Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
Bob Goodlatte to AG Loretta Lynch: Start revoking fraudulent asylum
A top House lawmaker told Attorney General Loretta Lynch Thursday to start revoking bogus asylum cases after the Justice Department admitted it was aware of more than 3,700 applications that were granted despite being part of a massive New York City fraud ring. Published August 18, 2016
No evidence Clinton aides took required ethics training
The State Department can find no evidence that some of Hillary Clinton's top aides completed their required ethics training, raising still more questions about whether her team cut corners during their time serving with her in government. Published August 18, 2016
Chinese illegal immigrants still in U.S. years after N.Y. asylum fraud ring busted
Four years after busting a massive asylum fraud ring in New York, federal agents still haven't revoked any of the 3,700 potentially bogus cases handled by the fraudsters, raising questions about just how serious the Obama administration is in rooting out immigration scams. Published August 17, 2016
Donald Trump rattles Republicans with plan to rack up debt
He has spent the past year mocking President Obama's debt buildup, but Donald Trump let the country in on a secret last week: He would rack up even more red ink before all is said and done. Published August 16, 2016
FBI defends Hillary Clinton’s handling of classified material, says markings weren’t conclusive
The FBI went to bat for Hillary Clinton on Tuesday, saying that handling emails with classified information -- even when it's marked -- isn't enough to prove she had "knowledge or intent" to break the law. Published August 16, 2016
House GOP lays out case for Hillary Clinton perjury over emails
Top House Republicans say Hillary Clinton appears to have lied to Congress, laying out a case that they said could sustain perjury charges against the Democratic presidential nominee. Published August 15, 2016
Harry Reid: Donald Trump is ‘unpatriotic drain on society’
The Senate's top Democrat insisted Monday that Donald Trump should be forced to take the U.S. citizenship test, saying he's convinced the GOP presidential candidate would fail it. Published August 15, 2016
Illegal immigration surges past 2015 total with two months still to go in fiscal year
Illegal immigration in 2016 has already surpassed 2015 with two months still to go in the fiscal year, driven by a renewed surge of illegal immigrant children and families from Central America attempting to sneak into the U.S. Published August 14, 2016
Nancy Pelosi, House Democrats leader, says she’s been flooded with ‘obscene’ calls since DCCC hack
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Saturday that she's been slammed with "obscene and sick calls" after a hacker posted Democratic congressional lawmakers' personal contact information online. Published August 13, 2016
Illegal immigrant children, families surge in July
The number of illegal immigrant children and families crossing the border surged again in July, combining for the worst month so far in 2016, according to Border Patrol statistics released Friday. Published August 12, 2016
Democrats gear up to stop Obama on TPP trade deal
Liberal lawmakers and activists were enraged Friday by reports that President Obama signaled he'll try to pass his Pacific trade deal in the lame-duck session of Congress, just a day after the woman he hopes to succeed him, Hillary Clinton, said she'd kill it. Published August 12, 2016
Hillary Clinton releases tax returns; $10.7 million in income, $3.6 million in federal taxes
Hillary Clinton's income took a huge hit as she ran for president last year, dropping to less than half of what she made the year before, according to tax returns her presidential campaign released Friday. Published August 12, 2016
Hillary Clinton vows to kill Trans-Pacific Partnership she helped negotiate
Hillary Clinton vowed Thursday to kill the Pacific trade deal that she helped push just a few years ago as President Obama's top diplomat, hoping to win over wavering liberals and steal some of the anti-trade thunder from Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. Published August 11, 2016
Hillary Clinton says she’ll kill TPP
Hillary Clinton said Thursday she will kill the Trans Pacific Partnership, delivering a flat rejection of the deal she once praised, and helped President Obama negotiate. Published August 11, 2016
Democrats blame Iraq war for ISIS, making Hillary Clinton collateral damage
House Democrats flatly rejected Donald Trump's claim that President Obama is responsible for the Islamic State, but hit their own presidential candidate Hillary Clinton with collateral damage Thursday. Published August 11, 2016
Dems say Obama to take NIH money to fight Zika
President Obama will have to grab money out of research accounts at the National Institutes of Health and shift it to combat Zika, House Democrats said Thursday, blaming congressional Republicans for failing to pony up more cash. Published August 11, 2016
Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton sidetracked by new scandals as campaign veers off course
The presidential campaign veered far off course Wednesday as Donald Trump's political opponents called for him to be investigated over inciting violence against Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton -- and Mrs. Clinton faced her own questions about corruption during her time in the State Department. Published August 10, 2016
Voting-rights activists, anti-fraud crusaders clash over ID laws as election looms
Wisconsin's strict voter laws, including voter ID, can remain in effect this November, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday, delivering a victory to anti-fraud activists who have watched as the courts have chipped away at measures designed to tighten the rules on who can vote and when. Published August 10, 2016
Trump Tower climber causing stir in New York City
As if the summer campaign season couldn't get any weirder, a man used suction cups Wednesday to climb up the side of Trump Tower, as cameras captured his efforts live. Published August 10, 2016
Bill Weld: Trump crossed a line with gun comments
Libertarian Party vice presidential nominee Bill Weld, a former federal prosecutor, said Donald Trump crossed a line Tuesday when he said gun-rights supporters could do something to stop Hillary Clinton from winning the White House. Published August 10, 2016
