Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
Bladensburg Peace Cross can stay, Supreme Court rules
Bladensburg's beloved Peace Cross can remain, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday, saying the memorial to soldiers killed in World War I has been consecrated by nearly 100 years of public devotion -- and that tearing it down would show unconstitutional "hostility" to religion. Published June 20, 2019
ICE details ramped-up deportations for illegal immigrant families
It's not the "millions" President Trump promised, but ICE's chief said Wednesday that his agency will put a renewed effort into trying to find and deport immigrant families living in the U.S. illegally who've already had their day in court and have been ordered removed but are defying those orders. Published June 19, 2019
Senate committee approves border crisis spending bill
Senate Republicans and Democrats linked arms and voted to push the first overwhelmingly bipartisan border bill in years through committee Wednesday, giving President Trump more money than he asked for to deal with the migrant surge -- but changing how he wanted it spent. Published June 19, 2019
Democrats say it’ll take a white male to beat Donald Trump in election
They preach diversity as a mantra, but Democratic voters are still gravitating toward white men as 2020 presidential candidates -- and a new poll suggests why. Published June 19, 2019
Donald Trump deportation vow kick-starts 2020 campaign
President Trump kicked off his 2020 presidential campaign on Tuesday by returning to the same issue he began with as he descended the golden escalator at Trump Tower in New York four years ago: the threat from immigration. Published June 18, 2019
Donald Trump: DHS aware of deportation plans
President Trump said Tuesday afternoon that he stands by his promise to step up deportations next week, and dismissed reports that Homeland Security officials had no idea what he was talking about. Published June 18, 2019
Study: Migrant families are showing up for deportation hearings
Most immigrant families who are living illegally in the U.S. are showing up for their initial hearings in immigration court, according to a report Tuesday that challenges the impression left by Trump administration officials that as many as 90% have skipped out on deportations. Published June 18, 2019
Mitch McConnell shuts down reparations talk
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday ruled out Congress passing reparations, saying nobody alive now was responsible for slavery and saying it would be unworkable to figure out who should benefit. Published June 18, 2019
Mitch McConnell says 9/11 victims will be taken care of
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that Congress will approve legislation extending relief to people suffering from the effects of the 2001 terrorist attacks, responding to accusations he's a roadblock. Published June 18, 2019
Key Democrats challenge Ken Cuccinelli appointment as USCIS chief
Top House Democrats on Tuesday challenged the appointment of Ken Cuccinelli to be acting director at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, saying President Trump appeared to be doing an end-run around the law. Published June 18, 2019
Same-sex couples to get tax do-over under House Dems’ bill
House Democrats announced new legislation Tuesday designed to give same-sex couples a chance to go back and refile tax returns from before 2013, making them eligible for back-refunds from before the IRS recognized same-sex marriages. Published June 18, 2019
ACLU issues advice to illegal immigrants after Trump tweets about deportations
The American Civil Liberties Union on Tuesday told illegal immigrants to use their rights to remain silent and to demand their free phone call if they are snared in the new deportation effort President Trump teased this week. Published June 18, 2019
Chuck Schumer tells Trump to scratch campaign speech, talk Iran policy instead
President Trump should change his campaign kickoff speech and instead brief the country about his plans toward Iran, the Senate's top Democrat said Tuesday, saying the president has left everyone confused. Published June 18, 2019
Donald Trump says ‘millions’ of illegal immigrants to be deported
ICE deportation officers will soon begin to deport "millions" of illegal immigrants, President Trump said on Twitter Monday night, saying everyone is beginning to cooperate on the issue save for Democrats on Capitol Hill. Published June 18, 2019
Hillary Clinton emails mishandled by 15 State Department employees, review finds
At least 15 people broke State Department rules in mishandling former Secretary Hillary Clinton's emails, the department said in a review released publicly Monday. Published June 17, 2019
Supreme Court upholds new Virginia legislative maps
Virginia's legislative elections this year will be held under new court-ordered maps, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that the Republican-led House of Delegates can't step in and independently appeal a case the state's attorney general has given up. Published June 17, 2019
DOJ says IRS was right to shield Trump tax returns from Congress
The IRS would have been breaking the law if it had turned President Trump's tax returns over to Congress without his permission, the Justice Department has ruled in a new advisory opinion released Friday. Published June 14, 2019
Feds to warn immigrants about welfare use
Officers handling legal immigration cases will now warn people that they are under an obligation to support themselves rather than end up on the public dole, under a new policy implemented Friday by Ken Cuccinelli, acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Published June 14, 2019
Federal appeals court nixes Trump administration ban on abortions for illegal immigrant minors
Immigrants living in the U.S. illegally have rights to obtain abortions and the government must facilitate the exercise of that right, including making pregnant minors in custody aware of the option, an appeals court found Friday. Published June 14, 2019
Indian migrant girl dies in Arizona at U.S. border after being abandoned by group
A young girl believed to be from India was found dead on the U.S. side of the border in Arizona Wednesday, and authorities say she was likely forced into making the remote crossing by smugglers. Published June 13, 2019
