Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
Donald Trump hits new approval rating high amid impeachment
President Trump hit a new approval rating high in the Quinnipiac University Poll, one of the more influential surveys, as Democrats' impeachment push has failed to swing Americans against him. Published December 16, 2019
Chuck Schumer, Trump find common ground on impeachment trial
They may not agree on much, but President Trump and Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer have found common ground on the looming impeachment trial: They both want the Senate to call witnesses. Published December 15, 2019
Trump supporters in revolt against media, Pew Research shows
President Trump has broken the press in America, according to an analysis by the Pew Research Center, that found that while Democrats continue to have faith in American media, Mr. Trump's followers are quite done with it all. Published December 15, 2019
Chuck Schumer demands impeachment testimony from witnesses at Senate trial
The Senate's top Democrat on Sunday laid out his vision for an impeachment trial of President Trump, saying the chamber should demand testimony from four witnesses who did not testify to the House's probe. Published December 15, 2019
ICE hits 5-year high for deportations
Sanctuary cities expanded in 2019, cutting into Immigration and Customs Enforcement's potential deportations. But despite that headwind, the agency still managed to reach a five-year high for removals, breaking the previous high-water mark under President Trump. Published December 12, 2019
Dems’ impeachment case doesn’t sway Wisconsin voters: Poll
Wisconsin voters remain skeptical of Democrats' attempt to impeach and oust President Trump from office, according to a new poll Thursday that signals the weeks of impeachment hearings failed to make the case. Published December 12, 2019
Birthright citizenship number revealed in Center for Immigration Studies report
Foreign tourists to the U.S. give birth to 33,000 babies a year -- each of them immediately becoming a citizen -- according to a new report being released Thursday that puts numbers on the extent to which immigrants make use of America's birthright citizenship policy. Published December 12, 2019
ICE arrests plummet amid sanctuary cities, border diversion
Arrests of immigrants who were living in the U.S. illegally plummeted over the last year as sanctuary cities shielded more people from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the agency pulled officers from the streets and sent them to the border, officials said Wednesday as they revealed their 2019 statistics. Published December 11, 2019
David Briones, federal judge, blocks Trump border wall emergency
A federal judge in Texas issued a permanent injunction Tuesday blocking President Trump from using billions of dollars Congress earmarked for the Defense Department to instead build his border wall. Published December 10, 2019
House Judiciary Committee to vote on Trump impeachment charges Wednesday
Continuing its breakneck rush toward impeachment, the House Judiciary Committee said it will vote Wednesday on two charges against President Trump, just 24 hours after the text of the charges was unveiled. Published December 10, 2019
Majority of voters now oppose impeachment: Quinnipiac poll
A majority of Americans now oppose impeaching and removing President Trump from office, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll Tuesday that signals Democrats' month of hearings to make their case has failed. Published December 10, 2019
IG report blames FBI rules for allowing Trump campaign surveillance
The problem at the FBI wasn't so much rogue agents or biased leadership but bureau rules that allowed for a lengthy and largely fruitless investigation of the Trump campaign, Justice Department Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz said Monday. Published December 9, 2019
EXCLUSIVE: ICE moves to revive six-figure fines against illegal immigrants living in sanctuary
ICE has issued fines over the past year to about 230 illegal immigrants who have defied judges' deportation orders to remain in the country, tapping a tool that has been on the books for decades but had been largely ignored until now. Published December 7, 2019
Jury acquits Brandon Ziobrowski; man posted $500 bounty to kill ICE agents
A jury in Massachusetts acquitted a man Friday on charges of making an illegal threat after he posted to Twitter offering a $500 bounty to anyone who killed an ICE agent. Published December 6, 2019
Donald Trump, Mexico squash border surge after Democrats balk
President Trump pleaded with Congress to do something as illegal immigration across the southwestern border soared this spring. Republicans seemed willing, but it was a nonstarter for Democrats. So the president turned to Mexico. Published December 5, 2019
Mexican cartel ‘scout’ network in U.S. reveals by feds takedown
Federal prosecutors have wrapped up what appears to be the largest takedown in the history of smuggling cartel scouts, winning prison sentences for 18 people who were involved in an intricate scheme to spy on Border Patrol movements and help the Sinaloa Cartel sneak drugs into the U.S. without being detected. Published December 1, 2019
Donald Trump lack of recess appointments makes presidential history
No other president has gone this deep into an administration without making a recess appointment. In fact, he is poised to become the first president never to get one -- save William Henry Harrison, who died just one month into office. Published November 28, 2019
DHS still can’t identify all separated families from zero tolerance: IG audit
The Trump administration still can't say how many illegal immigrant children were separated from their parents during last year's zero tolerance border fiasco, and wasn't even prepared to figure out how to reunite them at the time it enacted the policy, the Homeland Security inspector general concluded in a new report this week. Published November 27, 2019
Independents sour on Trump impeachment after hearings
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi vowed not to pursue impeachment without GOP support. She went ahead nonetheless, and now Democrats find themselves not only without Republicans, but increasingly without independent voters' backing either. Published November 26, 2019
Another poll shows impeachment helping Trump
Yet another poll shows President Trump's support ticking up amid Democrats' impeachment push. Published November 26, 2019