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Stephen Dinan

Stephen Dinan

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

Articles by Stephen Dinan

Then-President Donald J. Trump's name is printed on a stimulus check issued by the IRS to help combat the adverse economic effects of the COVID-19 outbreak in this April 23, 2020 photo taken in San Antonio. Early in the pandemic, government relief checks became an attractive target for criminals. A federal inspector general sent a stark warning to Congress, saying they are leaving a massive amount of stolen taxpayer money in scammers' pockets because lawmakers haven't extended the statute of limitation on pandemic unemployment fraud. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Gang uses pandemic small business loans to buy guns, alcohol: Feds

Federal prosecutors announced charges Friday against a dozen members of the Florida-based Hood Boys, accusing the gang of fraudulently applying for pandemic small business loans, then spending the money at gun and liquor stores. Published September 5, 2025

The Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America is seen on March 26, 2025, in Ellabell, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)

ICE finds over 475 illegal workers at Hyundai plant in Georgia

When federal law enforcement raided a Hyundai plant in Georgia this week, some migrants ran into a sewage pond to try to escape, with one man trying to flip the boat that agents were using to fish them out of the water. Published September 5, 2025

The federal civilian workforce is 2.28 million strong. Some 228,000 of those are never required to show up. Another 1.1 million have jobs that are eligible to do remote work, and nearly all of them take advantage of it. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) **FILE**

Federal workers bowing to Trump’s order to show up for work

President Trump's effort to get federal employees back into their offices for work is proving to be stunningly effective, with the number of full-time in-office employees nearly tripling over the last six months. Published September 4, 2025

Activist Helene Villalonga wears a T-shirt calling for Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans during a press conference to denounce changes to the protections that shielded hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans from deportation, Feb. 3, 2025, in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

DHS ends deportation amnesty for Venezuelans

The Homeland Security Department announced the end of a years-old deportation amnesty for migrants from Venezuela, saying Wednesday that the program has become too much of a threat to public safety and national security. Published September 3, 2025

Police confront a protesters outside City Hall during protests over federal immigration enforcement raids on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)

American citizens emerge as new threat to ICE officers

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement experts said they're used to dealing with illegal immigrants resisting their own arrest, but said the growth of American saboteurs attempting their own guerrilla war on ICE is a new extreme. Published September 3, 2025

FILE - The Federal Trade Commission building is seen, Jan. 28, 2015, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Appeals court reinstates FTC commissioner fired by Trump

A federal appeals court issued a ruling Tuesday restoring Rebecca Slaughter to her post on the Federal Trade Commission, saying President Trump's move to fire her contradicted existing law. Published September 2, 2025