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Stephen Dinan

Stephen Dinan

Stephen Dinan can be reached at sdinan@washingtontimes.com.

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Dossier author Christopher Steele acknowledged he was desperate to stop the Trump campaign and prompt the FBI to ratchet up its investigation. (Associated Press/File) **FILE**

Steele dossier roils Capitol Hill anew after revelations about bias

Three Senate committee chairs demanded answers this week about the role played by the Justice and State departments in furthering the goals of Christopher Steele, the former British spy who compiled the discredited anti-Trump dossier that helped launch the special counsel's investigation. Published May 10, 2019

In this June 22, 2016, file photo, Border Patrol agent Eduardo Olmos walks near the secondary fence separating Tijuana, Mexico, background, and San Diego in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

DHS to run out of border money

The acting heads of the Pentagon and Homeland Security will head to the border this weekend to draw attention to the growing crisis, where officials say the government could run out of money unless Congress approves President Trump's $4.5 billion emergency request. Published May 10, 2019

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said they have identified 256 potentially fraudulent families and confirmed 65 of them as actual cases of fraud. In some cases the adult was a relative but not a parent of the child. In others, the relationship was valid, but the family lied about the child's age. (Associated Press)

ICE uncovers more fake families at border

ICE agents found a 7-year-old girl last month who said her mother had rented her out to her uncle so they could pose as a family and he could get more lenient treatment at the border. Published May 9, 2019

Adam Schiff, chairman of the House intelligence committee, evades reporters as he rushes to a vote during a committee hearing on Russia, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 28, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Adam Schiff issues Mueller report subpoena

House intelligence committee Chairman Adam Schiff issued a subpoena Wednesday demanding to see special counsel Robert Mueller's full report and his supporting evidence, adding a new wrinkle to the ongoing battle. Published May 8, 2019

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., talks to the media at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 2, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Nancy Pelosi jokes about jailing Trump officials

Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday that the House could start to arrest Trump administration officials she deems are obstructing Congress's investigations -- but quipped that they don't have the jail space to hold everyone. Published May 8, 2019

Suanny Gomez, 24, from Honduras and seeking asylum in the United States, waits in a tent with her 5-year-old son, William, Tuesday, April 30, 2019, in Matamoros, Mexico. Gomez said she does not have money to pay a proposed fee for seeking asylum. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) ** FILE **

Donald Trump’s ‘Return to Mexico’ asylum policy vindicated by court

President Trump won a surprise victory before a usually antagonistic appeals court Tuesday when judges ruled he could continue his "Return to Mexico" policy that allows the government to make some illegal immigrants seeking asylum wait in Mexico while their cases are being heard. Published May 7, 2019

In this Jan. 31, 2019, file photo President Donald Trump holds a meeting with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

New York Times reveals Donald Trump tax returns

President Trump reportedly lost more than a billion dollars over a 10-year period, a streak of bad investments that enabled him to avoid paying any taxes for almost all of that period. Published May 7, 2019

In this Jan. 6, 2019, photo, New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks during an inauguration ceremony in New York. (Associated Press) **FILE**

N.Y., N.J. sue IRS over nonprofit donor information

New York and New Jersey sued the IRS Monday, arguing the agency is stonewalling attempts to peer behind the decision-making that led to new rules that shield some nonprofits from having to disclose their donors. Published May 6, 2019