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Stephen Dinan

Stephen Dinan

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

Articles by Stephen Dinan

President Donald Trump speaks at the beginning of a National Space Council meeting in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, June 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump: U.S. won’t become a ‘migrant camp’

President Trump challenged Democrats to "come to the table" to fix the country's immigration system, saying Monday that the current battle is over whether the U.S. should have borders. Published June 18, 2018

This April 23, 2018, photo shows the Supreme Court in Washington. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Supreme Court declines to stop political gerrymandering

The Supreme Court declined Monday to overturn Wisconsin's heavily gerrymandered legislative districts, saying the plaintiffs didn't do enough to prove they had standing to bring the lawsuit. Published June 18, 2018

Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., center, the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, flanked by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., left, and Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, respond to the Justice Department's internal 18-month review of the FBI's handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 14, 2018. While the report faulted former FBI Director James Comey for being "insubordinate" and breaking protocols in his handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation during the 2016 presidential election, it also concluded there was no evidence that Comey was motivated by political bias. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Jerrold Nadler: ‘Asterisk’ on Trump’s election after IG report

The inspector general's report faulting former FBI Director James Comes for his handling of the 2016 campaign-season investigation into Hillary Clinton "puts an asterisk" on President Trump's victory, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee said. Published June 15, 2018

In this May 29, 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump pauses while speaking at a rally at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Donald Trump: Democrats are ‘afraid of security for our country’

President Trump said Friday he "hates" separating children from their parents at the border, but said he was compelled to follow laws that make jumping the border illegally, which means jailing parents even if they brought their children. Published June 15, 2018

In this Feb. 7, 2017, file photo released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, foreign nationals are arrested during a targeted enforcement operation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) aimed at immigration fugitives, re-entrants and at-large criminal aliens in Los Angeles. (Charles Reed/U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via AP, File)

California sanctuary policies prompt manslaughter, rape convicts’ release

Deportation officers arrested 162 people in the Los Angeles area this week in a new action aimed at one of the country's most notorious sanctuary city areas. Nearly a third of those arrested had been in local custody before but were released under sanctuary policies, said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Published June 14, 2018

In this June 8, 2017, file photo, former FBI Director James Comey reacts during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

James Comey was ‘insubordinate,’ FBI wracked by leaks in 2016 campaign probe

Fired FBI Director James B. Comey was "insubordinate" and a top agent's political bias might have skewed the bureau's focus on candidate Donald Trump instead of Hillary Clinton in the waning days of the 2016 presidential race, the Justice Department's inspector general said in a report that cast shame on the storied bureau. Published June 14, 2018

FBI Director Christopher Wray visits the Louisville FBI field office to share remarks and take a few questions, Wednesday, June 6, 2018 in Louisville, Ky. (Sam Upshaw Jr./Courier Journal via AP)

FBI orders bias training for employees after latest embarrassing emails

The FBI will make its employees undergo bias training, Director Christopher A. Wray promised Thursday, after a devastating report found the bureau made bad decisions, has a culture of leaking sensitive information, and may have skewed campaign-season decisions because of bias. Published June 14, 2018

James Comey. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Report to ding James Comey for hurting FBI’s reputation

Fired FBI Director James Comey damaged the bureau's aura of impartiality during the investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails, the Justice Department inspector general will say in a new report Thursday, according to Bloomberg. Published June 14, 2018

Immigration and Customs Enforcement Deputy Director Thomas Homan, front, shakes hands with mounted Border Patrol agents during a news conference along the border Monday, May 7, 2018, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

U.S. clears more asylum cases than it receives in May

The government is making headway on the asylum backlog for the first time in years, clearing more cases in May than it received, as officials finally think they have hit on ways to tamp down on people abusing the system as a backdoor method of illegal immigration. Published June 13, 2018