Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
Robert Mueller clears Donald Trump in Russia probe, William Barr says
Special counsel Robert Mueller found no evidence that anyone connected with President Trump or his 2016 campaign conspired with Russia to subvert the election, according to a summary of his findings released Sunday by Attorney General William P. Barr. Published March 24, 2019
Border Patrol rescues double-amputee illegal immigrant from middle of Rio Grande
Border Patrol agents had to rescue a double-amputee illegal immigrant in a wheelchair from an island in the middle of the Rio Grande this week, a day after pulling a deaf and dumb man from the water. Published March 22, 2019
GOP says Mueller report should end ‘collusion’ claims
Congressional Democrats demanded immediate access Friday evening to special counsel Robert Mueller's investigative report, saying lawmakers must see his raw materials and conclusions to prevent mischief. Published March 22, 2019
Robert Mueller delivers report to AG Barr, ending special counsel probe
Special counsel Robert Mueller delivered his report on the 2016 campaign to Attorney General William Barr on Friday, marking the end of a nearly two-year investigation that has monopolized the start of President Trump's tenure. Published March 22, 2019
Donald Trump notches worst monthly deficit in U.S. history
February was the worst month in the history of the U.S. government, deficit-wise, setting an all-time record at $234 billion in the red, according to new figures released Friday. Published March 22, 2019
Jerrold Nadler: Health official misled Congress over tracking illegal immigrant girls’ pregnancies
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler said Friday that a top health official appears to have misled his panel over his role in dealing with illegal immigrant girls, suggesting that the official was in fact tracking pregnancies and menstrual cycles. Published March 22, 2019
Democrats’ demand for access to Russian translator denied
The White House on Thursday rejected congressional Democrats' demand for access to the translator present for President Trump's meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin, leaving top committee chairmen fuming. Published March 21, 2019
Robert Neller says Trump’s border focus hurting military’s combat readiness
The Marine Corps's commandant says President Trump's decision to deploy active-duty troops to the border and plans to siphon funds from military construction toward his border wall are sapping the corps' "combat readiness and solvency." Published March 21, 2019
ICE releasing 1,000 illegal immigrant family members a day
Deportation officers are cutting loose more than 1,000 illegal immigrant family members a day, setting them free into border states as the surge of migrations overwhelms the government's ability to handle them, officials revealed Thursday. Published March 21, 2019
Kushner, Ivanka Trump using secret texts, emails to do government business: House investigation
Trump son-in-law and top White House adviser Jared Kushner uses WhatsApp to conduct official government business, and his wife Ivanka Trump still does official work on her personal email account, running afoul of the law, House Democrats said Thursday. Published March 21, 2019
Donald Trump-John McCain feud embarrassing, Republicans say
President Trump complained Wednesday that he was never thanked for allowing Sen. John McCain's funeral celebration, escalating a feud with the McCain family and drawing the ire of senators on Capitol Hill who told the president he was embarrassing himself. Published March 20, 2019
James Clyburn, other Democrats ramp up anti-Trump rhetoric
Democratic leaders stepped up their criticism of President Trump this week, with the top-ranking black House lawmaker calling him and his family "the greatest threats to democracy of my lifetime" — but still said impeachment isn't their priority. Published March 20, 2019
Donald Trump says nobody thanked him for John McCain’s funeral
President Trump said Wednesday that he never got a "thank you" for allowing the late Sen. John McCain to have the lavish funeral he wanted, as the president continued his feud with the McCain family. Published March 20, 2019
John Kasich fundraises off Trump-McCain feud
Former Ohio Gov. John Kasich on Wednesday latched onto the ongoing feud between President Trump and the McCain family, firing off a fundraising email to supporters to blast Mr. Trump. Published March 20, 2019
Feds’ cellphone search blocked Palestinian with possible terrorist ties from entering U.S.
A Palestinian man who was part of a 2015 riot, clashing with Israeli soldiers, was charged Wednesday with fraudulently procuring a visa and trying to enter the U.S. on false pretenses. Published March 20, 2019
Illegal immigrant deportations undercut by courts, recalcitrant countries
The inspector general's audit, released last week, showed that while arresting illegal immigrants may be a challenge these days, actually getting them to leave the U.S. can be even tougher, as officers confront balky countries overseas, legal appeals at home and the migrants' own shenanigans. Published March 19, 2019
The Bipartisan Index shows that Capitol Hill lawmakers more cooperative than rhetoric suggests
There were three government shutdowns, a completely partisan tax cut and a failed partisan effort to repeal Obamacare, and historic levels of obstruction of judicial nominees. Published March 19, 2019
Border Patrol catches 400 illegal immigrants in five minutes
The Border Patrol said that it caught more than 400 illegal immigrants trying to break into the U.S. in El Paso, Texas, during one five-minute span Tuesday morning. Published March 19, 2019
Mexican migrant dies after being caught at border; had renal, liver failure
A 40-year-old illegal immigrant Mexican man caught by the U.S. border on Sunday died at a hospital in El Paso, Texas, the Border Patrol announced Tuesday. Published March 19, 2019
Supreme Court upholds ICE detention without bail for serious criminals
Immigrants living in the U.S. with serious criminal records can be held without bail while awaiting deportation even if ICE didn't immediately pick them up when they were released from prison or jail, the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. Published March 19, 2019
