Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
Illegal immigration drops 28% after deal with Mexico
The number of illegal immigrants nabbed at the U.S.-Mexico border dropped 28% in June, authorities announced Tuesday, saying the slower pace gives Homeland Security a chance to improve conditions. Published July 9, 2019
Mitch McConnell doubts Roy Moore will be party’s pick in Alabama
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday he doubts Roy Moore will emerge as Republicans' nominee for that state's U.S. Senate race next year, saying GOP voters "have figured this guy out." Published July 9, 2019
Smugglers used ambulance to try to sneak illegals into U.S.
Eagle-eyed Border Patrol agents sniffed out an attempt this weekend to smuggle illegal immigrants deeper into the U.S. in an ambulance. Published July 9, 2019
Megan Rapinoe would beat Trump for president: Poll
U.S. women's soccer star Megan Rapinoe would narrowly best President Trump in an election, according to a new poll Tuesday. Published July 9, 2019
Megan Rapinoe accepts Dems’ invite for soccer team to visit Capitol Hill
The U.S. national women's soccer team will visit the Capitol to celebrate their World Cup championship. Published July 9, 2019
Jose Serrano, New York Democrat, vows to block money for Trump’s citizenship question
The Democrat who oversees money for the Census Bureau said Tuesday he will not allow President Trump to stop the printing of the 2020 questionnaire to add a citizenship question. Published July 9, 2019
Bill would allow victims to sue sanctuary cities
Senate Republicans announced new legislation Tuesday that would allow victims of illegal immigrant crimes to sue sanctuary cities for damages. Published July 9, 2019
Donald Trump loses bid to block complainers from presidential Twitter account
A federal appeals court shot down President Trump's attempts to block critics from his Twitter account, ruling Tuesday that government officials' social media platforms are public forums protected by the First Amendment. Published July 9, 2019
Chuck Schumer: Donald Trump must answer for Jeffrey Epstein scandal
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer tried to tie President Trump to the growing scandal over accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, saying Tuesday that Mr. Trump must answer for his past praise of the billionaire financier. Published July 9, 2019
House Dems to subpoena Jared Kushner, Jeff Sessions, Rod Rosenstein
The House Judiciary Committee will vote this week to subpoena President Trump's son-in-law and top adviser Jared Kushner, as Democrats' battle with the White House gets more personal. Published July 9, 2019
ACLU fights Trump lawyer change in census citizenship case
Now even the lawyers arguing the census citizenship question have become a matter of dispute. Published July 8, 2019
U.N. human rights commissioner blasts U.S. border situation
The U.N.'s human rights commissioner on Monday blasted the U.S. for the conditions illegal immigrant children face when they are caught sneaking across the border, calling it "undignified." Published July 8, 2019
Nancy Pelosi: Trump citizenship question is attempt to ‘make America white again’
President Trump's push to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census is an attempt to "make America white again," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Monday, co-opting his campaign slogan. Published July 8, 2019
Feds seize cargo ship that smuggled $1.3 billion in cocaine
The ship that carried nearly 20 tons of cocaine into a U.S. port last month has been seized and the government is aiming to claim it under forfeiture laws, authorities said Monday. Published July 8, 2019
Andrew Cuomo signs bill allowing release of Trump taxes
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a law Monday that would allow the state to release President Trump's tax returns with Congress. Published July 8, 2019
Kris Kobach to run for Senate in Kansas
Kris Kobach on Monday announced his bid for Kansas's open Senate seat, casting himself as a Trump-style Republican who can carry the president's tough immigration message directly to the halls of Capitol Hill. Published July 8, 2019
Bennie Thompson, Democrats vow immigrant detention center probe
Lawmakers return to Washington this week more divided than ever and facing a series of new immigration policy crises, with an urgency to troubling conditions at the border for illegal immigrants, with President Trump sparking a clash over the 2020 census, and with the Homeland Security Department preparing a round of deportations of illegal immigrant families. Published July 7, 2019
ACLU asks judge to forbid Trump from restoring citizenship question to census
The ACLU went to court late Friday to ask a federal judge to put an end to President Trump's attempts to add a citizenship question to the census, saying the government was poised to illegally break its own self-imposed deadlines. Published July 5, 2019
Judge skeptical as Trump lawyers plot path to restore citizenship question
A federal judge signaled skepticism Friday of any new effort to add a citizenship question back into the 2020 census, and approved Trump opponents' plans to pry into the decision-making that led to the question in the first place. Published July 5, 2019
Trump ‘thinking’ of executive order on census citizenship question
President Trump said Friday he's "thinking" about issuing an executive order to try to force a citizenship question onto the 2020 census, as he continues to battle the courts. Published July 5, 2019
