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Stephen Dinan

Stephen Dinan

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

Articles by Stephen Dinan

In this June 29, 2020, file photo, the Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) ** FILE **

Trump’s birthright citizenship case reaches Supreme Court

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to step in and allow the president's attempt to limit birthright citizenship to take effect, at least in some cases, while the court battles over his executive order rage on. Published March 13, 2025

President Donald Trump walks down the stairs after a luncheon with the Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., and Ireland's Prime Minister Micheal Martin at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Judge blocks Trump from punishing prominent Democratic law firm

A federal judge spanked President Trump on Wednesday over his attempt to block the government from doing business with the law firm that helped Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign by promoting the now-discredited "Steele Dossier." Published March 12, 2025

A large "Welcome to Mexico" sign hung over the Bridge of the Americas is visible as President Joe Biden talks with U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers as he tours the El Paso port of entry, a busy port of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border, in El Paso Texas, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

DHS: Biden’s DHS was ‘cooking the books’ to pump up ICE arrests

Homeland Security Department officials accused the Biden administration Wednesday of "cooking the books" to falsely pump up immigration arrest numbers by counting illegal immigrants who were caught and released rather than detained and deported. Published March 12, 2025

In this image from video provided by SpaceX, the company's SpaceX’s Falcon rocket, carrying NASA's newest space telescope, Spherex, lifts off from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Tuesday, March 11, 2025. (SpaceX via AP)

Watchdog group says NASA went big on woke programs

NASA may struggle to get astronauts to and from the International Space Station, but here on Earth it has gone all-in on its diversity, equity and inclusion mission, according to a new report Wednesday that details expansive efforts to promote the ideology. Published March 12, 2025

The U.S. Department of Education building is seen in Washington, Nov. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Education Department cuts nearly 50% of workforce

The Education Department said Tuesday it will slim down to fewer than 2,200 employees, a nearly 50% reduction from what it looked like when President Trump took office. Published March 11, 2025

China Daily is an English-language daily newspaper published in the People's Republic of China. File photo credit: dennizn via Shutterstock.

GOP bans distribution of Chinese newspaper to House offices

Republicans announced Tuesday they have barred the news agent for Capitol Hill from distributing China Daily, a newspaper owned by the Chinese Communist Party, to offices in the House of Representatives. Published March 11, 2025