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Stephen Dinan

Stephen Dinan

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

Articles by Stephen Dinan

In this Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018, file photo, Vice President Mike Pence, center, listens as President Donald Trump argues with House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) ** FILE **

Trump-Pelosi budget deal sends deficit soaring

The budget deal President Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi struck last month will cost taxpayers $1.7 trillion over the next decade, the government's chief scorekeeper said Wednesday, adding to a sea of red that threatens to swamp Washington. Published August 21, 2019

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before boarding Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, N.J., Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Donald Trump moves to end Flores Settlement illegal immigrant family loophole

President Trump will move Wednesday to cancel the family "loophole" that's allowed illegal-immigrant parents and children to pour into the U.S., proposing new rules that would replace the 2015 Flores Settlement court order that created a de facto catch-and-release policy for the families. Published August 20, 2019

In this April 3, 2018, file photo, former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid speaks during a lecture series at the University of Nevada, Reno. (AP Photo/Scott Sonner, File)

Harry Reid says ‘Medicare for All’ is loser for Dems

Former Sen. Harry Reid says Democratic presidential candidates' focus on a "Medicare for All" health policy is a loser for the 2020 election -- and so is the push to cancel criminal penalties for illegal immigrants who jump the border. Published August 20, 2019

Protesters hold up signs during a rally supporting Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, outside of the White House in Washington, on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) ** FILE **

DACA’s dark side: Illegal immigrants use Obama reprieve for criminal activities

DACA's seventh anniversary has sparked a new round of introspection, with immigrant rights advocates saying the program has proved its worth by helping give opportunity to a generation of children who have become doctors, soldiers, lawyers and teachers. But the program does have a darker side. Published August 19, 2019

In this May 13, 2019, file photo New York City police officer Daniel Pantaleo leaves his house in Staten Island, N.Y. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez, File)

Daniel Pantaleo fired by NYPD for Eric Garner’s death

New York Police Commissioner James P. O'Neill on Monday fired the white officer who used a lethal chokehold on unarmed Eric Garner five years ago, an incident that drew national attention amid the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement. Published August 19, 2019

In this July 30, 2008, file photo, Jeffrey Epstein appears in court in West Palm Beach, Fla. Epstein has died by suicide while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges, says person briefed on the matter, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Palm Beach Post, Uma Sanghvi, File)

Americans see something fishy in Jeffrey Epstein’s death

Americans are deeply split on whether disgraced sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was murdered or committed suicide -- and even most those who say he hanged himself in his jail cell say it happened because authorities turned a blind eye. Published August 19, 2019

Democratic presidential candidate Bernard Sanders billed his criminal justice reform proposal as an appeal to black voters, who make up a massive chunk of the state's Democratic primary voters. (Associated Press/File)

Bernie Sanders criminal justice system overhaul targets ‘institutional racism’

Declaring the criminal justice system ruined by pervasive racism and "corporate profiteering," Sen. Bernard Sanders proposed a massive overhaul Sunday that would free many drug convicts, abolish the death penalty and solitary confinement, and promote an unarmed "civilian corps" to replace the police for lower-level calls. Published August 18, 2019