Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
Ryan on Trump-Corker Twitter feud: ‘Forget about it’
House Speaker Paul D. Ryan pleaded with reporters Tuesday to stop focusing on President Trump's Twitter feud with Sen. Bob Corker and instead cover the GOP's attempts at tax reform. Published October 24, 2017
Terror from skies as Mexican cartel attaches bomb to drone
Mexican police discovered four men carting a kamikaze drone equipped with an IED and a remote detonator last week, in what analysts say is an example of cartels figuring out how to weaponizing UAVs. Published October 24, 2017
Brian Frosh, Maryland attorney general, seeks to derail probe into Hillary Clinton’s lawyers
Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh asked the state's highest court Monday to step in and derail an investigation into Hillary Clinton's personal lawyers over accusations of destruction of evidence that could eventually lead to them being disbarred. Published October 23, 2017
Sreynuon Lunn, Massachusetts ‘sanctuary’ model, arrested in robbery
The illegal immigrant whose case turned Massachusetts into a "sanctuary" state is behind bars yet again. Published October 23, 2017
Donald Trump to restore travel permit for Bill Browder, Putin critic
The Trump administration says it has approved the travel permit for Bill Browder, an anti-corruption crusader who Russia had tried to blacklist through an Interpol database in what he says is retaliation for exposing Moscow's dirty secrets. Published October 23, 2017
As deficits grow, Trump says he won’t touch Social Security, Medicare
Even with deficits ballooning, President Trump again ordered his budget team not to touch Social Security and Medicare as they scour the government for savings, the White House budget director said this weekend. Published October 23, 2017
Abortion clinics built with federal tax law aid
Federal taxpayer funding generally isn't allowed to be spent on abortions, but Republicans say they have spotted a loophole in which tax-free municipal bonds have been used to put federal cash on the line in order to help build abortion clinics -- including Planned Parenthood's headquarters in New York. Published October 22, 2017
Up to 3.6 million Dreamers in line for citizenship under DACA replacement
As many as 3.6 million illegal immigrant "Dreamers" could be in line for permanent legal status in the U.S. under plans being circulated on Capitol Hill to replace the Obama-era DACA deportation amnesty, according to a new report Friday from the Migration Policy Institute. Published October 20, 2017
Feds post $666 billion deficit for 2017 as government finances deteriorate
The federal government posted a $666 billion deficit in the just-completed fiscal year 2017, the Treasury Department announced Friday, marking another year of deteriorating finances as the government slinks back toward the trillion-dollar mark. Published October 20, 2017
Joe Arpaio files appeal to have conviction expunged
Former Sheriff Joe Arpaio appealed a judge's ruling late Thursday that his contempt-of-court conviction must remain on his record despite President Trump's pardon. Published October 20, 2017
Afghan troops go AWOL in U.S.; IG says wastes taxpayer money, poses security threat
More than 150 Afghan troops brought to the U.S. for military training have gone AWOL since 2005, with 13 of them still unaccounted for and perhaps living as here illegal immigrants now, an inspector general said in a new report Friday. Published October 20, 2017
Susan Bolton refuses to clear Joe Arpaio conviction record
Sheriff Joe Arpaio will retain the stain of having been convicted of contempt of court, even though President Trump's pardon means he won't face any punishment, a federal judge ruled Thursday. Published October 19, 2017
Haiti begs for 18-month stay of deportation for Haitians in U.S. after 2010 earthquake
Haiti has asked the Trump administration to grant an 18-month deportation amnesty to its citizens who are already in the U.S., saying the island nation is still struggling to recover from the 2010 earthquake and can't handle return of tens of thousands of people. Published October 19, 2017
Donald Trump to lunch with GOP senators next week to discuss legislative agenda
President Trump will meet next week with Republican senators on Capitol Hill, hoping to congratulate them on passing a budget and rally them ahead of a months-long push to approve a massive tax reform deal. Published October 19, 2017
DHS won’t target DACA recipients for deportation
Illegal immigrant Dreamers whose status under the Obama-era DACA status expires won't be particular targets for deportation, Homeland Security said Thursday, trying to tamp down on fears of massive sweeps being fed by immigrant-rights advocates. Published October 19, 2017
Judge Theodore D. Chang rules against Donald Trump’s Muslim ban
President Trump's Twitter account landed him into trouble yet again Wednesday, with a federal judge using a recent tweet about shooting terrorists with bullets dipped in pigs' blood to prove Mr. Trump still maintains "religious animus" toward Muslims — and therefore his latest travel ban is illegal. Published October 18, 2017
Curtis Lee Wyatt pleads not guilty to helping Eric Conn escape
Curis Lee Wyatt stands accused of helping his boss escape from house arrest, ducking a 12-year prison sentence for orchestrating the largest Social Security fraud in history. Published October 18, 2017
Lawyer files to have ex-FBI chief James Comey disbarred after Clinton scandal
A crusading lawyer filed a bar grievance this week accusing former FBI Director James Comey of lying to Congress and destroying potential evidence in the Clinton email scandal, in a process that could end up costing him his law license. Published October 18, 2017
Donald Trump hasn’t been able to end catch-and-release of illegals: Jeff Sessions
Illegal immigrants are still being caught and then quickly released after sneaking across the U.S.-Mexico border, Attorney General Jeff Sessions told lawmakers on Wednesday, saying it would likely take action by Congress to shut down the loopholes the migrants are using. Published October 18, 2017
Jeff Sessions says DACA illegal because of high approval rate
The Obama-era DACA deportation amnesty for "Dreamers" wasn't illegal on its face but rather because of the way it was being carried out, Attorney General Jeff Sessions told Congress on Wednesday. Published October 18, 2017
