Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
House slams door on GOP immigration bill; Trump’s support not enough to pass bill
The Republican compromise immigration bill suffered a crushing defeat in the House on Wednesday in a vote that stood as a rebuke to President Trump and a signal that Republicans remain irrevocably deadlocked on the issue. Published June 27, 2018
Chuck Schumer shoots down calls to abolish ICE
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer shot down suggestions to abolish ICE, saying Wednesday that the government's top deportation agency does things that are "very much needed." Published June 27, 2018
Democrats’ new immigration solution is foreign aid, better paths for asylum in Central America
Senate Democrats said Wednesday that the solution to America's illegal immigration problem begins to the south, and proposed a massive new infusion of aid to try to improve conditions in Central America to try to keep people from making the treacherous journey north. Published June 27, 2018
Feds to begin distributing grant money to non-sanctuary cities
The Justice Department said Wednesday it has begun distributing hundreds of millions of dollars in grant money that had been tied up in a major court battle over sanctuary cities. Published June 27, 2018
Immigration judge accused of anti-GOP behavior
President Trump has been complaining over the last week about immigration judges -- and on Wednesday his complaints were bolstered by a federal watchdog who accused one judge of actively promoting Hillary Clinton during a 2016 deportation trial. Published June 27, 2018
Judge orders illegal-immigrant children reunited with parents
A San Diego federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to reunite illegal-immigrant children with their parents in the coming few weeks. Published June 26, 2018
Social Security now running a deficit; insolvency set at 2034
Social Security will spend more than it collects this year, the program's trustees said Tuesday, marking the first time in more than 35 years that it will run an annual deficit as it slides toward insolvency by 2034. Published June 26, 2018
Joe Crowley upset by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in New York Democratic primary
Rep. Joe Crowley, chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, lost his primary election in New York Tuesday to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, an acolyte of Sen. Bernard Sanders. Published June 26, 2018
Immigration bill struggles to win support, but GOP leaders won’t admit defeat
Republicans struggled Tuesday to corral support for their compromise immigration bill ahead of a final showdown in the House on Wednesday, with many members already anticipating a defeat and planning a quick pivot to the family separation issue. Published June 26, 2018
Dem states sue to stop family separations
Democratic state attorneys general filed a lawsuit Tuesday asking a judge to step in and officially put an end to family separations at the border. Published June 26, 2018
Mike Pence to negotiate immigration with Central American leaders
Vice President Mike Pence will meet Thursday with leaders from the key Central American countries responsible for the massive surge of illegal immigrant children and families, the White House said Tuesday. Published June 26, 2018
GOP leaders propose massive surge in low-skilled foreign guest workers
GOP leaders added a massive infusion of low-skilled foreign workers to their immigration bill Tuesday, hoping to win over reluctant Republicans with business-friendly provisions. Published June 26, 2018
Federal debt to reach $100 trillion: CBO
The government is now staring at $100 trillion in total debt, the Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday, chronicling the disastrous trajectory of federal fiscal health. Published June 26, 2018
Feds tell courts not to get involved in family separation issue
The Trump administration begged the courts Tuesday not to wade into the border family separation crisis, saying the government should be given time to work out what it's going to do about more than 2,000 children who were taken from their parents after the zero-tolerance policy. Published June 26, 2018
Trump says travel ban ruling is ‘tremendous victory’
Vindicated by the Supreme Court's Tuesday ruling upholding his travel ban policy, President Trump called it a "tremendous victory" and a rebuke to the "hysterical commentary" from anti-Trump critics who'd accused him of religious hatred and racism. Published June 26, 2018
Supreme Court upholds Trump travel ban
President Trump's travel ban policy is both legal and constitutional, the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday, delivering a massive victory to the White House and dashing hopes of Democrats and activists who hoped the justices would join the resistance. Published June 26, 2018
White House says DHS ‘out of resources’ to prosecute families
The administration poked holes in its own zero-tolerance immigration policy Monday after the man who oversees the Border Patrol said they are no longer prosecuting illegal immigrant parents and the White House said they are out of resources to hold them anyway. Published June 25, 2018
Feds deliver ultimatum to ‘Occupy ICE’ protesters: Leave or face arrest
The federal government threatened Monday to jail protesters who have blockaded the ICE building in Portland, Oregon, saying that while they have a right to protest they cannot entirely shut down a federal agency's operations. Published June 25, 2018
Mark Pocan, Dem congressman, to write bill abolishing ICE
A Democratic congressman returned Monday from a border visit to say he's writing a bill that would abolish U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, saying it's become a tool for "white nationalists." Published June 25, 2018
Supreme Court orders Washington to reconsider same-sex marriage First Amendment case
The Supreme Court on Monday vacated a Washington state ruling that found a florist violated the rights of a same-sex couple she refused to sell flowers for their wedding ceremony and ordered a do-over. Published June 25, 2018
