Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
Trump administration demands $4.5 billion in emergency aid: ‘The border is at its breaking point’
Having won a border deal with Mexico, the Trump administration turned its attention to a slow-moving Congress on Tuesday, demanding that lawmakers immediately approve a $4.5 billion emergency assistance package to care for the children and families surging at the border. Published June 11, 2019
Treasury Department finalizes rule to stop Democratic states’ tax workaround
The Treasury Department released its final rules Tuesday outlawing the push by Democrat-led states to undermine the GOP's new tax law, saying that donating to state-run charities isn't a substitute for paying federal taxes. Published June 11, 2019
DOJ slams latest committee contempt vote, warns of retaliation
The Justice Department warned Tuesday that it could retaliate against the House Oversight Committee should the panel vote this week to pursue contempt of Congress proceedings against Attorney General William P. Barr, saying it would sour what cooperation there has been. Published June 11, 2019
Trump waves Mexico border deal at reporters: ‘It goes into effect when I want it to’
President Trump pulled a one-page paper from his pocket Tuesday and waved it to reporters, saying it contained the details of the secret side agreement he says he struck with Mexico to reduce illegal immigration at the border. Published June 11, 2019
GOP to force showdown on Trump border crisis funding bill
Fresh off President Trump's new border deal with Mexico, Senate Republicans plan to push the issue to the halls of Congress, saying it's time for Democrats to agree to pass Mr. Trump's $4.5 billion emergency spending request to help care for the record surge of illegal immigrants. Published June 11, 2019
Donald Trump, Mexico snipe over supposed side deal
An emboldened President Trump said Monday that his tariff threat forced Mexico to strike a border deal, and he vowed that China will be the next target brought to heel by weaponization of access to the U.S. economy. Published June 10, 2019
House Dems appeal Judge Trevor McFadden ruling tossing out anti-border wall lawsuit
The House said Monday it is appealing a judge's ruling that the chamber couldn't sue to stop President Trump's border wall emergency declaration. Published June 10, 2019
Elijah Cummings, House Oversight Committee chairman, announces William Barr contempt vote
House Oversight Committee Chairman Elijah E. Cummings on Monday announced a new vote this week to recommend holding Attorney General William P. Barr in contempt of Congress, saying he's being stonewalled in trying to get answers about the citizenship question on the 2020 census. Published June 10, 2019
Mike Pompeo: 45 days to see if U.S.-Mexico border deal is working
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday that the U.S. and Mexico will know within 45 days whether the new border security deal the two countries hashed out is working. Published June 10, 2019
DOJ reveals scope of Trump campaign surveillance probe
The Justice Department on Monday gave more details about the review Attorney General William P. Barr has ordered into the government's surveillance of President Trump's 2016 campaign, saying there are still too many "open questions" about why it was done. Published June 10, 2019
Ken Cuccinelli named acting head of DHS’s legal immigration division
Former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli was officially named acting director at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on Monday, putting him in charge of some of the most important behind-the-scenes immigration initiatives of the Trump administration. Published June 10, 2019
Stephen Breyer: Supreme Court must revisit indefinite detention at Guantanamo Bay
Justice Stephen G. Breyer said Monday it's time the Supreme Court revisits the situation of indefinite detention and terrorism suspects caught on the battlefield in Afghanistan, saying that after 18 years it's beginning to look like some of those captured may spend their life as prisoners of war. Published June 10, 2019
Trump deal pressures Mexico to slow migration or face tariffs
President Trump inked a road map with Mexico, and -- contrary to some media carping otherwise -- he did win, at least on paper, some significant concessions from the nation's southern neighbor. Published June 9, 2019
Democrats blast Trump for forcing Mexico deal to cut illegal immigration
Democrats lashed out in all directions at President Trump after he won concessions from Mexico to try to stop the flow of illegal immigrants at the border. Published June 8, 2019
Donald Trump says Mexico has reached deal on border crisis
Mexico promised Friday to step up its own border enforcement and to allow the return of some Central Americans who crossed its territory en route to the U.S., striking a deal to head off crippling economic tariffs President Trump had vowed to impose next week. Published June 7, 2019
House Democrats prepare for Mueller Week; GOP demands cooler rhetoric
They're not yet ready to call it impeachment, but Democrats will take a large step on their journey to that point this week, with a series of hearings on special counsel Robert Mueller's Report and a major vote to hold top Trump officials in contempt of Congress. Published June 7, 2019
Trump says ‘good chance’ to avoid tariffs on Mexico
President Trump said Friday there's a "good chance" he can strike a deal with Mexico to head off tariffs, but that he's prepared to go ahead with them Monday, too. Published June 7, 2019
Lopez Obrador says deployed Mexican troops are not for halting illegal immigration
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Friday appeared to undercut his own negotiators working to head off crippling tariffs, saying that the national guard forces they promised to deploy to Mexico's southern border aren't intended to stop illegal immigrants. Published June 7, 2019
Mexico tariffs still on track: White House
The White House said Friday that President Trump is still on track to slap tariffs on Mexico on Monday, even though the two sides are making progress in talks over how to stop the flow of illegal immigrants heading north. Published June 7, 2019
DHS broke rules on deporting veterans: GAO report
Homeland Security failed to cut U.S. military veterans breaks in deportation cases, the government's chief auditor said in a new report Thursday that confirms complaints some members of Congress had lodged over too-harsh treatment. Published June 6, 2019
