Skip to content
TRENDING:
Donald Trump
Advertisement

Stephen Dinan

Stephen Dinan

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

Articles by Stephen Dinan

President Donald Trump walks before talking with reporters then boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Judge rules Trump broke the law in firing key government watchdog

A federal court judge ruled late Saturday that President Trump illegally fired special counsel Hampton Dillinger, a key watchdog for federal employees, and the judge ordered Mr. Trump's team not to interfere with him in any way. Published March 2, 2025

Then-DNC chairman candidate, Ken Martin, speaks at the Democratic National Committee Winter Meeting at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md., Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey,Jr.) ** FILE **

Democrats sue Trump over claim of supremacy over independent agencies

The Democratic National Committee led a lawsuit challenging President Trump's executive order claiming power to be the final decision-maker on how so-called independent federal agencies interpret the law, saying it gives the president too much room to meddle. Published March 1, 2025

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., speaks during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Aug. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) ** FILE **

AOC lashes out at White House border czar Homan

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez accused White House border czar Tom Homan of trampling on her constitutional rights by saying she might be prosecuted for coaching unauthorized immigrants on how to deal with deportation officers. Published February 28, 2025

The United States Department of Justice sign in Washington, D.C., on July 12, 2017. Paul Brady Photography / Shutterstock.com ** FILE **

U.S. extradites 29 cartel leaders from Mexico

President Trump took a victory lap after the Justice Department secured the extradition of 29 major crime figures from Mexico, including the man accused of killing a DEA agent. Published February 28, 2025

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Trump’s dog-eating migrant comments bite him in court

President Trump's far-out campaign claim that Haitian migrants in Ohio were dining on dogs is now a key piece of evidence as his opponents move to stymy his immigration agenda in the courts. Published February 27, 2025

U.S. Agency for International Development worker Juliane Alfen gets a hug from a former USAID worker after retrieving her personal belongings from USAID's headquarters in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Tearful workers clear desks as Trump cleans house at USAID

Employees at the U.S. Agency for International Development were clearing out desks at the agency's headquarters on Thursday, as President Trump's efforts to curtail foreign assistance spending took hold. Published February 27, 2025

President Donald Trump listens during a Cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (Pool via AP)

Supreme Court backs Trump in dispute over USAID funding

The Supreme Court on Wednesday temporarily blocked a lower court order telling the Trump administration to pay nearly $2 billion by midnight in a fight over its hold on U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) money. Published February 26, 2025

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers wait to detain a person, Jan. 27, 2025, in Silver Spring, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

ICE tallies 20,000 arrests in one month

The government's deportation force made more than 20,000 arrests in a single month, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Wednesday. Published February 26, 2025