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Stephen Dinan

Stephen Dinan

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

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Former President Obama announced Organizing for America would be joining forces with the group run by his former attorney general, Eric H. Holder Jr., in a striking pre-2020 partnership. (associated press)

William Barr uses Eric Holder’s defense against Congress

As Attorney General William P. Barr works to fend off an aggressive Congress demanding more information, he has turned to a surprising source for justification: former Obama official Eric H. Holder Jr., who seven years ago found himself in much the same position. Published May 5, 2019

House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., joined at right by Rep. Doug Collins, R-Georgia, the ranking member, waits to start a hearing on the Mueller report without witness Attorney General William Barr who refused to appear, escalating an already acrimonious battle between Democrats and the Justice Department, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 2, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

House Democrats soften demand for Mueller report

House Democrats backed off their blanket demand for the unredacted special counsel's report and all supporting evidence, instead signaling a willingness Friday to cooperate on asking the courts to referee. Published May 3, 2019

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, left, listens as President Donald Trump speaks during an expanded bilateral meeting with the Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

Federal deficit nears $1 trillion — again

The federal government is on pace to run a deficit of $896 billion this year, the Congressional Budget Office said Thursday, projecting what would be the fifth worst tally in history. Published May 2, 2019

Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan prepares for a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing on his agency's future funding, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 30, 2019. McAleenan, who is also the commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, was directed Monday by President Donald Trump to take additional measures to overhaul the asylum system, which he insists "is in crisis" and plagued by "rampant abuse." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Kevin McAleenan, DHS chief, refutes Trump pardon story

Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan testified to senators on Thursday that President Trump never asked him "to do anything unlawful," refuting reports that Mr. Trump had promised to pardon him if he blocked migrants from entering the U.S. Published May 2, 2019

A photographer takes a photograph of a placard for Attorney General William Barr who is not expected to appear before a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

William Barr a no-show as Democrats vow retribution

With Attorney General William P. Barr's chair empty, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler lashed out Thursday at Trump administration for the growing clash, saying the government itself "is very much at stake." Published May 2, 2019

Attorney General William Barr testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Democrats weigh contempt of Congress for William Barr

House Democrats said they are considering holding Attorney General William P. Barr in contempt of Congress after he informed them he won't meet their deadline for turning over the unredacted special counsel's report and won't appear to testify Thursday. Published May 1, 2019

In this Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018, file photo, a migrant family from Central America waits outside the Annunciation House shelter in El Paso, Texas, after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer drops them off. (AP Photo/Russell Contreras) ** FILE **

1,000 ‘fake’ families found at border over past seven months

Homeland Security has spotted more than 1,000 fraudulent families at the southwest border over the past seven months, officials said Wednesday, putting parameters on the growing phenomenon of adults trying to use someone else's children to sneak into the U.S. Published May 1, 2019

President Donald Trump speaks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, April 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Voters oppose impeachment at this point: Poll

Most Americans still have questions about President Trump's behavior in the wake of the special counsel's report, they're divided on whether Congress should pick up the investigation -- but majority opposes impeachment. Published May 1, 2019

Huma Abedin, who has been at Hillary Rodham Clinton's side as her personal assistant or "body woman" since the 2008 presidential race, faced criticism for standing by her husband, former Rep. Anthony Weiner, after sexting scandals that damaged his political career. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

William Barr: DOJ to probe possibility of Clinton-Russia collusion

Attorney General William P. Barr revealed Wednesday that the Justice Department is looking into the possibility that Russian operatives fed disinformation to the Hillary Clinton campaign during the 2016 presidential election season. Published May 1, 2019