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Stephen Dinan

Stephen Dinan

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

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President Donald Trump arrives arrives to speak at a campaign rally at Bojangles' Coliseum, Friday, Oct. 26, 2018, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump, supporters defiant in wake of bombing accusations

Hours after the FBI arrested a Trump supporter and charged him with attempting to bomb Democrats, President Trump blasted the media for trying to "score political points" with its overwhelming focus on the man's political leanings. Published October 26, 2018

The U.S. population now stands at 328,231,337 which is up 6.31 percent since the last national census. (U.S. Census Bureau) ** FILE **

Judge rejects DOJ, orders speedy trial on Census citizenship question

A federal judge Friday said the government was too clever by half in demanding a halt to a planned trial over adding a question about citizenship to the 2020 census, saying the call for a stay contradicts the Trump administration's earlier repeated requests for speedy action. Published October 26, 2018

In this Sept. 24, 2018, file photo, Michael Avenatti, attorney for porn actress Stormy Daniels, talks to reporters after a federal court hearing in Los Angeles. A California judge on Monday, Oct. 22, ordered Avenatti to pay $4.85 million to an attorney at his former law firm--the first time the potential presidential candidate is being held personally liable in the case. (AP Photo/Amanda Lee Myers) **FILE**

Senate tells FBI to investigate Michael Avenatti over Kavanaugh accusations

Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles E. Grassley asked the Justice Department Thursday to investigate anti-Trump lawyer Michael Avenatti and his client Julie Swetnick, saying they likely fed senators "materially false" information by accusing Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh of involvement in gang rapes. Published October 25, 2018

Central American migrants traveling with a caravan to the U.S. get a free ride on a tuck bed from a driver, as they approach Mapastepec, Mexico, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. Thousands of Central American migrants renewed their hoped-for march to the United States on Wednesday, setting out before dawn with more than 1,000 miles still before them. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Pentagon to send active-duty troops to U.S.-Mexico border

The Trump administration will send about 800 troops to the U.S.-Mexico border ahead of the illegal immigrant caravan, a defense official confirmed Thursday, following through on President Trump's pledge. Published October 25, 2018

Central American migrants traveling with a caravan to the U.S, hitch a ride from a truck driver to Mapastepec, Mexico, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018,. Thousands of Central American migrants renewed their hoped-for march to the United States on Wednesday, setting out before dawn with plans to travel another 45 miles (75 kilometers) of the more than 1,000 miles that still lie before them. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Mexico says migrant caravan is 3,630 people

Mexico said Wednesday that there are about 3,630 people traveling in the migrant caravan making its way through Mexican territory and headed for the U.S. Published October 24, 2018

In this Aug. 12, 2017, file photo, white nationalist demonstrators clash with counter demonstrators at the entrance to Lee Park in Charlottesville, Va. The leader of a Southern California white supremacist group and three other members have been arrested weeks after indictments of other group members for allegedly inciting the riot last year in Charlottesville, Virginia. U.S. Attorney's Office spokesman Thom Mrozek says Rise Above Movement leader Robert Rundo was arrested Sunday at Los Angeles International Airport and is expected in Los Angeles federal court Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Four more men charged in Charlottesville riots

Federal prosecutors announced charges Wednesday against four men they accused of being white supremacists who traveled to political rallies to menace protesters. Published October 24, 2018

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi is also confident that Democrats will prevail in the midterm elections. "If the election were held today, the Democrats would handily win the House," she said. (Associated Press/File)

Stop Pelosi website raises $50,000 in first hours

A website set up to solicit and dole out campaign donations to key races that could stop House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi from becoming House speaker raised more than $50,000 in its first hours Wednesday morning, organizers said. Published October 24, 2018

A group of immigrants from Honduras and Guatemala seeking asylum arrive at the bus station after they were processed and released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Thursday, June 21, 2018, in McAllen, Texas. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to end family separations at the border. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Family separations began before zero tolerance: GAO study

Separation of illegal immigrant families nabbed at the border began to increase around the start of the Trump administration, the government's chief watchdog reported Wednesday -- meaning it was happening well before the Justice Department's zero-tolerance border policy. Published October 24, 2018

Central American migrants making their way to the U.S. in a large caravan fill the truck of a driver who offered them the free ride, as they arrive to Tapachula, Mexico, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018. Despite Mexican efforts to stop them at the Guatemala-Mexico border, about 5,000 Central American migrants resumed their advance toward the U.S. border Sunday in southern Mexico. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Mike Pence: Migrant caravan is Venezuelan plot

Venezuela is funding the illegal immigrant caravan, Vice President Mike Pence said Tuesday, backing up President Trump's claims that there are bad elements within the thousands of people. Published October 23, 2018

Democratic Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, who is running against Republican Rep. Martha McSally for the open Arizona Senate seat Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., is vacating, talks to campaign volunteers, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018, in Tempe, Ariz. Arizona's Senate race pits Sinema, a careful politician running as a centrist in a Republican-leaning state, against McSally, a onetime Trump critic turned fan. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Kyrsten Sinema pulls even with Martha McSally in Arizona Senate race despite left-wing activism

In any normal year, and with any normal candidate, Arizona's Senate race between a Republican former fighter pilot and a Democrat with a history of left-wing activism wouldn't even be a contest. But this isn't any year, and Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, the Democrat, isn't any candidate. Instead she's one of her party's best chances to capture a Republican-held Senate seat. Published October 22, 2018