thursday that he just didn't trust the administration's stated reasons for why it wanted to do so. Published June 27, 2019
Border bill becomes ‘Abolish ICE’ battle
The battle over border funding has turned into a battle over money for ICE, with Democrats insisting Thursday on cuts to the agency's proposed budget in order to approve humanitarian assistance for children. Published June 27, 2019
Nancy Pelosi rejects bipartisan border bill
House Democrats cannot accept the bipartisan border crisis compromise bill the Senate passed Wednesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said, and will demand changes to limit how long children can be held in some facilities. Published June 26, 2019
Illegal immigrant caught at border delivers stillborn baby
A pregnant illegal immigrant from Honduras caught at the border Monday delivered a stillborn baby later that day, Homeland Security revealed Wednesday. Published June 26, 2019
Senate rejects Pelosi’s border bill, passes bipartisan version
Senators shot down House Democrats' partisan border-funding bill Wednesday and were poised to pass their own bipartisan plan to deliver $4.6 billion in emergency money President Trump requested to help alleviate overcrowding and provide better care for children and families streaming into the U.S. Published June 26, 2019
Trump: ‘Open borders mean people drowning in the rivers’
Democrats are to blame for the tragic image of a father and his 23-month-old daughter dead in the Rio Grande, President Trump said Wednesday. Published June 26, 2019
Border Patrol says children DO get toothpaste, soap; testimony contradicts media accounts
Illegal immigrant children caught at the border are now, and always have been, getting soap, toothpaste and other basic hygiene necessities -- at taxpayers' expense -- a top Border Patrol official told Congress on Wednesday. Published June 26, 2019
Nancy Pelosi, Democrats approve border bill
Five months after labeling the border a "manufactured" crisis, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi led Democrats on Tuesday to approve a $4.5 billion humanitarian assistance package President Trump had requested to deal with the record surge of illegal immigrants. Published June 25, 2019
Robert Mueller to testify before Congress, Democrats say
Former special counsel Robert Mueller will testify to Congress next month after being subpoenaed by two committees, lawmakers announced Tuesday night, setting up a major showdown that could set the tone for the rest of President Trump's term. Published June 25, 2019
