Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
Hillary Clinton struggling with Hispanics who twice helped Obama win White House
Hispanics are not yet sold on Hillary Clinton, who struggles to crack 60 percent among the voting bloc in poll after poll -- putting her in a deep hole as she tries to rebuild the coalition that powered President Obama to two White House victories. Published May 22, 2016
Joe Manchin, Dem senator, voices ‘real concerns’ over Obama’s Supreme Court pick Garland
Sen. Joe Manchin, a West Virginia Democrat, said Friday he has "real concerns" about President Obama's pick for the Supreme Court, saying Judge Merrick Garland's record on gun rights and environmental laws could be a problem. Published May 20, 2016
Illegal immigrants kept in poor facilities, advocates say
Homeland Security is holding illegal immigrant children for too long, sticking them in jail-like facilities and failing to tell them they can be sent to live with relatives already in the U.S., advocates charged in new court filings Thursday, demanding a special monitor be imposed to oversee all family detention. Published May 19, 2016
Judge orders ‘intentionally deceptive’ DOJ lawyers to take remedial ethics classes
A federal judge ordered the Justice Department to send its lawyers back to remedial ethics classes Thursday after finding that the administration repeatedly misled the court in the high-profile challenge to President Obama's deportation amnesty. Published May 19, 2016
Nancy Pelosi: Too many superdelegates in nomination process
The Democratic Party relies too heavily on superdelegates to pick its presidential nominees, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Thursday -- though she downplayed the current dispute between party leaders and Sen. Bernard Sanders. Published May 19, 2016
House investigator calls for IRS chief to be censured over Lois Lerner emails
The House's chief investigator introduced a resolution Wednesday censuring IRS Commissioner John Koskinen and calling for him to resign or be fired, saying he misled Congress and even tried to thwart a subpoena seeking former agency employee Lois G. Lerner's emails. Published May 18, 2016
Donald Trump unveils list of 11 potential Supreme Court justices
Donald Trump offered up a list of 11 potential Supreme Court nominees Wednesday, as the GOP's presumptive presidential nominee sought to reassure conservatives he understands the importance of the high court battle already raging. Published May 18, 2016
Donald Trump agrees to raise money for RNC
Donald Trump and the Republican National Committee announced late Tuesday they've reached an agreement to have him raise money for the party, breaking the candidate's previous stance against active fundraising for his political campaign. Published May 17, 2016
Federal judge overturns Kansas law, says voters don’t have to prove citizenship to register
Requiring would-be voters to prove their citizenship when they try to register at motor vehicle bureaus is a burden on their right to vote, a federal judge ruled Tuesday, striking down Kansas's law. Published May 17, 2016
Donald Trump tells Megyn Kelly that November loss would make campaign ‘complete waste’
In a heavily hyped sit-down with Megyn Kelly on Fox, Donald Trump put himself on the therapist's couch, talking about his reaction to their spats during the campaign, to his brother's struggle with addiction and to criticism for failing to reel in his tongue. Published May 17, 2016
Senate dismisses Obama veto threat, OKs bill to sue Saudi govt. over terror attacks
Brushing aside a veto threat from President Obama, the Senate approved legislation Tuesday granting Americans the right to sue and collect damages from foreign countries deemed to have been complicit in terrorist attacks on U.S. soil. Published May 17, 2016
Top conservative group rejects Facebook summit, says bias runs too deep
The American Conservative Union has rejected Facebook's offer to be part of a meeting this week to discuss the online giant's liberal bias, saying the issues run deeper than a single meeting or an algorithm that slights conservatives. Published May 17, 2016
White House cites executive privilege, keeps Obama adviser from testifying about Iran nuclear deal
After congressional Republicans called his bluff, President Obama's deputy national security adviser refused Tuesday to testify to Congress about whether he misled the public in pushing the Iran nuclear deal, citing executive privilege in declining to appear. Published May 17, 2016
Group seeks to force Hillary Clinton to testify under oath about emails
A conservative legal group asked a judge Monday to order Hillary Clinton to face deposition under oath about her role in creating the secret email account she used as secretary at the State Department. Published May 16, 2016
Democrats blast Benghazi probe amid new Pentagon questions
Democrats demanded Monday that Congress cancel the special investigation into the Benghazi terrorist attack and accused committee Chairman Trey Gowdy of straying into dangerous political territory while searching for a reason to continue its probe. Published May 16, 2016
Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton blast Obama administration’s planned illegal immigration raids
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson was interrupted while delivering a high school graduation speech this weekend as immigrant-rights activists stepped up their protests against a new round of planned raids to ship illegal immigrants home. Published May 15, 2016
Sheriff Joe Arpaio found in contempt of court over racial profiling case
A federal judge in Arizona found Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio in contempt of court Friday, saying the controversial lawman deliberately violated court orders, hid evidence and failed to clean up after his department was found to be conducting illegal racial profiling. Published May 13, 2016
House to hold IRS ‘impeachment’ hearing for Koskinen over Lerner emails
House Republicans on Friday announced hearings to investigate whether IRS Commissioner John Koskinen misled Congress and violated a subpoena, taking the first steps that could ultimately lead to his impeachment over the tax agency's tea party targeting. Published May 13, 2016
Congress ducks open-records law as judges reject plea to see torture report
The federal government doesn't have to release the full post-9/11 torture report, an appeals court ruled Friday, saying that Congress remains beyond the scope of the Freedom of Information Act even when it shares its records with agencies that are subject to open-records laws. Published May 13, 2016
Donald Trump’s agenda a mystery as interviews contradict position papers
The presumptive GOP presidential nominee has released a handful of position papers, but other than immigrants and guns, Donald Trump has left most of his agenda blank, giving others a chance to help him fill in the details more to their liking. Published May 12, 2016
