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Stephen Dinan

Stephen Dinan

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

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Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., speaks outside the Supreme Court after the court heard oral arguments on a case involving a rule stemming from two, decades-old Supreme Court cases on state's sales tax collection, Tuesday, April 17, 2018, in Washington. South Dakota v. Wayfair is a case arguing about whether a rule the Supreme Court announced decades ago in a case involving a catalog retailer should still apply in the age of the internet. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Bob Goodlatte to subpoena James Comey memos

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte is preparing to issue a subpoena to force the Justice Department to turn over former FBI Director James B. Comey's memos that he wrote -- and then had leaked -- detailing his interactions with President Trump. Published April 18, 2018

In this Monday, Oct. 16, 2017, file photo, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach answers questions about his run for the Republican nomination for governor during an interview at the Johnson County Republican Party's headquarters in Overland Park. (AP Photo/John Hanna) ** FILE **

Kris Kobach found in contempt of court in voting case

A federal judge ruled Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach in contempt of court Wednesday, saying he misled both election officials and voters despite the court's orders laying out notices he was supposed to send to them about voting status. Published April 18, 2018

FBI Director James Comey listens at left as Attorney General Loretta Lynch speaks during their sit-down meeting with members of the media at Justice Department headquarters in Washington on Nov. 19, 2015, to discuss the U.S. government's ongoing counterterrorism efforts. (Associated Press) **FILE**

GOP lawmakers demand criminal probe of Comey, McCabe, Clinton, Lynch

A group of conservative Republicans sent a criminal referral to the Justice Department Wednesday asking prosecutors to consider bringing charges against former FBI Director James Comey, former Attorney General Loretta Lynch, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and others involved in the probe into Mrs. Clinton's emails. Published April 18, 2018

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) supporters march to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement office to protest shortly after U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions' announcement that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), will be suspended with a six-month delay, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York) ** FILE **

Bipartisan insurgents try to kick-start DACA debate

A bipartisan majority in the House tried to jump-start the DACA debate Wednesday, announcing they have around 240 members who have signed onto a plan to push immigration onto the floor of the chamber and insist a solution to emerge. Published April 18, 2018

Gabriela Matinez (left), 19, of Prince George's County, Md., and Liz Milner of Washington D.C., hold a signs as they join immigration advocates from American Civil Liberties Union, Union We Dream, MoveOn and others during the announcement of a new campaign targeted at President Trump's immigration policies, at the Ellipse in front of the White House in Washington on Sunday, March 4, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ** FILE **

Immigrants avoid workforce, turn to welfare despite better education

Immigrants to the U.S. are increasingly better-educated than previous generations of newcomers -- but they still start off low on the economic ladder, with their median incomes having declined over the last decade according to a new report being released Wednesday. Published April 18, 2018

FILE - In this March 30, 2012 file photo, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents take a suspect into custody as part of a nationwide immigration sweep in Chula Vista, Calif. People arrested by deportation officers increasingly have no criminal backgrounds, according to figures released Friday, Feb. 23, 2018, reflecting the Trump administration's commitment to cast a wider net. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

DHS nets 225 deportation targets in New York sweep

Deportation officers arrested 225 immigrants in a targeted sweep in New York City and the surrounding area, officials announced Tuesday, saying they had to go out into communities because so many localities are refusing to help Homeland Security identify illegal immigrants in their prisons and jails. Published April 17, 2018

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., who announced yesterday he will not run for re-election, holds his weekly news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, April 12, 2018. Ryan was asked to reflect on his time as a steady if reluctant wingman for President Donald Trump's policies. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Paul Ryan cools Congress’s fervor for new AUMF war debate

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan threw cold water on efforts to update the framework of the war on terror, saying Tuesday that he won't allow any bill to come to the House floor that he thinks would restrict military commanders' ability to fight. Published April 17, 2018

In this Oct. 10, 2017 photo, the Supreme Court in Washington is seen at sunset. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Supreme Court ducks major data privacy ruling

The Supreme Court ducked having to rule in a major digital privacy case Tuesday, saying a new U.S. law enacted last month gives federal agents clear access to data stored on "the cloud," so there's no longer a reason to fight over the government's efforts to get a peek at files stored overseas. Published April 17, 2018

Gov. Jerry Brown addresses the crowd at a victims right rally Monday, April 9, 2018, in Sacramento, Calif. Brow, who has backed several measures to reduce criminal penalties has warned voters and lawmakers agates reappearing the changes. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Jerry Brown: ‘Is this a war on California?’

Gov. Jerry Brown said Tuesday that he still wants to find a way to send National Guard troops to the border to assist federal authorities on anything but helping Border Patrol agents catch illegal immigrants. Published April 17, 2018

Central American migrants and their child who participated in the annual Migrants Stations of the Cross caravan walk to the Basilica of Guadalupe after the caravan arrived to a shelter in Mexico City, Monday, April 9, 2018. Mexico's capital is the final planned stop of the migrant caravan that left from the Mexico-Guatemala border late last month to draw attention to policies toward immigrants and refugees. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Illegal immigrants seeking jobs, not safety: Survey

The Hondurans who make up most of the illegal immigrant caravan still churning through Mexico say they're asylum seekers -- but the vast majority of their countrymen making the journey north are actually regular economic migrants, according to a new study this month. Published April 17, 2018

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., right, confers with committee member Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va. on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, during a break in the committee's confirmation hearing for Secretary of State-designate Rex Tillerson. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

AUMF update would limit Donald Trump war powers

U.S. troops could continue fighting the Taliban and al Qaeda and would be given explicit new permission to battle the Islamic State -- but would not be authorized to attack the capabilities of any nation state, such as Syria -- under updated rules of war proposed by a bipartisan group of senators Monday. Published April 16, 2018

In this June 22, 2016, file photo, Border Patrol agent Eduardo Olmos walks near the secondary fence separating Tijuana, Mexico, background, and San Diego in San Diego. California has rejected the federal government's initial plans for National Guard troops to the border because the work is considered too closely tied to immigration enforcement. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

National Guard could be armed at border — but troops banned from enforcing laws

Some National Guard troops deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border will be allowed to carry weapons -- but they will not, under any circumstances, be allowed to enforce immigration laws nor will they be put in a position where they're likely to encounter illegal immigrants, top administration officials said Monday. Published April 16, 2018