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Stephen Dinan

Stephen Dinan

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

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Internal Revenue Service Commissioner John Koskinen insisted that his agency was secure even after a Government Accountability Office report pointed out holes in the IRS' cybersecurity. (Associated Press)

IRS still vulnerable to hackers: GAO

The IRS's computers remain vulnerable to hackers, the government's top auditor said Monday, saying changes were still needed months after the agency suffered a breach that saw hundreds of thousands of taxpayers' most sensitive information stolen. Published March 28, 2016

Attorney General Loretta Lynch, accompanied by FBI Director James Comey, speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, Thursday, March 24, 2016. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

Iran indictments, sanctions send signal to Obama nuclear deal critics

An Iranian hacker managed to gain control of the computer systems that worked the sluices on a New York dam -- but luckily the gates had been taken offline for maintenance at the time, foiling any possible mischief, federal prosecutors said Thursday, announcing charges against seven Iran-backed operatives for hacking American infrastructure. Published March 24, 2016

The health law will continue to steadily grow in both cost and coverage, working toward President Obama's goal of expanding those with access to insurance — but the government will shell out tens of billions of dollars to pay for it, analysts said in their latest evaluation of the federal budget and the Affordable Care Act, which is driving much of the change. (Associated Press)

Obamacare coverage costs spike as Medicaid expansion proves popular

Obamacare insurance premiums will leap 6 percent a year over the next decade, and companies will drop millions of employees from their health plans as insurers and employers calibrate their offerings for the new marketplace, the Congressional Budget Office said Thursday. Published March 24, 2016

House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis. speaks to congressional interns on the state of American politics and the changing tenor of the current political discourse in the presidential race, Wednesday, March 23, 2016, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Ryan has weighed in on the contentious GOP presidential primary on only a few occasions and has publicly criticized Donald Trump on three occasions without mentioning the billionaire's name: for calling for a ban on Muslim immigrants, failing to strenuously disavow his endorsement by a former Ku Klux Klan leader and fueling anger at political events. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Paul Ryan pleads for more civil politics

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan called for more civility in politics Wednesday, and while not naming any specific presidential candidates he said all politicians have a responsibility to fight over ideas and principles rather than play to voters' fears. Published March 23, 2016

Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton spanked Sen. Bernard Sanders in Arizona's primary Tuesday night, padding her massive lead in delegates. (Associated Press)

Hillary Clinton wins Arizona primary; Bernie Sanders takes Utah, Idaho

Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton spanked Sen. Bernard Sanders in Arizona's primary Tuesday night, padding her massive lead in delegates -- though Mr. Sanders recovered later in the evening with wins from Utah and Idaho caucuses. Published March 22, 2016

In this Jan. 28, 2016, photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump poses with a ring given to him by a group of veterans during a campaign event on the campus of Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. For some Americans, the promise of political change and disruption has come too slowly, or failed altogether. On the eve of the first voting contest in the 2016 presidential election, these voters are pushing for bolder, more uncompromising action, with an intensity that has shaken both the Republican and Democratic establishment. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Donald Trump wins Arizona primary; Ted Cruz takes Utah

Donald Trump won the Arizona primary Tuesday night, collecting all of the state's 58 delegates and keeping him on track to win the GOP presidential nomination on a first ballot. Sen. Ted Cruz won the Utah caucuses and took all 40 delegates. Published March 22, 2016

The Justice Department has concluded its own criminal investigation into the IRS and said the targeting was the result of bad management. But investigators said they found no criminal behavior, and specifically cleared Lois G. Lerner, saying her fellow employees said she tried to correct the problems when she learned of them. (Associated Press)

IRS rebuked for tea party targeting, ordered to release secret list

A federal appeals court spanked the IRS Tuesday, saying it has taken laws designed to protect taxpayers from the government and turned them on their head, using them to try to protect the tax agency from the very tea party groups it targeted. Published March 22, 2016

Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks at the 2016 American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Policy Conference at the Verizon Center, on Monday, March 21, 2016, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Cruz blasts Obama for being in Cuba during Belgium attack

Sen. Ted Cruz accused President Obama of hobnobbing with enemy leaders while America's ally, Belgium, was attacked Tuesday -- and he warned Republican voters that Donald Trump offers more of the same "moral relativism." Published March 22, 2016

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers escort an arrestee during a series of early-morning raids in the Bronx borough of New York on March 3, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Border agents: DHS has ‘no intention’ of deporting illegals

A top Homeland Security official told Border Patrol agents the Obama administration has "no intention of deporting" many of the illegal immigrants caught trying to sneak into the country, ordering instead that they be released so they don't clog up the courts, a leading advocate for agents testified to Congress. Published March 21, 2016