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Stephen Dinan

Stephen Dinan

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

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Melania Trump (Lucien Capehart/Special to The Washington Times)

Melania Trump’s immigration file requested

Democrats demanded Thursday that the government release Melania Trump's immigration file after news reports and at least one prominent immigration lawyer raised questions about whether the wife of the Republican presidential nominee followed the law in entering and working in the U.S. Published August 4, 2016

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson. (Associated Press File Photo)

Jeh Johnson sees signs of success in getting countries to take back illegals

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said he's seen some signs of progress in getting other countries to take their illegal immigrants back when the U.S. tries to deport them, and signaled he'd wait to see how those efforts play out before he'll commit to stripping visas from those that still refuse. Published August 3, 2016

In this photo released by official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani attends an interview with state-run TV on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)

House committee announces probe into Iran hostage payments

The House Oversight Committee said Wednesday it is probing the $400 million payment the U.S. shipped to Iran earlier this year, and said Secretary of State John Kerry should come to testify to Congress about it. Published August 3, 2016

Products labeled with Non Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) are sold at the Lassens Natural Foods & Vitamins store in Los Feliz district of Los Angeles. The food industry is pressuring Congress to act before the state of Vermont requires food labels for genetically modified ingredients. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Obama signs bill overturning Vermont’s GMO labeling law

Anti-GMO activists are seething at President Obama's quiet signature last week of a bill governing labeling of genetically modified foods, saying he was "cowardly" for approving it as the country's attention was still focused on the Democratic convention. Published August 2, 2016

This still image from Syrian state TV video shows young men with their faces covered surrendering to government forces in Aleppo, Syria, on July 30, 2016, Syrian state media is reporting that dozens of families have started leaving besieged rebel-held neighborhoods in the northern city of Aleppo after the government opened safe corridors for civilians and fighters who want to leave. The Russian military says 169 civilians have left through the corridors since they were set up, but Syrian opposition activists say no civilians have left besieged parts of the city. (Syrian State TV via AP)

DHS grants Syrians special protections in U.S.

Homeland Security granted a new temporary amnesty Monday to more than 8,000 Syrians living in the U.S. right now, saying they can remain for up to 18 months longer no matter what their legal status. Published August 1, 2016

As Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton looks to sway voters, her biggest liability is her perceived dishonesty. (Associated Press)

Clinton campaign: FBI said she had no reason to believe emails were classified

Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign struggled Monday to square her claims that she told the truth about her secret email account with the sworn testimony of the FBI director last month, as top Clinton aides insisted Mrs. Clinton didn't mean to mislead voters with her various explanations. Published August 1, 2016

Hillary Clinton takes the stage during the final day of the Democratic National Convention on Thursday in Philadelphia. (Associated Press)

Hillary Clinton: 2016 election a ‘moment of reckoning’

Hillary Clinton grasped the reins of the Democratic Party as its presidential nominee Thursday night, putting the finishing touches on decade-long quest that's brought her one election away from becoming the first woman to win the Oval Office. Published July 28, 2016

House Speaker Paul Ryan, Wisconsin Republican, speaks during the third day session of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland on July 20, 2016. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Ryan warms to Trump, says he represents ‘real conservative reform’

He may have been lukewarm on Donald Trump at last week's GOP convention, but House Speaker Paul D. Ryan gives his party's presidential nominee a glowing recommendation in a new fundraising email Thursday, saying he will "forge a path for real conservative reform." Published July 28, 2016

President Obama and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton wave to the crowd during the third day of the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday in Philadelphia. (Associated Press)

Obama passes baton to Hillary Clinton in speech to DNC

President Obama bequeathed his hope-and-change coalition to Hillary Clinton on Wednesday, saying the woman who was once his opponent, then his top diplomat, and now his best hope for a lasting legacy is better qualified than any other candidate in history to occupy the White House. Published July 27, 2016

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton boards a plane in Orlando to attend a rally at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa on Friday. (Associated Press)

Hillary Clinton yet to make good on promise to go carbon-neutral

The day Hillary Clinton announced her plans in July to combat global warming, she was caught flying a greenhouse gas-spewing private plane — and her campaign quickly promised it would make amends by paying to offset whatever her campaign emits henceforth. Published July 27, 2016