Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
Supreme Court asked to settle 2020 census citizenship question fight
President Trump's goal of asking a citizenship question on the 2020 census has turned into a colossal legal headache, as the courts race against a Census Bureau deadline this weekend for finalizing next year's questionnaire. Published June 25, 2019
Dems rewrite border bill to answer liberal objections
House Democrats on Tuesday larded their border crisis spending bill with liberal wish-list items, hoping to win over enough wavering lawmakers to surmount a mini-rebellion and pass the legislation. Published June 25, 2019
Omarosa Manigault Newman sued by Justice Department over ethics accusation
The Justice Department filed a complaint in federal court Tuesday against Omarosa Manigault Newman, a former Trump advisor-turned critic. Published June 25, 2019
Appeals court grants request to reopen census citizenship inquiry
President Trump's plans to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census continue to roil the legal world, with a federal appeals court on Tuesday sending the case back to a lower court to investigate whether the administration lied about its decision-making. Published June 25, 2019
John Sanders, Trump’s Border chief, to resign
Acting Customs and Border Protection Commissioner John Sanders, the Trump administration's point-man on the border crisis, will resign early next month. Published June 25, 2019
Trump administration weighs protected status for Venezuelans fleeing crisis at home
The Trump administration is still weighing a move to grant temporary protected status (TPS) for Venezuelan refugees, according to Elliott Abrams, the U.S. special envoy to the crisis in the oil-rich South American nation. Published June 25, 2019
Long-term picture improves, but red ink still swamps federal budget: CBO
The federal government is headed for deep fiscal pain, the Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday. Just how much depends on what Congress does. Published June 25, 2019
Dems rewrite border bill to try to assuage liberals
House Democrats say they've tamped down a mini-rebellion and have the votes to pass their border crisis spending bill later Tuesday. Published June 25, 2019
Mexico deploys 15,000 troops to U.S. border to block migrants
Mexico now has some 15,000 troops deployed to its northern border with the U.S. to try to help control the flow of migrants headed north, a top official revealed Monday. Published June 24, 2019
Seven bodies found in five days on border in Texas
Bodies are piling up at the U.S.-Mexico border as the summer heat and the press of both countries' immigration policies take a toll, adding new urgency to the debate on Capitol Hill about what, if anything, should be done to stop it. Published June 24, 2019
Nancy Pelosi: Deportations ‘outside the circle of human behavior’
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested Monday that ICE officers are "kicking down doors" to deport illegal immigrants, and questioned why the administration would want to deport people from the interior of the country. Published June 24, 2019
Annie Donaldson, former top Trump aide, agrees to testify to Congress
Annie Donaldson, a former top aide in the White House counsel's office who was present for much of the conduct in special counsel Robert Mueller's report, has agreed to testify to Congress, the Judiciary Committee announced Monday. Published June 24, 2019
Nancy Pelosi, Democrats agree to some Trump border funding
House Democrats blinked Sunday, with Speaker Nancy Pelosi announcing they will vote this week to grant at least part of President Trump's emergency border funding to deal with the humanitarian crisis. Published June 23, 2019
Donald Trump postpones immigration sweep after Pelosi’s request
President Trump called off a round of deportations slated to begin Sunday, saying he was delaying them for two weeks at the request of Democrats -- though he said both sides need to use the time to strike a broader deal on stopping new illegal immigrants. Published June 22, 2019
Nancy Pelosi tells Trump not to arrest illegal immigrants
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested Tuesday that illegal immigrants shouldn't be deported unless they have a "serious crime" history, as she urged President Trump to cancel plans for a major operation to deport illegal immigrants. Published June 22, 2019
Supreme Court rules gun-possession felons must know they’re breaking law
The Supreme Court has ruled that an immigrant living in the U.S. illegally who had a gun -- a crime -- can't be prosecuted if he didn't know he was in the country illegally. Published June 21, 2019
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals struggles with ‘ambiguous’ law on border wall emergency
A federal appeals court raked both the Trump administration and border wall opponents over the coals Thursday, struggling with "ambiguous" law and complicated arguments to try to settle whether the president's emergency wall-building plans can go forward. Published June 20, 2019
Obama-appointed judge rules ICE can’t arrest illegals in Massachusetts courthouses
ICE cannot make civil arrests at Massachusetts courthouses, a federal judge ruled Thursday, dealing a major victory to activists who'd said immigrants were scared to show up for fear of being captured. Published June 20, 2019
Illegal immigrant ‘got aways’ at five-year high as border agents pulled from patrol duties
The Border Patrol has documented more than 100,000 immigrants who they know managed to illegally sneak past them and get into the interior of the country, the agency's chief told Congress on Thursday, saying it's the most in five years. Published June 20, 2019
Mitch McConnell shoots down congressional pay raise
Congress won't be getting a pay raise, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday, shooting down a bipartisan push for a cost-of-living adjustment. Published June 20, 2019
