Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
Jeff Sessions endorses Donald Trump
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 election calendar. Published February 28, 2016
Marco Rubio says GOP can’t nominate white supremacist apologist
Marco Rubio said Donald Trump's refusal to condemn the Ku Klux Klan makes him unqualified to lead the GOP into the general election. Published February 28, 2016
Democrats say illegal immigrant children should have constitutional right to lawyers
Congressional Democrats introduced legislation Friday to grant illegal immigrant children taxpayer-funded lawyers to argue their cases, saying once they get into the U.S. they deserve constitutional due process protections to make sure their cases are fairly decided. Published February 26, 2016
Donald Trump says he’s being audited by IRS, will wait on releasing tax returns
Donald Trump said he will eventually release his tax returns, but said Thursday he's in the middle of being audited by the government and won't do it until the review is over. Published February 25, 2016
Donald Trump defends hiring foreign workers, says he couldn’t find Americans for jobs
Donald Trump fended off tough questions Thursday night about his business empire's hiring practices, including a million-dollar fine for hiring illegal immigrants and admitting he's facing a federal tax audit, as the Republican presidential campaign turned exceptionally nasty at the final debate before Super Tuesday. Published February 25, 2016
Park Service chief reprimanded after admittedly ignoring ethics rules
The chief of the National Park Service knew his book project would be squelched by agency ethics officers, so he went ahead and wrote it anyway without bothering to ask for permission, investigators said Thursday in a report detailing a striking level of negligence. Published February 25, 2016
Justice Department promises crackdown on sanctuary cities
The Obama administration is preparing to crack down on sanctuary cities, Attorney General Loretta Lynch told Congress on Wednesday, saying she would try to stop federal grant money from going to jurisdictions that actively thwart agents seeking to deport illegal immigrants. Published February 24, 2016
Loretta Lynch: Obama can’t enact his Gitmo plan on his own
Attorney General Loretta Lynch said Wednesday that federal law flatly prevents President Obama from sending of the the detainees from Guantanamo Bay to U.S. territory, hurting his ability to follow through on his new closure plan. Published February 24, 2016
Spanish-language media, human rights activists teaching illegals how to avoid deportation
Spanish-language media and human-rights activists are actively educating illegal immigrants on how to break the law, avoid immigration agents and remain in the country even after a judge has ordered them to be kicked out, a top Obama administration official testified to Congress on Tuesday. Published February 23, 2016
Judge threatens subpoena against Hillary Clinton over emails
A federal judge questioned the Obama administration's "good faith" in helping keep former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's emails secret for six years and said he may end up issuing a subpoena to force her to turn over her entire account to the government. Published February 23, 2016
Joe Biden’s 1992 opposition to lame-duck Supreme Court pick could doom Obama nomination
It may be Vice President Joseph R. Biden who dooms President Obama's hopes of reshaping the Supreme Court and picking a replacement for the late Justice Antonin Scalia after Republicans unearthed a 1992 speech in which then-Sen. Biden said it was "not fair" to let a lame-duck president make such an important decision. Published February 22, 2016
Public sides with FBI, wants Apple to crack terrorists’ iPhone: poll
Americans side with the FBI in the fight to force Apple Inc. to crack the security on the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino terrorists, according to a Pew Research Center poll released Monday. Published February 22, 2016
Donald Trump emerges stronger after spats, continues domination of Republican race
Attacking the Bush family? Didn't matter. Slipping into foul language? Whatever. Calling his opponents liars? They had it coming. Battling Pope Francis? Ho-hum. Published February 21, 2016
GOP sets another turnout record; Democrats’ numbers slide
Republicans' turnout streak continued, with GOP voters shattering their South Carolina primary record Saturday night. Published February 21, 2016
Jeb Bush ends presidential campaign after disastrous showing in South Carolina
His own mother told him not to run, and on Saturday, Jeb Bush finally caved to her political wisdom, suspending his presidential campaign after another disappointing showing in South Carolina's primary. Published February 20, 2016
Donald Trump wins South Carolina primary, Jeb Bush drops out
Surmounting new concerns about his temperament and his commitment to conservative values, Donald Trump was projected to win South Carolina's Republican presidential primary Saturday, sealing himself as the frontrunner and proving he can win in moderate and conservative states alike. Published February 20, 2016
Trump calls for Apple boycott over San Bernardino terrorist iPhone
Donald Trump demanded Friday that Apple submit to a government request that it break into the iPhone of one of the two people involved in the San Bernardino terrorist attack, saying the company needs to help the country be stronger in fighting terrorism. Published February 19, 2016
Marco Rubio warns S.C. voters to watch for Ted Cruz ‘tricks’ on primary day
Sen. Marco Rubio warned South Carolina voters Friday to be on the lookout for campaign "tricks" perpetrated by Sen. Ted Cruz as the hours tick down to the voting here on Saturday in the GOP presidential primary. Published February 19, 2016
Rep. Mark Sanford endorses Ted Cruz ahead of South Carolina primary
South Carolina Rep. Mark Sanford endorsed Sen. Ted Cruz's presidential bid Friday, saying he felt the Texan was the best defender of the Constitution. Published February 19, 2016
Donald Trump says Pope Francis probably misinformed by Mexico
Donald Trump said Thursday that he thinks Pope Francis was likely misinformed about his stance on building a border wall, and said the Mexican government probably egged the pontiff on to criticize the Republican front-runner. Published February 18, 2016
