Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
Assaults on Border Patrol agents surge as immigration debate heats up
Even though illegal immigration is down, violence along the border is up, with assaults on U.S. Border Patrol agents nearly doubling so far in 2017, the agency's head told Congress on Wednesday. Published June 21, 2017
Iraqi criminal deportations mean persecution
They are convicted murderers, rapists, burglars and drug traffickers whom the Trump administration is trying to kick out of the country -- yet a massive backlash has formed, with activists saying if the people are sent back home they face persecution and potentially death at the hands of a hostile populace and an uncaring government. Published June 20, 2017
Ban on tourism to North Korea gains steam on Capitol Hill
A consensus is emerging on Capitol Hill to try to protect Americans -- and to punish North Korea -- by cutting off tourism to the rogue nation. Published June 20, 2017
Supreme Court to hear major political redistricting case
The Supreme Court added another thorny political case to its docket next term, agreeing Monday to rule on whether Wisconsin's legislative districts are so politically loaded that they violate the Constitution. Published June 19, 2017
Supreme Court suggests constitutional right to Facebook, other social media
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that a convicted sex offender can't be barred from getting on the internet, in a decision that lays out the beginnings of a constitutional right to surf the web Published June 19, 2017
Maureen Erickson kicked off Virginia voting rolls as ‘declared noncitizen’
Maureen Erickson's husband was stunned to see his wife's name appear as key evidence in a report last month about people who had been kicked off Virginia's voting rolls for being noncitizens. Published June 18, 2017
Eric Conn likely getting help from friends, family while on the run, says FBI
The fugitive lawyer who led the largest Social Security fraud ring in history is still in the country and is likely being aided by family and friends who are helping him lay low, the FBI said in its latest update of the bizarre case. Published June 18, 2017
Donald Trump’s immigration policies keep advocates on their toes
President Trump has confounded immigrant-rights advocates, who weren't quite sure how to react last week after his Homeland Security secretary nixed a potential deportation amnesty for 4 million people, but left in place the 2012 amnesty that has allowed nearly 800,000 Dreamers to live and work in the country free of fear of deportation. Published June 18, 2017
Steve Scalise upgraded to ‘serious’ condition, able to speak to family: Hospital
Rep. Steve Scalise, the congressman wounded this week by a left-wing zealot gunman, is now in serious condition and is showing signs of improvement, doctors said in an update Saturday afternoon released by the congressman's office. Published June 17, 2017
FBI poised to charge accomplices who helped Social Security scam artist flee
The fugitive lawyer who led the largest Social Security fraud ring in history is still in the country and is likely being aided by family and friends who are helping him lay low, the FBI said Friday, updating the bizarre case. Published June 16, 2017
John Kelly cancels Obama’s 2014 amnesty that courts blocked
Homeland Security Secretary John F. Kelly officially revoked President Obama's 2014 attempt to broaden his previous deportation amnesty for Dreamers, which had been held up by federal courts for more than two years. Published June 15, 2017
Iran sanctions backed in bipartisan Senate vote
Moving to reassert congressional power over U.S.-Iran relations, the Senate voted Thursday to impose new sanctions on the Tehran regime, expanding penalties for terrorism and piling on more punishment for the government's apparent ongoing push for ballistic missiles. Published June 15, 2017
Congressional staffers boo Trump at unity baseball game
Dozens of congressional staffers erupted into boos, jeers and even vulgar gesticulations Thursday when President Trump appeared in a video at the Congressional Baseball Game at Nationals Park. Published June 15, 2017
Corey Stewart surprises pollsters who miss Trump voters
Pollsters had major trouble spotting the surge of support for Corey Stewart in Virginia's Republican governor's primary this week, suggesting they still can't figure out how to successfully survey Trump supporters. Published June 15, 2017
Panel backs Trump’s pick to lead immigration agency; Cissna marks change from Obama priorities
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to approve President Trump's pick to lead the immigration benefits agency, rejecting complaints from advocacy groups who had complained he was too conservative and too inexperienced to take the important bureaucratic post. Published June 15, 2017
Senate sanctions bill targets Russia, presidential powers
Senators voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to write stiff sanctions against Russia into law and to give Congress a say should President Trump try to lift them, making a bipartisan strike against the government of President Vladimir Putin. Published June 14, 2017
Capitol Police guns saved lives at ballpark
The rifle shots came from the fence over the third base line, shattering the June morning, wounding one congressman and several staffers, and terrifying the two dozen lawmakers and staffers who were also on the field. Published June 14, 2017
Senate votes to impose sanctions against Russia for election meddling
Senators voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to write stiff sanctions against Russia into law and to give Congress a say should President Trump try to lift them, in a bipartisan strike against the government of President Vladimir Putin. Published June 14, 2017
Donald Trump resets clock on extreme vetting travel ban procedures
President Trump reset the clock on his extreme vetting policies Wednesday, saying that he'll follow through on his full 90-day halt to admissions from six majority-Muslim countries and a 120-day pause in refugee admissions once courts lift their blockades. Published June 14, 2017
Paul Ryan: ‘We are united’
House Speaker Paul D. Ryan declared Congress 'united' Wednesday in the wake of the vicious morning attack on Republicans practicing baseball, saying lawmakers. Published June 14, 2017
