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Stephen Dinan

Stephen Dinan

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

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Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican, (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Twitter says study proves no anti-conservative bias

Twitter told senators Wednesday that it doesn't hold a bias against conservatives, saying the social media giant studied tweets by all Democrats and Republicans in Congress this year and found they drew similar rates of viewership. Published April 10, 2019

Migrants walk along a highway as a new caravan of several hundred people sets off in hopes of reaching the distant United States, in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, shortly after dawn Wednesday, April 10, 2019. Parents who gathered at the bus station with their children to join the caravan say they can't support their families with what they can earn in Honduras and are seeking better opportunities. (AP Photo/Delmer Martinez)

Donald Trump: Central American migrants worse than Mexicans

President Trump suggested Wednesday that illegal immigrants from Central America are worse than those from Mexico, changing tone from his campaign declaration that Mexico was sending the worst of the worst to the U.S. Published April 10, 2019

Attorney General William Barr reacts as he appears before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee to make his Justice Department budget request, Wednesday, April 10, 2019, in Washington. Barr said Wednesday that he was reviewing the origins of the Trump-Russia investigation. He said he believed the president's campaign had been spied on and he was concerned about possible abuses of government power. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

‘Spying did occur’ on Trump campaign: William Barr

Attorney General William P. Barr said Wednesday that under the Obama administration, the FBI did spy on President Trump's campaign -- though he said he has yet to conclude whether the actions were legal and correct. Published April 10, 2019

Central American migrants, part of the caravan hoping to reach the U.S. border, move on a road in Tapachula, Chiapas State, Mexico, Thursday, March 28, 2019. A caravan of about 2,500 Central Americans and Cubans is currently making its way through Mexico's southern state of Chiapas. (AP Photo/Isabel Mateos) ** FILE **

Donald Trump rules out ‘Obama’ family separations in renewed border crackdown

President Trump on Tuesday ruled out a restart of family separations at the border, but a top administration aide laid out an expansive agenda they hope to accomplish otherwise, including rules to make it tougher to claim asylum and powers to let the administration detain illegal immigrant families who jump the border. Published April 9, 2019

White House press secretary Sarah Sanders talks with reporters outside the White House, Tuesday, April 2, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

White House vows to appeal Judge Richard Seeborg asylum ruling

The White House on Tuesday vowed an appeal and angrily denounced an Obama-appointed judge who ruled against President Trump's new get-tough policy to make migrants wait in Mexico while their asylum cases are being heard in the U.S. Published April 9, 2019

President Donald Trump speaks at the Republican Jewish Coalition's annual leadership meeting, Saturday April 6, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

ICE employees cheer Trump’s move to dump agency chief

President Trump's move to dump his pick to lead ICE surprised lawmakers on Capitol Hill and some officials at the Department of Homeland Security, but it's drawing glowing praise from a key group of employees who say the president's decision showed courage. Published April 8, 2019

Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen looks on as President Donald Trump speaks during a signing ceremony of the "Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act," in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Nov. 16, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Kirstjen Nielsen resigns as Homeland Security secretary

Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen submitted her resignation to the White House Sunday as President Trump continued a housecleaning at the department amid the growing border crisis. Published April 7, 2019

Volunteers help immigrants from Central America seeking asylum move to a makeshift resource center, Tuesday, April 2, 2019, in downtown San Antonio. The surge of migrants arriving at the southern border has led the Trump administration to dramatically expand a practice it has long mocked as "catch and release." (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Judge orders feds to give asylum seekers chance to make bail

A federal judge on Friday ordered the federal government to either quickly bring asylum seekers to a judge to argue for bail or else release the migrants outright, in a ruling that deals another blow to President Trump's attempts to crack down on the border crisis. Published April 5, 2019

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks to reporters during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, April 4, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Nancy Pelosi files lawsuit to block Trump border wall

House Democrats officially filed their lawsuit Friday afternoon challenging President Trump's plans to shift money to build his border wall, demanding federal judges step in and referee between the two sides. Published April 5, 2019