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Stephen Dinan

Stephen Dinan

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

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Though the cases are still pending before a number of lower federal appeals courts, Solicitor General Noel J. Francisco told the justices that waiting on decisions would mean the issue would be pushed for at least a year. (Associated Press)

Noel Francisco asks Supreme Court to hear DACA cases this term

The administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to immediately take up cases challenging President Trump's phaseout of the Obama-era DACA deportation amnesty for illegal immigrant "Dreamers," saying it's critical the justices hear the matter this term. Published November 5, 2018

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool) ** FILE **

Another Kavanaugh accuser admits to fabricating rape story

One of Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh's accusers admitted this week that she made up her lurid tale of a backseat car rape, saying it "was a tactic" to try to derail the judge's confirmation to the Supreme Court. Published November 3, 2018

In this May 7, 2014 file photo, the World War I memorial cross is pictured in Bladensburg, Md. The Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether a nearly 100-year-old, cross-shaped war memorial located on a Maryland highway median violates the Constitution's required separation of church and state. The court announced Friday, Nov. 2, that it would hear the case. (Algerina Perna /The Baltimore Sun via AP, File)

Supreme Court to decide whether Bladensburg cross memorial is legal

The Supreme Court said Friday it will hear the case involving a cross-shaped war memorial in Bladensburg, Maryland, adding a high-profile religious liberty case to what had otherwise been a rather controversy-free list of cases so far this term. Published November 2, 2018

President Donald Trump speaks to the members of the media before leaving the White House in Washington, Friday, Nov. 2, 2018, for a campaign rally in Huntington, W.Va., and Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump loses another round in emoluments court battle

President Trump suffered another setback Friday in his bid to avoid a constitutional rebuke when a federal judge refused to halt a case challenging his ownership of the Trump International hotel in D.C. Published November 2, 2018

President Barack Obama uses a laptop computer to send a tweet during a "Twitter Town Hall" in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, July 6, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) **FILE**

Obama-era CIA peeked at congressional staff emails

The CIA during the Obama administration intercepted and analyzed the email of some congressional staffers, the agency publicly confirmed this week, releasing declassified notifications from 2014 that contained details of the snooping. Published November 1, 2018

In this Oct. 21, 2018, photo, Central American migrants walking to the U.S. start their day departing Ciudad Hidalgo, Mexico. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Total immigration to U.S. ties all-time record

The U.S. tied its all-time record for new immigration -- both legal and illegal -- in 2016, with 1.75 million arrivals, according to a new study Wednesday. Published October 31, 2018

National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins speaks during a news conference in Trenton, N.J., on Sept. 18, 2017. (Associated Press) **FILE**

NIH ousts three employees over controversial alcohol study

The National Institutes of Health has ousted three employees who were involved in a highly questioned study of moderate alcohol use, and Director Francis S. Collins said he's determined to prevent other bum studies from moving forward in the future. Published October 30, 2018

In this Aug. 18, 2010, file photo, California National Guard troops, part of Task Force Sierra, which are training for future deployment at the border along with Border Patrol Agents, stand in formation near the California/Mexico border in San Diego. (John Gibbons/San Diego Union-Tribune via AP) **FILE**

5,200 active-duty troops headed to U.S.-Mexico border

The Pentagon announced a massive deployment Monday of military muscle to the U.S.-Mexico border, saying at least 5,200 troops will soon be on the lines helping build fencing, ferry Border Patrol agents to hotspots and provide support as the government braces for the migrant caravan. Published October 29, 2018

Emergency vehicles block off the area around the McAnulty Acres apartment complex as authorities continue their investigation of a shooting in a Pittsburgh synagogue where multiple people were killed on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018 in Baldwin, Pa., a suburb south of Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Pipe bombs, synagogue shooting result of heated rhetoric

Moments after President Trump called for an end to the politics of personal destruction at a rally in North Carolina late Friday, the crowd broke into the president's trademark Hillary Clinton chant: "Lock her up!" Published October 28, 2018