Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
Trump says he sees path to end shutdown, says wall must be built
President Trump said Friday he and Democratic leaders are finally making progress on ending the government shutdown, saying they're now "all on the same path" -- though he didn't reveal any specifics that gave him confidence. Published January 4, 2019
Dems: No deal on border until government is reopened
Democratic leaders emerged from a White House meeting Friday to say they won't begin to negotiate on border security until the government shutdown is ended. Published January 4, 2019
Glenn Grothman writes bill to allow crowdsourcing for border wall
A Wisconsin congressman announced legislation Friday to allow Americans to donate money to the government earmarked specifically to build President Trump's wall. Published January 4, 2019
Pat Roberts of Kansas won’t run for re-election
Sen. Pat Roberts announced Friday he won't seek re-election in 2020, already giving Republicans a second vacancy to defend. Published January 4, 2019
White House releases border briefing that Dems ‘did not want to hear’
The White House on Friday released the border briefing President Trump to get Democratic leaders to see during a meeting earlier this week, saying the public should see the information behind the president's case for why he wants a border wall. Published January 4, 2019
Chuck Schumer: Donald Trump ‘is a terrible negotiator’
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer begged Republicans Friday to break with President Trump and vote to reopen the government without new border wall money, saying the president doesn't know how to negotiate. Published January 4, 2019
House Democrats pass bill to end shutdown, reopen government
Using their new majority, House Democrats passed legislation Thursday to reopen the shuttered parts of the government -- but Senate Republicans said the moves are a non-starter, and the White House issued a veto threat as well, signaling the partial shutdown will go on. Published January 3, 2019
Republicans relinquish Congress with whimper: ‘More missed opportunities than anything’
Republicans closed out two years of control over the political branches of Washington on Thursday with a whimper, leaving a government still in partial shutdown and a long list of priorities left undone. Published January 3, 2019
White House vows veto on Democrats’ bill to end government shutdown without wall money
The White House issued a veto threat Thursday on Democrats' new bill to end the government shutdown, saying it shortchanged "the nation's urgent border security needs." Published January 3, 2019
Brad Sherman, California Democrat, to introduce articles of impeachment against Trump
As Democrats take charge of the House at the start of the 116th Congress, one California lawmaker will introduce articles of impeachment against President Trump on Thursday. Published January 3, 2019
Martin O’Malley rules out 2020 run at Trump
Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley said Thursday he's not going to make another run for president, saying his "usefulness as a candidate" has ended. Published January 3, 2019
Democrats refuse to talk border security until shutdown ends
Democratic leaders emerged from a White House meeting Wednesday to say they are willing to talk border security but not until after Congress ends the partial government shutdown, signaling that more than a week away from Washington has only deepened the impasse. Published January 2, 2019
Donald Trump’s crackdown on deportation deadbeat countries yields immediate results
While much of President Trump's immigration agenda remains tied up in the federal courts or stalemated in Congress, he has made extraordinary progress on recalcitrant countries like Sierra Leone, cutting the number of deadbeat countries from a peak of 23 in 2015 down to just nine as of last month. Published January 2, 2019
Pelosi digs in as shutdown drags on; White House meeting ends without deal
Democratic leaders emerged from a White House meeting Wednesday to say they'll plow ahead with spending bills this week that have already been rejected by the GOP, signaling that a change in Congress doesn't mean a quick end to the government shutdown. Published January 2, 2019
White House rejects Democrats’ shutdown bill, offers border briefing
President Trump has invited top members of Congress to attend a briefing Wednesday with border officials to school them on the need for a border fence, as he searches for a way out of the shutdown impasse. Published January 2, 2019
Border Patrol agents repel migrant caravan ‘violent mob’ with tear gas
A "violent mob" of illegal immigrants tried to ring in the new year by rushing the border in California, and Border Patrol agents fired tear gas at them to repel the incursion, Homeland Security officials said Tuesday. Published January 1, 2019
Obama judges order Justice Department lawyers to stay on immigration cases during shutdown
Judge Rudolph Contreras says the issues at stake in an immigration detention case before him are too important to let something like a partial government shutdown ruin his schedule. Published January 1, 2019
Democrats announce plan to end shutdown, punt border battle into February
Democrats announced a plan Monday to try to reopen the government by passing a package of Senate-written bills to fund most remaining parts of government for all of 2019, coupled with stopgap funding through Feb. 8 for Homeland Security. Published December 31, 2018
Number of sick kids soars at border; tuberculosis, flu, infections land migrants in hospitals
Border authorities are referring 50 people a day for urgent medical care, including tuberculosis, flu and even pregnant women about to give birth, a top official said Monday, saying it's unlike anything they've ever seen before. Published December 31, 2018
Elizabeth Warren takes big move toward 2020 presidential run
Sen. Elizabeth Warren announced Monday she is forming a 2020 presidential exploratory committee, becoming the highest-profile Democrat to take that formal step toward challenging President Trump. Published December 31, 2018
