Stephen Dinan

FEMA employees did avoid pro-Trump homes last year, investigation finds

Some FEMA employees did skip over homes that had pro-Trump campaign signs last year after being instructed to do so by a supervisor, according to the results of a federal investigation made public Tuesday. Published February 11, 2025

Border officer charged with drug dealing, migrant smuggling

An officer with Customs and Border Protection has been arrested and faces drug dealing and migrant smuggling charges after prosecutors say he repeatedly waved smuggling vehicles into the U.S. through his job at a port of entry. Published February 11, 2025

DHS fires employees who spent on luxury hotels for migrants

Homeland Security on Tuesday said it fired four employees it blames for making "egregious" payments for luxury hotels to house migrants in New York City. Published February 11, 2025

House rushes to extend statute of limitations for pandemic fraud

A top House Republican announced new legislation Tuesday to double the statute of limitations on pandemic unemployment fraud to 10 years and urged fellow lawmakers to move fast, saying they have to act by March 27 or else lose the chance. Published February 11, 2025

Judge says Trump is still illegally freezing federal money

The Trump administration is defying a judge's order to restart billions of dollars in federal spending the White House tried to put on hold, a federal court ruled Monday. Published February 10, 2025

Immigrant legal aid deemed waste; Biden team hid stats showing ineffective drain on taxpayer funds

The government spends tens of millions of dollars each year on a legal-assistance program for illegal immigrants facing deportation court hearings even though the government's own studies show it has almost zero effect on their cases. Published February 10, 2025

DHS secretary blames ‘corrupt’ FBI after leak about immigration sweep

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has lashed out at the FBI, blaming it for leaking details of an upcoming large-scale immigration sweep in Los Angeles. Published February 10, 2025

Judges’ rulings block Trump’s ambitious agenda

President Trump emerged victorious in a D.C. courtroom when a judge shot down an attempt by the ACLU to restart a Biden-era "parole" program for unauthorized migrants. That was a lonely win in otherwise legal disasters for Mr. Trump as federal judges leap to block his aggressive agenda. Published February 9, 2025

DOJ flips position, now supports Tennessee’s law restricting transgender treatments on children

The Justice Department, now under President Trump's control, on Friday said it switched legal positions and backs Tennessee's law limiting the ability of doctors to prescribe puberty blockers or hormone treatment to assist the gender transition of a child. Published February 8, 2025

Trump fires U.S. archivist after battle over secret documents

The Archivist of the U.S. said Friday she has been fired by President Trump, adding another scalp to the new administration's list. Published February 8, 2025

Judge temporarily blocks Trump’s attempt to shut down USAID

A federal judge said Friday he is putting at least a short-term stop to President Trump's plans to place thousands of employees at the U.S. Agency for International Development on administrative leave, dealing another legal setback to the new administration's attempt to reshape the government bureaucracy. Published February 7, 2025