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Stephen Dinan

Stephen Dinan

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

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Mexican officials helping Haitian illegal immigrants reach U.S.

Mexican officials are quietly helping thousands of Haitians make their way to the United States illegally, according to an internal Homeland Security document that details the route taken by the migrants, the thousands of dollars paid to human smugglers along the way and the sometimes complicit role of the neighboring governments of the U.S. Published October 10, 2016

President Barack Obama speaks about Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton during a campaign event at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, N.C., Tuesday, July 5, 2016. Obama is spending the afternoon campaigning for Clinton. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Clinton team convinced Obama would pick her for VP in 2012

Hillary Clinton's political team was convinced President Obama would pick her to be his vice president for his second term, according to the latest batch of secret emails from Mrs. Clinton's time at the State Department. Published October 7, 2016

Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, holds the Cabinet meeting in Moscow's Kremlin on Monday, Sept. 19, 2016. (Alexei Nikolsky/Pool Photo via AP)

U.S. officially blames Putin for election hacks

Russian President Vladimir Putin is trying to meddle in the U.S. elections through cyberattacks, the Obama administration said Friday, officially placing blame for the attack that struck the Democratic National Committee and other major political figures. Published October 7, 2016

In this Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016, photo, a group of workers at the C.C. Filson Co. manufacturing facility work at their sewing machines, in Seattle. The United States isn’t exactly the economic doormat that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump decries in his campaign rhetoric. America has outperformed other advanced economies and ranks among the world’s most competitive countries. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Sluggish jobs picture dogs Democrats ahead of election

A still-struggling economy thrust itself into the presidential race Friday after the administration announced slower-than-average job growth and the unemployment rate ticked up in September -- and President Obama got much of the blame. Published October 7, 2016

Afghan security forces gather at the site of a suicide attack after clashes with Taliban fighters in front of the Parliament, in Kabul on June 22, 2015. (Associated Press)

U.S. taxpayers foot bill to train AWOL Afghan ‘ghost’ soldiers

Eight Afghans training with the U.S. military in the U.S. went AWOL in September -- part of 45 total that have gone missing since the beginning of 2015, the Pentagon confirmed this week, raising fears that they have disappeared into the shadows as illegal immigrants. Published October 6, 2016

President Barack Obama shares a laugh as he makes a surprise visit into the Brady Press Briefing Room in Washington, Friday, May 30, 2104, to announce that White House press secretary Jay Carney, right, will be stepping down later next month. The president announced Carney's departure in a surprise appearance at in the White House press briefing room Friday. He said principal deputy press secretary Josh Earnest will take over the job. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Obama administration hires hundreds of PR staffers

President Obama has swelled the ranks of government PR, adding hundreds of new public relations specialists to the federal payroll during his time in office, costing taxpayers a half-billion dollars a year, the government's chief watchdog said Wednesday. Published October 5, 2016

Two years after they first sounded the alarm about secret waiting lists leaving veterans struggling for care at the Phoenix VA, investigators said some services have improved, and cleared the clinic of allegations that top officials ordered staff to cancel appointments. (Associated Press)

Phoenix VA builds new backlog; 200 veterans die waiting for care

The Phoenix Veterans Affairs office is still improperly canceling veterans' appointments, has built up a new backlog of cases -- and at least one veteran is likely dead because of it, the department's inspector general said in a new report Tuesday. Published October 4, 2016

Syrian refugees arrive aboard a dinghy after crossing from Turkey to the island of Lesbos, Greece, on Sept. 10, 2015. (Associated Press)

Court rules states have to accept Syrian refugees

States that refuse to help resettle Syrian refugees are guilty of illegal discrimination, a federal appeals court ruled Monday, delivering a judicial rebuke to GOP vice presidential nominee Mike Pence, who as Indiana's governor had tried to halt Syrian resettlement. Published October 3, 2016

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

Supreme Court rejects rehearing in Obama deportation amnesty case

The Supreme Court kicked off its new year Monday by rejecting President Obama's attempt to revive his deportation amnesty, leaving stand a June ruling that left a nationwide injunction in place and leaves the big immigration questions up to voters in November. Published October 3, 2016