Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
Obama immigration raids a potential ‘disaster’ for Hillary Clinton, Democrats
President Obama's new series of raids designed to arrest and deport illegal immigrant Central Americans could end up being a "disaster" for Democrats in the presidential election, pushing Hispanic voters to stay home rather than turn out to vote, activists said Wednesday. Published January 6, 2016
Gary Johnson announces bid for president
Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson, who washed out of the 2012 GOP presidential primary then ran as a Libertarian, capturing 1 percent of the vote in the general election, said Wednesday he'll try again. Published January 6, 2016
Nikki Haley tabbed by GOP for response to Obama SOTU address
Republican leaders tapped South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley to deliver their official response to President Obama's State of the Union address next week, giving the rising political star her biggest platform yet. Published January 5, 2016
DHS says sweep of illegals has begun
Moving to belatedly counter a new surge of illegal border crossings, Homeland Security has launched a new effort to try to kick out new arrivals, Secretary Jeh Johnson said Monday, defending a series of raids over the weekend that have enraged immigrant-rights activists. Published January 4, 2016
New ‘secret’ message among Hillary Clinton’s emails as classification rate spikes again
The State Department has decided that yet another of former Secretary Hillary Clinton's emails contains "secret" information, and has classified hundreds more at a lower level of secrecy -- part of Thursday afternoon's release of more than 3,000 messages from her unique email arrangement. Published December 31, 2015
State Dept. breaks judge’s deadline on Clinton emails
The State Department broke a judge's order on the number of former Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton's emails it was supposed to release Thursday, blaming the holiday season for throwing it off track. Published December 31, 2015
Obama sets record for new rules in 2015
The administration issued a record amount of heft in the federal rule book in 2015 as President Obama's team, carrying out his orders to work around Congress, pushed his expansive government agenda on environmental, labor and Wall Street policy. Published December 30, 2015
Agents nab Pakistanis with terrorist connections crossing U.S. border
When the U.S. Border Patrol nabbed two Pakistani men with ties to terrorism at the U.S.-Mexico border in September, it marked just the latest instance of illegal immigrants from so-called "special interest countries" using the southern border as a point of entry into the country. Published December 30, 2015
Young voters, Hispanics up for grabs in 2016 race
Younger voters are emerging as the most volatile as both parties prepare for what could be a generational showdown in next year's general election. Published December 28, 2015
2020 census will benefit Texas, Florida in congressional numbers
Texas is in line to be the biggest winner in congressional reapportionment at the end of the decade, when the country's 435 U.S. House seats are divvied up by population, with new estimates showing the Republican powerhouse state poised to gain three seats. Published December 28, 2015
Congress warns Obama to enforce foreign fighter ban against Iran
House Republicans demanded this week that President Obama apply strict visa travel rules to anyone who visits Iran and then tries to come to the U.S., saying the Islamic republic was always meant to be one of the targets of a crackdown on potential foreign fighters sneaking into the country. Published December 23, 2015
Duncan Hunter slams Nancy Pelosi’s push to regulate e-cigarettes
Democrats cheered after they managed to prevent a carve-out for e-cigarettes in last week's year-end spending bill, but one congressman -- an admitted "vaper" himself -- says they've only succeeded in making more people end up choosing to go back to traditional, and deadlier, tobacco. Published December 22, 2015
U.S. deports fewer illegals, criminals as Obama amnesty kicks in
President Obama slashed the number of deportations in 2015, the administration announced Tuesday, removing out only about 235,000 aliens from the U.S. as his amnesty kicked into full gear, putting most illegal immigrants out of reach of agents. Published December 22, 2015
Alan Bersin flips on gun sales link to Homeland Security terrorist watch list
A senior Homeland Security official who last week undermined President Obama's push to ban gun sales to those on the government's terrorist watch list now says he was mistaken in his sworn testimony to Congress — but Republicans on the panel aren't buying it. Published December 21, 2015
Paul Ryan, Mitch McConnell win tax battles, Republican Party unity despite concessions
Republican leaders closed their first year in complete control of Congress with an impressive show of support among their members for spending and tax cuts, avoiding a government shutdown and demonstrating striking party unity despite being unable to rein in President Obama's expansive agenda. Published December 20, 2015
Bernard Sanders spat with DNC over Hillary Clinton data breach stretches on
Sen. Bernard Sanders' bizarre spat with the Democratic National Committee stretched into a fourth day Sunday, with the grass-roots contender for the 2016 nomination tempering apologies for staff who breached his rival's campaign files with new swipes at the party's leaders, saying they've treated him unfairly. Published December 20, 2015
Hillary Clinton under fire for war policies, Wall Street ties during Democratic debate
Her fellow Democratic presidential hopefuls accused fellow Hillary Clinton of being too eager to go to war without preparing for the chaos that could follow, as they squared off Saturday night in a debate in New Hampshire. Published December 19, 2015
Congressional investigation pokes holes in California terrorist’s visa
The two San Bernardino terrorists were approved for a fiance visa even though there was no concrete proof they had ever even met in person, according to a House Judiciary Committee review of their immigration file. Published December 19, 2015
DNC restores Sanders campaign’s access to voter files after lawsuit, grassroots pressure
Pressed by a lawsuit and facing a backlash from liberal activists, the Democratic National Committee said Saturday morning it was reinstating Sen. Bernard Sanders' access to the party's voter data files -- though the DNC insisted it is still investigating his campaign's activities. Published December 19, 2015
Clinton campaign says Bernie Sanders ‘stole’ campaign secrets
Presidential candidate Bernard Sanders sued the Democratic National Committee Friday afternoon to demand access to the party's voter files after the DNC suspended him for illicitly accessing the campaign files of his competitor, Hillary Clinton. Published December 18, 2015
