Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
Andrew McCabe criminal referral sent to U.S. Attorney
The Justice Department inspector general has referred former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe's case to federal prosecutors to decide whether to bring a criminal case against him, his attorney said Thursday. Published April 19, 2018
Donald Trump slams California Gov. Brown for sending ‘do-nothing’ National Guard to border
President Trump said Thursday that he wouldn't pay for the California National Guard to join his deployment to the border, saying Gov. Jerry Brown's restrictions meant the troops would "do nothing." Published April 19, 2018
Kyrsten Sinema, Dem candidate, leads in Arizona Senate race: Poll
Republicans are going to be playing catch-up as they try to keep Arizona's Senate seat red this year, according to a new poll Thursday that shows Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, the likely Democratic nominee, ahead of all three major GOP rivals. Published April 19, 2018
Homeland Security wrong on cost, bed estimates for illegals detention
Homeland Security officials regularly bungle their estimates for detention beds needed to hold immigrants awaiting deportation, getting both the bed-number and the cost wrong in requests to Congress, the Government Accountability Office said in a new report Wednesday. Published April 18, 2018
Andrew McCabe discipline sought by lawmakers, Transparency Project
A legal watchdog filed a bar grievance against former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe on Wednesday while conservative members of Congress, accusing him of lying under oath, referred him to the Justice Department for criminal charges. Published April 18, 2018
Jerry Brown signs order deploying National Guard to border
California Gov. Jerry Brown signed an order Wednesday deploying National Guard troops to the border, making good on his promise to support President Trump's request but on his own terms. Published April 18, 2018
Illegal immigrants from Bangladesh aided by international smuggling operations
The number of illegal immigrants from Bangladesh jumping the border to sneak into the U.S. is on pace to double in the Laredo region of Texas, officials said Wednesday, in what is the latest worrying surge of migration from a country with terrorism dangers. Published April 18, 2018
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
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
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
Feds expose network that smuggled illegal immigrants from Syria to U.S.
The Treasury Department slapped sanctions Wednesday on a Syrian man and his criminal syndicate, blaming them for smuggling "hundreds" of illegal immigrants from Syria and Lebanon into Mexico and then helping them to jump the border into the U.S. Published April 18, 2018
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
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
IRS gives one-day reprieve on taxes after major computer breakdown
The IRS gave taxpayers an additional day to file their returns -- until midnight Wednesday -- after the agency sustained a major breakdown that left its systems unable to accept online filings or payments for much of Tuesday. Published April 17, 2018
Robert Mueller protection bill won’t be taken up by Senate, Mitch McConnell says
The GOP leaders in both the House and Senate said Tuesday they will not schedule votes on bipartisan legislation designed to stop President Trump from firing Special Counsel Robert Mueller, saying they don't think it will come to that. Published April 17, 2018
Dems demand hearings on Libby pardon, fear Trump sending signals in Russia probe
Congressional Democrats fired off a letter Tuesday demanding the House hold hearings on President Trump's decision last week to pardon former Bush White House figure I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, saying Mr. Trump is abusing his powers. Published April 17, 2018
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
Supreme Court makes it harder to deport legal immigrants who commit crimes
The Supreme Court on Tuesday created a new deportation "loophole" for legal immigrants, ruling that the federal law mandating removal for those convicted of violent felonies is unconstitutionally "vague." Published April 17, 2018
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
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
