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Stephen Dinan

Stephen Dinan

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

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and U.S. President Donald Trump give a joint news conference at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, on Monday, July 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Feds: No impact from foreign meddling in 2018 election

Foreign governments did not sway the 2018 elections, the Justice and Homeland Security departments announced Tuesday, saying the vote came off without any evidence of the kinds of breaches that tainted the 2016 presidential vote. Published February 5, 2019

The Federation for American Immigration Reform calculated that one out of every 35 illegal immigrants in Arizona was in state prison or jail in 2016, the highest rate of any of the states its researchers studied. Other studies came to different conclusions. (Associated Press)

Study finds high rates of prison, jail for illegals

Nearly 3 percent of illegal immigrants in Arizona end up in state prison or jail during the course of a year -- four times the rate of U.S. citizens and legal residents, according to a study that uses federal reimbursements for prisons and jails to try to calculate one of the most important yet elusive statistics in the immigration debate. Published February 5, 2019

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez is interviewed outside Newark Liberty International Airport after attending a news conference to address the partial government shutdown, which is keeping airport employees working without pay, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Bob Menendez calls for Trump National Golf Clubs FBI probe

A New Jersey senator on Monday demanded that federal investigators launch a probe into President Trump's golf course properties for hiring immigrants living in the U.S. illegally -- and said they should be allowed to stay in the U.S. to act as witnesses. Published February 4, 2019

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, left, accompanied by his wife, Pam, speaks during a news conference in the Governor's Mansion in Richmond, Va., on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. Resisting widespread calls for his resignation, Northam on Saturday vowed to remain in office after disavowing a racist photograph that appeared under his name in his 1984 medical school yearbook. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Ralph Northam, Virginia governor, urged by Democrats to leave

Democrats over the weekend brushed aside Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam's explanation and apology for a racist photo in his medical school yearbook and looked to a future where he would be replaced by Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax. Published February 3, 2019

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam prepares to address a news conference at the Capitol in Richmond, Va., Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019. Northam made a statement and answered questions about the late term abortion bill that was killed in committee. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Ralph Northam now says racist photo isn’t him, won’t resign

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said that while he has darkened his skin before to imitate a black man, he doesn't think he is in the photo that appears on his 1984 medical school yearbook page showing someone in blackface and another person in a KKK costume. Published February 2, 2019

In this Jan. 14, 2019, file photo, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam speaks to a crowd during a Women's Rights rally at the Capitol in Richmond, Va. A push by Virginia Democrats to loosen restrictions on late-term abortions is erupting into a fierce partisan clash due to a lawmaker's comments about late-term abortion. Gov. Ralph Northam added gas to the fire Wednesday, Jan. 30, by describing a hypothetical situation where an infant who is severely deformed or unable to survive after birth could be left to die. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File) **FILE**

Gov. Northam tells state Dems he won’t resign

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has told state Democratic Party leaders Saturday morning he will not be resigning, defying his own supporters who had said an offensive photo in his 1984 yearbook has cost him the trust of his voters. Published February 2, 2019

In this Jan. 9, 2019, file photo, construction crews install new border wall sections seen from Tijuana, Mexico. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Donald Trump: ‘The chant should be now finish the wall’

President Trump said Friday his administration is already making such good progress in building the border wall that his iconic campaign chant should change from "build the wall" to "finish the wall." Published February 1, 2019

This March 3, 2015, file photo shows an upscale apartment complex where authorities say a birth tourism business charged pregnant women $50,000 for lodging, food and transportation, after it was raided in Irvine, Calif. On Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, authorities announced they have charged 20 people in an unprecedented crackdown on businesses that helped hundreds of Chinese women travel to the United States to give birth to American citizen children. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

China ‘birth tourism’ operation prompts federal charges

Federal prosecutors announced an indictment Thursday against 19 people accused of running "birth tourism" operations in Southern California that helped thousands of pregnant Chinese women visit the U.S. just in time to give birth -- thus securing American citizenship for their children. Published January 31, 2019

Seema Verma, administrator at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said the changes will save taxpayers $690 million over 10 years. (Associated Press)

GOP demands answers on possible Medicaid fraud

Top congressional investigators sounded an alarm Thursday over potentially massive fraud in Medicaid and asked the Trump administration for a plan to combat overpayments, saying it's possible that billions of dollars are being wasted on people who shouldn't qualify. Published January 31, 2019

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., points to a reporter as he speaks to media after the Democratic policy luncheon on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Democrats’ border security plan takes fire from the left

An influential group of immigration activists lashed out at Democrats on Thursday, saying the party's new border security plan is still too cruel toward illegal immigrants and should instead focus on granting citizenship rights. Published January 31, 2019