Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
Border bill becomes ‘Abolish ICE’ battle
The battle over border funding has turned into a battle over money for ICE, with Democrats insisting Thursday on cuts to the agency's proposed budget in order to approve humanitarian assistance for children. Published June 27, 2019
Nancy Pelosi rejects bipartisan border bill
House Democrats cannot accept the bipartisan border crisis compromise bill the Senate passed Wednesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said, and will demand changes to limit how long children can be held in some facilities. Published June 26, 2019
Illegal immigrant caught at border delivers stillborn baby
A pregnant illegal immigrant from Honduras caught at the border Monday delivered a stillborn baby later that day, Homeland Security revealed Wednesday. Published June 26, 2019
Senate rejects Pelosi’s border bill, passes bipartisan version
Senators shot down House Democrats' partisan border-funding bill Wednesday and were poised to pass their own bipartisan plan to deliver $4.6 billion in emergency money President Trump requested to help alleviate overcrowding and provide better care for children and families streaming into the U.S. Published June 26, 2019
Trump: ‘Open borders mean people drowning in the rivers’
Democrats are to blame for the tragic image of a father and his 23-month-old daughter dead in the Rio Grande, President Trump said Wednesday. Published June 26, 2019
Border Patrol says children DO get toothpaste, soap; testimony contradicts media accounts
Illegal immigrant children caught at the border are now, and always have been, getting soap, toothpaste and other basic hygiene necessities -- at taxpayers' expense -- a top Border Patrol official told Congress on Wednesday. Published June 26, 2019
Nancy Pelosi, Democrats approve border bill
Five months after labeling the border a "manufactured" crisis, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi led Democrats on Tuesday to approve a $4.5 billion humanitarian assistance package President Trump had requested to deal with the record surge of illegal immigrants. Published June 25, 2019
Robert Mueller to testify before Congress, Democrats say
Former special counsel Robert Mueller will testify to Congress next month after being subpoenaed by two committees, lawmakers announced Tuesday night, setting up a major showdown that could set the tone for the rest of President Trump's term. Published June 25, 2019
Supreme Court asked to settle 2020 census citizenship question fight
President Trump's goal of asking a citizenship question on the 2020 census has turned into a colossal legal headache, as the courts race against a Census Bureau deadline this weekend for finalizing next year's questionnaire. Published June 25, 2019
Dems rewrite border bill to answer liberal objections
House Democrats on Tuesday larded their border crisis spending bill with liberal wish-list items, hoping to win over enough wavering lawmakers to surmount a mini-rebellion and pass the legislation. Published June 25, 2019
Omarosa Manigault Newman sued by Justice Department over ethics accusation
The Justice Department filed a complaint in federal court Tuesday against Omarosa Manigault Newman, a former Trump advisor-turned critic. Published June 25, 2019
Appeals court grants request to reopen census citizenship inquiry
President Trump's plans to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census continue to roil the legal world, with a federal appeals court on Tuesday sending the case back to a lower court to investigate whether the administration lied about its decision-making. Published June 25, 2019
John Sanders, Trump’s Border chief, to resign
Acting Customs and Border Protection Commissioner John Sanders, the Trump administration's point-man on the border crisis, will resign early next month. Published June 25, 2019
Trump administration weighs protected status for Venezuelans fleeing crisis at home
The Trump administration is still weighing a move to grant temporary protected status (TPS) for Venezuelan refugees, according to Elliott Abrams, the U.S. special envoy to the crisis in the oil-rich South American nation. Published June 25, 2019
Long-term picture improves, but red ink still swamps federal budget: CBO
The federal government is headed for deep fiscal pain, the Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday. Just how much depends on what Congress does. Published June 25, 2019
Dems rewrite border bill to try to assuage liberals
House Democrats say they've tamped down a mini-rebellion and have the votes to pass their border crisis spending bill later Tuesday. Published June 25, 2019
Mexico deploys 15,000 troops to U.S. border to block migrants
Mexico now has some 15,000 troops deployed to its northern border with the U.S. to try to help control the flow of migrants headed north, a top official revealed Monday. Published June 24, 2019
Seven bodies found in five days on border in Texas
Bodies are piling up at the U.S.-Mexico border as the summer heat and the press of both countries' immigration policies take a toll, adding new urgency to the debate on Capitol Hill about what, if anything, should be done to stop it. Published June 24, 2019
Nancy Pelosi: Deportations ‘outside the circle of human behavior’
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested Monday that ICE officers are "kicking down doors" to deport illegal immigrants, and questioned why the administration would want to deport people from the interior of the country. Published June 24, 2019
Annie Donaldson, former top Trump aide, agrees to testify to Congress
Annie Donaldson, a former top aide in the White House counsel's office who was present for much of the conduct in special counsel Robert Mueller's report, has agreed to testify to Congress, the Judiciary Committee announced Monday. Published June 24, 2019
