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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 to reporters during a visit to Lake Okeechobee and Herbert Hoover Dike at Canal Point, Fla., Friday, March 29, 2019. Trump says he will close the nation's southern border, or large sections of it, next week if Mexico does not immediately stop illegal immigration. In a tweet, Trump ramped up his repeated threat to close the border by saying he will do it next week unless Mexico takes action. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) **FILE**

Trump says Mexico on the hook for border success

President Trump took to Twitter Friday to explain his new plan for tackling illegal immigration, saying either Mexico finds a way to stop the illegal cross-border traffic or else it will face economic consequences. Published April 5, 2019

In this Jan. 15, 2019, file photo, Attorney General nominee William Barr testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, file)

William Barr rejects Democrats’ Mueller report demands

Every page of the nearly 400-page Mueller report contains information that cannot be made public and must be redacted, Attorney General William P. Barr said Thursday, explaining why he has not met congressional Democrats' deadline for turning over the document to them. Published April 4, 2019

In this Aug. 22, 2017, file photo, California's Democratic U.S. Sens. Dianne Feinstein, left, and Kamala Harris walk together to speak at the 21st Annual Lake Tahoe Summit in South Lake Tahoe, Calif. The senators said they did not sign off on three White House nominees for open California seats on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals and will oppose their confirmation, according to a report. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

GOP advances judges over Dianne Feinstein, Kamala Harris complaints

The Senate Judiciary Committee cleared two nominees Thursday for seats on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, ignoring objections from California's two Democratic senators who complained they didn't get a say in who President Trump picked. Published April 4, 2019

President Donald Trump speaks during the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Thursday, April 4, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump backs off border closure, says tariffs instead

President Trump retreated Thursday from his tough talk of closing the southern border, saying his new solution will be to slap tariffs on Mexican auto imports if America's southern neighbor doesn't do more to stop the smuggling of drugs and people. Published April 4, 2019

In this Dec. 13, 2018, photo, tribesmen loyal to Houthi rebels hold up their weapons as they attend a gathering to show their support for the ongoing peace talks in Sanaa, Yemen. Asserting Congress' authority over war powers, the House is debating a resolution to force the Trump administration to withdraw U.S. troops from involvement in Yemen. It's a rebuke of the president's alliance with Saudi Arabia and prompted veto threat from the White House. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed) **FILE**

House votes to end U.S. role in Yemen conflict

Defying President Trump, the House voted Thursday to demand an end to the U.S. military role in Yemen's ongoing civil war, in what backers said was a belated effort to assert Congress's role in deciding where and when American forces are committed to battle. Published April 4, 2019

In this Nov. 27, 2018, file photo, Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., then incoming chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, addresses an audience during a gathering of business leaders in Boston. The Democrats tried and failed several times to obtain Trump's returns as the minority party in Congress. Their newly energized leftward wing is pushing the chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., to set the quest in motion, and fast. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Democrats demand IRS turn over Donald Trump tax returns

The government's chief tax-law writer demanded Wednesday that the IRS turn over President Trump's tax returns, saying Congress must see the secret documents in order to devise new laws governing presidential audits. Published April 3, 2019

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., walks off the House floor following a speech by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at a Joint Meeting of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 3, 2019, having been invited by the bipartisan leadership of the House of Representatives and the Senate. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

GOP goes ‘nuclear’ to speed Trump nominees through Senate

Republicans triggered the so-called nuclear option Wednesday, changing the interpretation of Senate rules to speed up the time it takes to confirm presidential appointees and creating a glide path for President Trump to fill out his administration and stack the lower federal courts with conservative judges. Published April 3, 2019

House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., joined at right by Ranking Member Doug Collins, R-Ga., prepares for the start of a hearing on The Equality Act, a comprehensive nondiscrimination bill for LGBT rights, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 2, 2019. Nadler is preparing subpoenas seeking special counsel Robert Mueller's full Russia report as the Justice Department appears likely to miss an April 2 deadline set by Democrats for the report's release. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democrats approve subpoena for Mueller report, investigative files

The House Judiciary Committee voted Wednesday to give Chairman Jerrold Nadler the power to subpoena special counsel Robert Mueller's full final report and all of his investigative materials, as well as to slap subpoenas on five former Trump associates. Published April 3, 2019

In this Thursday, March 14, 2019, photo, a Border Patrol agent talks with a group suspected of having entered the U.S. illegally near McAllen, Texas. While many adults crossing the border on their own in South Texas try to flee agents, most migrant parents and children wait to surrender so they can be processed and released into the United States. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Dems blast ‘heartless’ Trump border security plans

Top Democrats offered their solutions to the border crisis Wednesday, saying the surge of illegal immigrants from Central America can be solved by sending more money to the region, and by shifting resources here at home. Published April 3, 2019

President Donald Trump speaks at the National Republican Congressional Committee's annual spring dinner in Washington, April 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Donald Trump doubles down on border closure threat

President Trump doubled down Wednesday on his ultimatum that he will "close" the border unless Congress acts, brushing aside advice from his own team at the White House, from business groups and from members of Congress that it would be an economic catastrophe. Published April 3, 2019