Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
TSA to charge $45 fee for airline passengers who lack Real ID
The Transportation Security Administration announced a new $45 fee to temporarily verify identities of airline passengers who lack a Real ID, starting on Feb. 1. Published December 1, 2025
Appeals court disqualifies Alina Habba, Trump’s U.S. attorney in New Jersey
A federal appeals court ruled Monday that Alina Habba, President Trump's chief prosecutor in New Jersey, was improperly installed in her post, and it disqualified her from prosecutions against two defendants. Published December 1, 2025
Feds clam up a year after New Jersey drone sightings
Look, up in the sky! It's a bird. It's a plane. It's -- well, it's been a year since the drone sightings over New Jersey and we still don't quite know what it was all about. Published November 30, 2025
Trump awaits make or break rulings on firings, campaign finance from Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has a defining couple of weeks ahead of it. Published November 30, 2025
House GOP eyes bill to add citizenship question to census
House Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer said Friday that his committee will take up a bill to add a citizenship question to the 2030 census. Published November 28, 2025
Homeland Security suspends processing for Afghans, will review all green cards from 19 countries
The Homeland Security Department announced strict new vetting of immigrants on Thursday, blaming a weak immigration system in the wake of this week's attack on National Guard soldiers in the nation's capital allegedly by an Afghan immigrant. Published November 27, 2025
Trump vows immigration crackdown after Afghan named as shooter in Guard ambush
The man suspected of gunning down two National Guard soldiers near the White House on Wednesday was an immigrant from Afghanistan who came to the U.S. during President Biden's 2021 airlift, President Trump said. Published November 26, 2025
From bake sales to boycotts, anti-ICE sentiment sweeps the U.S.
One famously liberal Maryland suburb held a sidewalk bake sale last weekend with proceeds going to what organizers said were "local families impacted by ICE." Published November 26, 2025
DHS to re-vet all refugees Biden admitted to the U.S.
The Trump administration is planning to re-vet hundreds of thousands of refugees allowed into the U.S. during the Biden administration, drawing a fierce rebuke from immigration groups who call it an insult to people who are escaping horrors. Published November 26, 2025
Noem gave final approval to deport Venezuelans to El Salvador despite judge’s orders
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem made the final decision to deport Venezuelan gang suspects to El Salvador in March despite a judge's order instructing the government to recall the airplanes, the Justice Department revealed in court. Published November 25, 2025
Judge restricts authority of ICE to make warrantless arrests
A federal judge in Colorado ruled Tuesday that ICE has been too aggressive in arresting unauthorized immigrants without warrants, saying agents had stretched an exception covering immigrants likely to flee beyond the breaking point when they arrested longtime immigrants who weren't going to run. Published November 25, 2025
Federal government ran a big deficit in October despite being closed for business
The government shutdown didn't seem to do much to slow the pace of federal spending, as Uncle Sam kicked off the new fiscal year with a sharp rise in payouts for the month of October. Published November 25, 2025
Major Supreme Court disputes await rulings on tariffs, National Guard and gerrymandered maps
It's still early in the new term, but the Supreme Court already has several major legal battles teed up for rulings that could shape President Trump's presidency -- and they could be issued any day now. Published November 25, 2025
Associated Press asks court to restore its special access to Trump’s White House
The Associated Press fought an uphill battle in court Monday to try to regain its special access to the Oval Office, arguing that President Trump broke the news wire service's speech rights by demoting it to the same status as dozens of other media organizations. Published November 24, 2025
Voting groups ask Supreme Court to block Texas’ GOP-friendly map
Voting rights activists urged the Supreme Court to prevent Texas from using a new, more Republican-friendly congressional map in next year's elections, telling the justices on Monday that the state illegally discriminated against minority voters. Published November 24, 2025
Sen. Eric Schmitt says upper chamber in talks to have ‘Watergate-style hearings’ over Arctic Frost
The Senate will likely hold "Watergate-style hearings" to get to the bottom of the Biden administration's pursuit of President Trump and other Republicans stemming from the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, Sen. Eric Schmitt told The Washington Times. Published November 24, 2025
ICE holds record 65,000 migrants; arrests, deportations reach record pace
ICE is shattering records for immigration enforcement, setting new high-water marks for arrests, deportations and detention. Published November 23, 2025
Texas asks Supreme Court to allow use of new GOP-friendly map
Texas dropped a major new voting rights issue on the Supreme Court's doorstep Friday with an emergency request asking the justices to let the state use its new GOP-friendly map in the 2026 congressional elections. Published November 21, 2025
Judge blocks IRS from sharing data with ICE
A federal judge ruled Friday that the IRS appears to have broken the law when it reached an agreement to share secret taxpayer data with ICE, and ordered a pause to the practice. Published November 21, 2025
Comer threatens contempt of Congress against Clintons over Epstein testimony
The House's lead investigator said he will hold former President Bill Clinton and his wife, Hillary, in contempt of Congress if they don't testify in person over their dealings with deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Published November 21, 2025
