Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
Dems announce impeachment hearing next week, offer Trump first chance to play role
House Democrats extended an official invite Tuesday to President Trump to participate in the impeachment process, offering his team a chance to be part of a hearing next week on the Constitution's meaning of high crimes and misdemeanors. Published November 26, 2019
House sues to get docs on Donald Trump census citizenship decision
House Democrats filed a lawsuit Tuesday asking a federal judge to order the Justice and Commerce departments to turn over documents from President Trump's aborted effort to ask about citizenship during the 2020 count. Published November 26, 2019
New York files appeal to resurrect tax cut for the wealthy
New York and three other high-tax states announced Tuesday that they will appeal a federal court ruling that struck down their creative attempts to frustrate the 2017 GOP tax overhaul. Published November 26, 2019
Impeachment witnesses agree on one thing: Delay of foreign aid is common practice
Two weeks of impeachment inquiry hearings produced little common ground in the testimony from the parade of witnesses, but one thing they all agreed upon was that delaying foreign aid -- even military assistance -- happens frequently. Published November 24, 2019
William Barr: ICE can defy courtroom sanctuary policies in the states
Attorney General William Barr pleaded with the chief justices in Oregon and Washington not to adopt sanctuary policies for their courthouses, saying the states already are releasing dangerous migrant criminals onto their streets. Published November 22, 2019
Illegal immigrants cut hole in border wall, drive truck through it
A group of illegal immigrants breached a pre-Trump version of the border wall in California and drove a truck through the hole, trying to make a "brazen" break for it into the U.S., agents reported Thursday. Published November 21, 2019
Fiona Hill warns Russia got what the chaos it wanted post-2016
The Democrats' star witness against President Trump delivered a stark warning Thursday, saying both Democrats and Republicans have been guilty of buying into Russia's disinformation campaigns, and it's tearing the country apart. Published November 21, 2019
Faith-based groups sue to deny locals a say in refugee resettlement
Immigrant-rights advocates turned to the courts and Congress on Thursday to try to revive America's refugee program, which they say has been left on life support after three years of Trump administration attacks. Published November 21, 2019
Elizabeth Warren might tear down Trump border wall sections, she says
Sen. Elizabeth Warren said Wednesday she would consider tearing down parts of President Trump's border wall if she finds they are "not useful." Published November 20, 2019
Impeachment hearings draw low ratings as most Americans tune out
There are about 330 million Americans. According to the ratings, nearly 320 million of them aren't watching the House impeachment proceedings against President Trump. Published November 20, 2019
Border Patrol nabs teen boy using remote controlled car to smuggle meth
Border patrol agents nabbed a 16-year-old boy who was using a remote-controlled car to smuggle methamphetamine across the U.S.-Mexico line, authorities revealed Tuesday. Published November 19, 2019
China used academic recruitment programs to steal U.S. research: Senate report
China has built its economy in part on research funded by taxpayers in the U.S., then siphoned across the Pacific Ocean by academics recruited by Beijing to act as double agents, stealing intellectual property from their American universities, a bipartisan Senate report revealed Monday. Published November 18, 2019
Accused thieves, child-porn suspects, suspected murderers among DACA recipients: Report
There are teachers and lawyers, but tucked inside the DACA population are also thousands of accused drunken drivers and thieves, hundreds of forgers, sexual abusers and even 15 people charged with murder, according to updated government numbers released Saturday. Published November 16, 2019
DHS developing plans to shoot down drones near airports
Top House lawmakers revealed Friday that Homeland Security is working on plans to allow the government to shoot down drones flown near airports -- and the members of Congress urged the administration to do a rethink. Published November 15, 2019
Third Seattle-area murder tied to sanctuary city policy
Immigration officials have tied a third murder arrest in two months to sanctuary city policies in the Seattle area, saying an immigrant who was twice shielded from deportation by King County slew a man "as he lay asleep in his own home." Published November 15, 2019
Illegal immigrant teen abortion ruling stands as Justice Department drops appeal
The Justice Department has decided not to appeal a court ruling that requires the government to facilitate illegal-immigrant teens getting abortions in the U.S., defying President Trump's pro-life allies who had been calling for a fight all the way to the Supreme Court. Published November 14, 2019
DHS confirms no new border wall yet
The administration still has yet to fence in any new miles of border with President Trump's wall, a top Homeland Security official acknowledged Thursday -- though he said that's not the right way to look at the problem. Published November 14, 2019
Illegal immigration down, drug trafficking up at southern border
Border authorities nabbed 42,000 illegal immigrants in October, a 15-month low that suggests the Trump administration has managed to largely solve the border surge that overwhelmed the country earlier this year. Published November 14, 2019
William Barr denies Trump asked him to hold press conference
Attorney General William Barr said Wednesday he doesn't recall being asked by the White House to hold a press conference to do a very public exoneration of allegations he broke the law with his request that Ukraine investigate a political opponent. Published November 13, 2019
Senate confirms Chad Wolf as DHS undersecretary, clearing path to become acting DHS chief
Chad Wolf was sworn in Wednesday as acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, hours after the Senate confirmed him to a lower position at the department. Published November 13, 2019
