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Stephen Dinan

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

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This is one concept illustration of a U.S.-Mexico border enforcement zone presented during a news conference Thursday where vendors were announced for President Trump's proposed border wall. (Associated Press)

Border wall prototype contracts awarded to four companies

The administration has selected four companies to begin building prototypes for President Trump's border wall plans, announcing the decision Thursday in what officials said was the "first tangible result" of months of planning for the wall. Published August 31, 2017

In this March 30, 2017 file photo, Workers use a crane to lift a segment of a new fence into place on the U.S. side of the border with Mexico, where Sunland Park, New Mexico, meets the Anapra neighborhood of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Trump administration begins border wall with four finalists

The Trump administration announced Thursday that it has awarded contracts for four companies to begin building concrete border wall prototypes, and promised non-concrete designs will be awarded in the next week. Published August 31, 2017

President Barack Obama gestures as he answers questions during his news conference at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in Lima, Peru, on Nov. 20, 2016. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Obama will top Bush as most costly ex-president

President Obama is about to become the most expensive ex-president, costing taxpayers $1,153,000 next year, according to a new Congressional Research Service memo looking at the official allowances for the five living former chief executives. Published August 31, 2017

Merced Leyua, center, joins other protesters outside the Federal Courthouse to protest a new Texas "sanctuary cities" bill that aligns with the president's tougher stance on illegal immigration, Monday, June 26, 2017, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Judge blocks enforcement of Texas’ ‘sanctuary cities’ law

A federal judge blocked parts of Texas's strict new immigration crackdown law late Wednesday, ruling that the state cannot attempt to punish sanctuary cities for refusing to turn illegal immigrants over to federal authorities for deportation. Published August 30, 2017

President Donald Trump talks to reporters before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017, for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md., then onto Missouri. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump moves to restore work requirement for welfare

The Trump administration moved Wednesday to reimpose work requirements for Americans on welfare, revoking an Obama-era policy that had urged states to apply for waivers exempting the poor from having to show they were either getting job training or looking for work. Published August 30, 2017

Jose Martinez, left, and William Majano remove drywall and baseboards from a home damaged by floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Harvey price tag for Congress ‘far in excess’ of $125 billion

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday he expects federal taxpayers will have to pony up "far in excess" of $125 billion to help the recovery effort from Hurricane Harvey, saying the geography and populations affected are much higher than other storms. Published August 30, 2017

Felix Tijerina, right, and Andy Guerra, left, try to salvage items from their family home that was destroyed in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017, in Rockport, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Texas’ SB4 immigration legislation collides with Hurricane Harvey

Texas' crackdown on illegal immigration is about to run smack into Harvey, with local officials saying they'll refuse to comply with a new state law that goes into effect Friday requiring police to check immigration status for those they believe to be in the U.S. illegally. Published August 29, 2017

In this photo taken Sunday, Feb. 26, an 11-year-old Syrian refugee girl poses for a biometric iris scan in an interview room of the U.N. refugee agency in Amman, the first step in what are typically two years of interviews and background checks ahead of possible resettlement to the West, including the United States. The refugee agency says it has been working closely with Washington to make the resettlement program one of the most closely scrutinized ways of entering the United States _ even as the Trump administration tries to suspend admissions to scale up to what it calls “extreme vetting". (AP Photo/Karin Laub)

DHS takes next step on ‘extreme vetting’

Homeland Security announced Monday that it will soon require more people to undergo in-person interviews before they can gain a firmer legal footing in the U.S., carrying out yet another part of President Trump's extreme vetting executive order. Published August 28, 2017

This April 13, 2014, file photo shows the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) headquarters building in Washington. Millions of taxpayers face a midnight deadline Monday, March 18, 2016, to file their tax returns, while millions of other Americans seek more time, a six-month extension. The filing deadline was delayed three days beyond the traditional April 15 deadline, because Friday was a legal holiday in the District of Columbia. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File) — FILE

Latest cyberscam involves impersonating IRS

Cyber-scammers have started impersonating the IRS and FBI to try to take control of Americans' computers and hold them hostage for ransom, the government said in an urgent alert Monday. Published August 28, 2017

Demonstrators rally in front of the White House in Washington in favor of immigration reform on July 24, 2013. (Associated Press)

Illegal immigrant ‘Dreamers’ plant roots in U.S. under Obama amnesty

The pool of illegal immigrants seeking to sign up for the Obama-era deportation amnesty for illegal immigrant Dreamers has dried up under President Trump, potentially offering a middle-ground solution as he tries to work his way out of a political and legal morass. Published August 28, 2017