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Stephen Dinan

Stephen Dinan

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

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President Donald Trump speaks as he welcomes 2018 NASCAR Cup Series Champion Joey Logano to the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, April 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Emmet Sullivan rules Trump emoluments case can advance

A federal judge in Washington has ruled that a group of Democrats in Congress can proceed with a lawsuit against President Donald Trump alleging his businesses violate a constitutional ban against gifts from foreign governments Published April 30, 2019

In this March 24, 2019, photo, Special counsel Robert Mueller departs St. John's Episcopal Church, across from the White House in Washington. Democrats say they want “all of the underlying evidence” in Mueller’s investigation. But what is all of that evidence? (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Robert Mueller unhappy with William Barr summary: Report

Special counsel Robert Mueller sent a letter expressing concern over Attorney General William P. Barr's initial summary of the investigation into Russia, President Trump and the 2016 election, the Justice Department confirmed Tuesday. Published April 30, 2019

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, joined from left by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks to members of the news media following a Senate policy luncheon, Tuesday, April 30, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Joni Ernst moves to crack down on annual year-end federal spending sprees

Sen. Joni Ernst, who promised voters she would make Washington's big spenders "squeal" like pigs, announced legislation Tuesday to curtail the end-of-year buying sprees that end up leaving taxpayers on the hook for fine china, good lobster and other extravagant expenses. Published April 30, 2019

President Donald Trump participates in a roundtable on immigration and border security at the U.S. Border Patrol Calexico Station in Calexico, Calif., Friday April 5, 2019. Trump headed to the border with Mexico to make a renewed push for border security as a central campaign issue for his 2020 re-election. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump to demand more money for border

House Democrats unveiled new legislation Tuesday designed to stymie President Trump's wall building national emergency plans, attaching the provisions to the annual veterans affairs funding bill. Published April 30, 2019

In this Dec. 3, 2018, file photo, migrants are escorted by a U.S. Border Patrol agent as they are detained after climbing over the border wall from Playas de Tijuana, Mexico, to San Ysidro, Calif. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

‘Fake families’ surge at border, looking to exploit U.S. immigration law

The number of immigrants living in the U.S. illegally who fraudulently posed as families with juvenile children at the border has soared, authorities reported Monday, saying they have opened about 100 investigations and found more than 25 suspected cases in April alone. Published April 29, 2019

Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan speaks during a news conference announcing a plan to file a federal lawsuit against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Monday, April 29, 2019, in Boston, over its policy of arresting people at courthouses on civil immigration matters. The announcement comes days after federal prosecutors charged a judge and former court officer in Newton, Mass., with obstruction of justice for allegedly helping a man wanted by federal immigration authorities escape a courthouse. (AP Photo/Alanna Durkin Richer)

Prosecutors sue to kick ICE out of courthouses

Several Massachusetts district attorneys filed a federal lawsuit Monday demanding a judge order ICE to stop enforcing the law at state courthouses, saying too many people are refusing to be witnesses or show up for cases because they fear being deported. Published April 29, 2019

In this Aug. 2, 2017, file photo, White House senior policy adviser Stephen Miller speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) **FILE**

Stephen Miller under investigation by House Democrats

House Democratic chairmen said Thursday they'll investigate whether senior presidential adviser Stephen Miller orchestrated the resignations of several Homeland Security officials, as the White House rejected lawmakers' invitation for the immigration hard-liner to testify about President Trump's policies. Published April 25, 2019

In this June 26, 2018, file photo, a U.S. Border Patrol vehicle sits above the Rio Grande River at the U.S. - Mexico border in Brownsville, Texas. U.S. Border Patrol agents found a 3-year-old boy alone in a field after likely being abandoned by smugglers at the southern border, authorities said. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said late Tuesday, April 23, 2019, that the boy's name and phone numbers were written on his shoes when agents found him that morning. The agency said it is trying to reach the boy's family. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File) **FILE**

Smugglers abandon 3-year-old illegal immigrant in Texas

A group of illegal immigrants abandoned a 3-year-old boy in a Texas cornfield, the Border Patrol said Wednesday, leaving the child to fend for himself as the other migrants tried to escape arrest. Published April 24, 2019

Immigration activists rally outside the Supreme Court as the justices hear arguments over the Trump administration's plan to ask about citizenship on the 2020 census, in Washington, Tuesday, April 23, 2019. Critics say the citizenship question on the census will inhibit responses from immigrant-heavy communities that are worried the information will be used to target them for possible deportation. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

DOJ to resist House subpoena on census citizenship controversy

The Justice Department said Wednesday it will thwart a subpoena for one of its top officials to testify about the citizenship census question, saying House Democrats are trying to undermine the Executive Branch's powers. Published April 24, 2019