Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
Bernie Sanders, Senate OK end to U.S. military action in Yemen
The Senate voted Wednesday to order President Trump to end military assistance for a Saudi-led war effort in Yemen, dealing at least a symbolic blow to the White House's foreign policy. Published March 13, 2019
Michael Cohen not in trouble for misleading committee, House chairman says
The Democratic chairman of the House Oversight Committee said Wednesday that he will not attempt to punish Michael Cohen for misleading the committee last month when he claimed he'd never asked President Trump for a pardon. Published March 13, 2019
Senators move to close child-bride immigration loophole
Republican senators announced a new bill Wednesday aimed at closing a child-marriage loophole in immigration law. Published March 13, 2019
Pelosi: Border emergency fight is about Trump, not presidential powers
Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday the House will not take up a new Senate GOP bill to curb the National Emergencies Act, saying her goal is to constrain President Trump, not to tackle the bigger presidential powers issues. Published March 13, 2019
Feds bust student visa fraud ring that paid imposters to take English test
Federal authorities announced the breakup Tuesday of a California-based immigration fraud ring that allowed Chinese exchange students who couldn't pass English-language requirements to pay imposters to step in and take the tests for them. Published March 12, 2019
Senate to vote on wall emergency Thursday
Senate Republicans have set a vote Thursday on the showdown over President Trump's border emergency wall-building declaration. Published March 12, 2019
Chuck Schumer doesn’t back off impeachment: ‘I’m going to wait for the Mueller report’
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer said impeachment of President Trump is still an option, but it will depend on the outcome of special counsel Robert Mueller's report. Published March 12, 2019
Peter Strzok had ‘impeachment’ in mind when he worked for Mueller: Page testimony
Fired FBI agent Peter Strzok went into special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation thinking it might end in impeachment and advance his career, former paramour Lisa Page told congressional investigators last year, according to a transcript released Tuesday. Published March 12, 2019
DHS’s return-to-Mexico policy gets slow start
Homeland Security officials revealed Tuesday that 240 migrants have been returned to Mexico to wait while their immigration cases proceed in the U.S., marking a relatively slow start to the Trump administration's newest get-tough policy. Published March 12, 2019
Democrats announce expanded Dream Act for illegals
House Democrats upped their ante on illegal immigration Tuesday, announcing new legislation that would not only grant legal status to potentially millions of illegal immigrant "Dreamers," but adds hundreds of thousands more migrants to the mix. Published March 12, 2019
Support for Donald Trump dwindles among ICE officers
ICE officers who endorsed President Trump in 2016 now say he has failed to follow through on his get-tough promises, saying catch-and-release of immigrants living illegally in the U.S. is not only still happening, but has gone into "overdrive." Published March 11, 2019
Trump ‘MAGAnomics’ budget requires ‘absurd’ growth rate
For President Trump's budget to work, the economy will have to grow at sustained rates not seen in years. Published March 11, 2019
Nancy Pelosi rules out impeaching Donald Trump as ‘so divisive’
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she doesn't support impeaching President Trump, dealing a major setback to the anti-Trump resistance that has clamored for House Democrats to take the politically charged step. Published March 11, 2019
Judge rules DHS began family separations in 2017
A federal judge ruled late Friday that perhaps thousands more illegal immigrant children may be subject to his earlier orders that the government find their parents and reunite the families. Published March 8, 2019
DHS extends protections for dozens of South Sudanese
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen on Friday extended a humanitarian reprieve for dozens of South Sudanese who have been in the U.S. for years, avoiding the chaos of their home country. Published March 8, 2019
House passes Democrats’ historic election bill
The House on Friday approved the most sweeping reforms to campaign and elections law in generations, with Democrats powering the bill through over GOP objections and making quick work of their top legislative agenda for the year. Published March 8, 2019
House votes to support illegal immigrant voting in local elections
House Democrats voted Friday to defend localities that allow illegal immigrants to vote in their elections, turning back a GOP attempt to discourage the practice. Published March 8, 2019
Doug Collins releases Bruce Ohr’s testimony to House panel
The top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee released the investigative interview with Justice Department figure Bruce Ohr on Friday, defying the department, which had slow-walked the release. Published March 8, 2019
Ilhan Omar anti-Semitic comments condemned in House resolution
The House voted Thursday to condemn anti-Semitic comments by Rep. Ilhan Omar as part of a broader resolution decrying bigotry in all its forms, including Islamophobia and white nationalism. Published March 7, 2019
Court gives illegal immigrants new right of appeal before deportation
Some illegal immigrants gained a new right of appeal Thursday when a federal appeals court ruled that Congress cannot prevent them from challenging their deportations in federal courts. Published March 7, 2019