Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
Eric Conn email says he fleed to give Brad Adkins a fair trial reportedly
The fugitive lawyer who orchestrated the biggest Social Security fraud in history said he went on the run to try to give one of the other people in the scam a chance at a fair trial, according to an email message sent Monday to The Washington Times. Published June 12, 2017
Court orders DHS to reinstate amnesty for Georgia Dreamer
A federal judge ordered Homeland Security Monday to reinstate an amnesty for a Dreamer and blasted the government for "running roughshod" over a young woman in a ruling that breaks new ground in legal rights for illegal immigrants. Published June 12, 2017
Appeals court upholds halt of Trump travel ban, but allows DHS to improve vetting
A federal appeals court launched another assault on President Trump's extreme vetting travel ban Monday, ruling that the White House never proved a connection between terrorism and the six majority-Muslim countries targeted by Mr. Trump. Published June 12, 2017
Donald Trump moves to accept hundreds of refugees from Iran under Obama deal
President Trump is preparing to accept hundreds of refugees from Iran and other terrorist-connected countries, taking them from camps being maintained by Australia under a deal his predecessor struck, without putting them through the long vetting that usually takes place, according to a report being released Monday. Published June 12, 2017
John Kelly, DHS secretary, suggests Dreamer amnesty
The Trump administration last week floated an amnesty idea for potentially 1 million illegal immigrants, looking to find permanent solutions for some of the most sympathetic cases in the long-running immigration debate. Published June 11, 2017
Illegal immigration across southwest border increased during May, says Homeland Security
Illegal immigration across the southwest border appears to have jumped 27 percent in May, according to numbers released this week by Homeland Security, breaking a three-month streak of declines under President Trump and suggesting that the slump in migrants has bottomed out. Published June 11, 2017
FBI offers $20,000 reward for capture of Social Security fraudster
The fraudster who tried to bilk the federal government out of more than $500 million worth of bogus Social Security disability applications is still believed to be in the U.S., the FBI said Friday, issuing a wanted poster with new details about the case. Published June 9, 2017
Illegal immigration up 27 percent last month
Illegal immigration across the southwest border appears to have jumped 27 percent in May, according to numbers released this week by Homeland Security, breaking a three-month streak of declines under President Trump and suggesting the slump in migrants has bottomed out. Published June 9, 2017
Dan Scavino Jr., White House social media director, warned over playing politics on official time
The Trump White House's social media director broke the Hatch Act earlier this year when, while on government time, he called for Trump supporters to defeat Republican Rep. Justin Amash, the government's ethics watchdog concluded this week. Published June 9, 2017
GOP plots changes to avoid government shutdown showdown
An influential group of House conservatives admitted Friday that they've been outmaneuvered in recent government shutdown showdowns, and called for Congress to ditch the current spending process in hopes of avoiding more losses in the future. Published June 9, 2017
Dianne Feinstein calls for changes before Congress renews foreign intel snooping law
A previous chairman of the Senate intelligence committee said Friday that the government's key foreign source snooping law needs some changes before Congress renews it this year -- and insisted the law be kept temporary, rather than be made permanent. Published June 9, 2017
James Comey admits Trump not explicit on ending Flynn inquiry
It's not clear that a sitting president could ever be convicted of obstruction of justice, legal experts said, laying out the giant task that would face anyone trying to prosecute a case against President Trump and his interactions with fired FBI Director James B. Comey. Published June 8, 2017
Donald Trump’s Dreamer approvals rile conservative base
The Trump administration has approved tens of thousands of temporary amnesties for illegal immigrant Dreamers, according to numbers released Thursday that underscore a major reversal for President Trump. Published June 8, 2017
Charles Schumer says Comey hearing deepened ‘cloud’ over Donald Trump
The Senate's top Democrat demanded Thursday that President Trump "play the tapes" of any conversations he had with fired FBI Director James B. Comey, saying that unless the White House produces recordings, it cannot contradict Mr. Comey's "eye-opening" testimony. Published June 8, 2017
James Comey leaked his own memos to contradict Trump, spur special prosecutor
Fired FBI Director James B. Comey orchestrated the leak of details of his memos of his conversations with President Trump, he testified to Congress on Thursday, saying he was hoping it would spur the Justice Department to announce an independent prosecutor to probe the Trump operation. Published June 8, 2017
James Comey likely to leave Russia questions unanswered
While former FBI Director James B. Comey intends to speak at length about his strange and strained relationship with President Trump when he testifies before Congress on Thursday, former bureau officials said he is unlikely to shed new light on the ongoing investigation into Russian interference in the presidential election and any links with members of the Trump campaign. Published June 7, 2017
Donald Trump asked for end to Flynn probe, former FBI Director Comey will testify
President Trump repeatedly complained to former FBI Director James B. Comey of a "cloud" over his administration because of the bureau's probe into Trump campaign figures' dealings with Russia and asked that the FBI drop its probe into former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, Mr. Comey says in prepared testimony he'll deliver to Congress on Thursday. Published June 7, 2017
![A DHS photo of a classroom at the Berks Family Residential Center, a facility for housing illegal-immigrant families. A June 2 audit by the DHS's office of inspector general found the facilities to be clean and well-run. (oig.dhs.gov)[https://www.oig.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/assets/2017/OIG-17-65-Jun17.pdf]](https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2017/06/07/Screen_Shot_2017-06-07_at_2.02.02_PM_c0-0-659-384_s652x380.png?3af6a13608e783136dc929d1cf3e41dd82979bd8)
DHS audit clears facilities that detain illegal immigrant families
The facilities Homeland Security uses to detain illegal immigrant families are actually clean, well-run and meet the government's standards, the inspector general said in a new report Wednesday that contradicts the complaints filed by immigrant-rights advocates. Published June 7, 2017
Dreamers won’t be deported, DHS Secretary Kelly says; suggests Congress grant them full legalization
Homeland Security Secretary John F. Kelly said Wednesday that his agents are not actively trying to deport illegal immigrant Dreamers approved for tentative status President Obama's 2012 deportation amnesty, and suggested Congress should find a way to grant them full legalization. Published June 7, 2017
Donald Trump backs permanent snooping powers for intelligence agencies
Just months after President Trump complained about being spied on by the Obama administration, his administration is embracing a full permanent extension of the secret snooping powers the government used to track conversations between his campaign aides and Russian operatives. Published June 7, 2017
