Stephen Dinan

Charles Schumer to vote against Rex Tillerson for State Dept. job

The Senate's top Democrat said Friday that he'll vote against President Trump's secretary of state pick, accusing former oil company chief Rex Tillerson of refusing to denounce Mr. Trump's policies and trying to mislead senators. Published January 27, 2017

Donald Trump plan for wall on border sinks talks with Mexico

Relations between the U.S. and Mexico crumpled Thursday after President Enrique Pena Nieto canceled his visit to Washington next week, protesting President Trump's executive order to American officials to begin building his border wall. Published January 26, 2017

Miami-Dade ends sanctuary city policy, bowing to Donald Trump’s order

The mayor of Miami-Dade ended the county's sanctuary city policy Thursday, just a day after President Trump threatened to pull federal funds from jurisdictions that refuse to cooperate with immigration agents. Published January 26, 2017

Donald Trump eyes tax on Mexican imports to pay for wall

President Trump is considering a plan to tax imports from Mexico and using the money to build his promised border wall, the White House said Thursday. Published January 26, 2017

Duncan Hunter tells governor to nix illegal immigrants instead of cutting middle class scholarships

Before California strips middle class families of assistance for college tuition, it should first cancel tuition benefits it pays out to illegal immigrants who attend the state's public universities, a key congressman said Wednesday. Published January 26, 2017

Mark Morgan, U.S. Border Patrol chief, ousted from job

Border Patrol Chief Mark Morgan will be leaving job, the agency announced Thursday, after just seven months on the job. Published January 26, 2017

Enrique Pena Nieto, Mexican president, cancels meeting with Trump after immigration orders

Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto said Thursday that he's canceled his planned visit to see President Trump next week, retaliating for the strict new executive orders issued a day earlier. Published January 26, 2017

Donald Trump hits back at Mexico’s Nieto: Cancel our meeting if you won’t pay for the wall

President Trump said Thursday that it may be for the best if Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto cancels his planned visit here next week, unless he's willing to pony up money for the border wall. Published January 26, 2017

Donald Trump creates name-and-shame list to embarrass sanctuary cities

President Trump on Wednesday ordered the Homeland Security Department to begin releasing a name-and-shame list of sanctuary cities, listing the specific crimes such as murder or robbery committed by those who have been released back into their communities under the sanctuary policies. Published January 26, 2017

Watchdog sees need for election fraud probe

More than 140 jurisdictions across the country have more people registered to vote than their entire voting-age populations, according to a watchdog group that says there is reason to have the kind of investigation into voter fraud that President Trump called for Wednesday. Published January 25, 2017

Donald Trump eviscerates Obama’s immigration policy in two executive orders

With a couple strokes of his pen, President Trump wiped out almost all of President Obama's immigration policies Wednesday, laying the groundwork for his own border wall, unleashing immigration agents to enforce the law and punishing sanctuary cities who try to thwart his deportation surge. Published January 25, 2017

U.S. now rated as ‘flawed democracy’ by British analysts

The U.S. has been downgraded to a "flawed democracy" in the latest world rankings by the Economist Intelligence Unit, which says while President Trump's election didn't cause the slide, it was a symptom. Published January 25, 2017

Donald Trump to take first immigration steps on Wednesday

President Trump will sign a spate of directives Wednesday cracking down on illegal immigration and laying the groundwork for building his border wall, making initial headway on one of his most iconic promises from the presidential campaign. Published January 25, 2017

Donald Trump to visit DHS, renews vow to build border wall

President Trump will visit the Homeland Security Department on Wednesday as part of what he called a big push on national security -- and said building his border wall is still part of that. Published January 24, 2017

Budget feuds spell trouble for Donald Trump’s first national plan

President Trump's pick to be White House budget director ran into a bipartisan buzz saw on Capitol Hill on Tuesday with Democrats blasting Rep. Mick Mulvaney's support for raising the Social Security retirement age and Republicans fretting that the South Carolinian would decimate the military -- both reactions serving as early indicators of the difficulties Mr. Trump faces in putting together his first national budget. Published January 24, 2017

GOP’s border adjustment tax divides conservatives, pits House against Trump

Congress's chief tax-law writer threw his support Tuesday behind the House GOP's plans for a border adjustment tax, igniting a ferocious debate that's already dividing conservatives and pitting them against President Trump. Published January 24, 2017

Democrats propose taking Donald Trump’s finger off nuclear trigger

Saying they fear President Trump with his finger on the nuclear trigger, two congressional Democrats introduced legislation Tuesday that would prevent the White House from launching a nuclear first strike without a declaration of war from Capitol Hill. Published January 24, 2017