Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
Donald Trump, Ted Cruz trade wins as Marco Rubio and John Kasich fade
Sen. Ted Cruz crushed his opponents in Kansas' Republican presidential caucus Saturday and easily won Maine's caucuses, but Donald Trump claimed victories in Louisiana's primary and Kentucky's caucuses, as the two men put the rest of the GOP field well behind them. Published March 5, 2016
Vicente Fox, former Mexican president: Donald Trump has ‘attitude about the supreme white race’
Former Mexican President Vicente Fox escalated his battle with Donald Trump, saying in an interview airing Friday that the GOP presidential hopeful is an incurable racist who is copping an "attitude about the supreme white race." Published March 4, 2016
Donald Trump quickly recants new stance on immigrant guest-workers
Donald Trump promised to be flexible on immigration, and as soon as he got off the stage at the debate in Detroit he made use of that flexibility, recanting a new position on guest-workers that he'd staked out just minutes before. Published March 4, 2016
Donald Trump says he’ll support Republican nominee, even if it’s not him
Donald Trump appeared to rule out an independent bid for president Thursday night, saying he will support whoever the eventual GOP nominee is. Published March 3, 2016
Donald Trump, rivals trade insults as Republican debate turns nasty
With a party civil war breaking out around him, Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump on Thursday forcefully rejected any ties to racist groups and declared himself a willing negotiator who would, within limits, work with politicians in Washington to strike deals on immigration or any other issue. Published March 3, 2016
Donald Trump endorsers derided as ‘sellouts,’ ‘traitors’ and worse — by fellow Republicans
Republican leaders who have endorsed Donald Trump have been compared to the Ku Klux Klan, called sellouts and traitors to the Republican Party and told they "made a deal with the devil." And that's just from fellow Republicans. Published March 3, 2016
Donald Trump dismisses Mitt Romney as ‘failed candidate’
Donald Trump dismissed Mitt Romney's disparaging remarks Tuesday, unleashing a characteristic barrage of insults at the 2012 GOP presidential nominee, calling him "a disaster" and saying he's irrelevant to the current Republican debate. Published March 3, 2016
GOP race brings record voter turnout
More than 240,000 new Democrats and independents showed up to vote in Virginia's Republican presidential primary this week -- the tip of a massive shift as all the enthusiasm and interest are moving to the GOP. Published March 2, 2016
Ben Carson sees no ‘political path forward,’ bails on Detroit debate
Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson signaled the effective end of his presidential campaign Wednesday, saying he no longer sees a path to victory and will be shifting his operation in another direction. Published March 2, 2016
Donald Trump drives Republican turnout to record; Democrats lack enthusiasm
Republicans continued to shatter turnout records in their presidential primaries and caucuses Tuesday, while Democrats lagged behind in what analysts said was a clear indication of an enthusiasm gap heading into the general election. Published March 1, 2016
Texas: Ted Cruz wins Lone Star State, spoils Donald Trump’s Super Tuesday run
Sen. Ted Cruz was projected the winner in his home state of Texas, and neighboring Oklahoma, delivering him his second and third wins of the primary season and giving him an argument for staying in the race. Published March 1, 2016
Donald Trump racks up Super Tuesday wins in Deep South, Virginia, Mass.
Donald Trump survived the worst of Republican attacks against him, emerged Tuesday night with early projected victories in the Virginia, Vermont, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Arkansas and Massachusetts primaries, and earned the largest share of delegates for the GOP nomination. Published March 1, 2016
State Dept: Review of Hillary Clinton secret emails may wait until after election
The State Department may wait until after the November election to finish its review of classified information former Secretary Hillary Clinton sent on her secret email account, a spokesman said Tuesday, vowing they will not be held to the political calendar. Published March 1, 2016
Top border chief to agents who object to Obama amnesty: ‘Look for another job’
Customs and Border Protection Commission R. Gil Kerlikowske told Border Patrol agents who object to President Obama's amnesty policies that it's time to "look for another job," saying Tuesday that agents have to follow the orders of their superiors. Published March 1, 2016
House will vote to oppose Obama deportation amnesty in courts
The House will take what Republicans call an unprecedented step of voting to file a friend-of-the-court brief with the Supreme Court officially opposing President Obama's deportation amnesty, House Speaker Paul D. Ryan said Tuesday. Published March 1, 2016
Paul Ryan demands Trump denounce racism
House Speaker Paul D. Ryan weighed in on the GOP presidential race Tuesday, demanding candidates -- apparently Donald Trump -- denounce racism. Published March 1, 2016
Hillary Clinton ‘secret’ email count doubles as latest batch is released
The State Department on Monday deemed 23 more of former Secretary Hillary Clinton's emails "secret," more than doubling the number of messages she sent or received on her special account that have now been given that high level of classification. Published February 29, 2016
Victims of illegal immigrant violence tell GOP to reject Marco Rubio
Victims of illegal immigrant violence released a letter Monday demanding Republican voters reject Sen. Marco Rubio's presidential campaign, saying he made himself unacceptable by pushing for "amnesty" in 2013. Published February 29, 2016
Donald Trump refuses to condemn KKK as campaign veers into nativist territory
Sen. Jeff Sessions, who led the fight against the 2013 Senate immigration bill, endorsed Donald Trump's presidential bid Sunday, breaking his own precedent to boost the billionaire businessman just ahead of the biggest day on the primary election calendar. Published February 28, 2016
Hillary Clinton’s email account an open secret in Washington long before scandal broke
Hundreds of people -- from White House officials and titans of the mainstream media to senators, Supreme Court justices and many of her top colleagues at the State Department -- could have known about Hillary Clinton's secret email account, if only they'd cared to look closely enough. Published February 28, 2016
