Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
FBI’s James Comey: Hillary Clinton not ‘sophisticated enough’ to understand classified markings
Hillary Clinton wasn't "sophisticated enough" to know she was risking national security when she sent and received classified information, so it was impossible to make a criminal case against her, FBI Director James B. Comey told Congress on Thursday. Published July 7, 2016
GOP to ask FBI Director Comey to investigate Clinton perjury
House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz told FBI Director James Comey to investigate whether Hillary Clinton lied to Congress when she said she didn't send or receive classified information on her secret email server. Published July 7, 2016
Bill introduced to strip Hillary Clinton of security access
Marco Rubio is leading a high-powered group of senators in officially petitioning the State Department to suspend the security clearances of former Secretary Hillary Clinton and her top aides -- a move that could effectively kneecap her preparations for the White House. Published July 7, 2016
Illegal immigrant parents can be detained, but children must be freed: Court
Agents can detain illegal immigrant parents who try to break into the U.S. with their children, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday, delivering a victory to one of the Obama administration's remaining get-tough immigration policies. Published July 6, 2016
Illegal immigrant parents can be detained but children must be released, court rules
Agents can detain illegal immigrant parents who try to break into the U.S. with their children, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday, delivering a victory to one of the Obama administration's remaining get-tough immigration policies. Published July 6, 2016
Loretta Lynch: No charges against Hillary Clinton
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch formally cleared Hillary Clinton on Wednesday, saying she would not pursue a criminal case against the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee for mishandling classified information through her secret email account when she was secretary of state. Published July 6, 2016
Protesters throw cash on Senate floor
Anti-GMO protesters threw a wad of dollar bills from the viewing galleries onto the Senate floor Wednesday to protest a bill that wouldn't go as far as they wanted in clamping down on genetically modified crops. Published July 6, 2016
Democrats vote to defend sanctuary cities, block mandatory jail time for repeat illegals
Senate Democrats launched filibusters Wednesday to protect sanctuary cities and to shield repeat illegal immigrants from mandatory minimum five-year prison sentences, saying Republican lawmakers were following the lead of Donald Trump in attacking immigrants. Published July 6, 2016
DHS announces $10 million in grants to stop homegrown radicalization
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson announced $10 million Wednesday in federal grants available to local governments, colleges and nonprofit organizations that run programs designed to keep people from becoming radicalized. Published July 6, 2016
James Comey to testify to Congress on Clinton emails
FBI Director James Comey will testify to Congress Thursday on his findings about Hillary Clinton's secret email account, the House Oversight Committee announced. Published July 6, 2016
Paul Ryan: Congress could strip Hillary Clinton of access to classified material
House Speaker Paul D. Ryan said Wednesday that Congress could step in and try to deny Hillary Clinton access to classified information during the presidential campaign, if the Obama administration doesn't take that step itself. Published July 6, 2016
Paul Ryan says Hillary Clinton should be denied intelligence briefings
The government should deny Hillary Clinton the regular national security briefings presidential nominees generally receive, House Speaker Paul D. Ryan said Tuesday night. Published July 5, 2016
Republicans demand FBI release investigative files on Hillary Clinton
Top Republicans said Tuesday that the FBI needs to release details of its investigative files on former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton if it wants voters to accept its conclusion that her carelessness with top secret information doesn't rise to the level of a prosecutable crime. Published July 5, 2016
Court rules government can’t use private emails to hide from transparency
A federal appeals court issued a stinging rebuke to a top Obama White House official Tuesday, saying he can't hide his emails from public scrutiny merely by shifting them to a non-government account. Published July 5, 2016
FBI recommends no charges against Hillary Clinton
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's secret email account may have broken laws governing handling of classified information, but it's unlikely a prosecutor could make the charges stick, FBI Director James B. Comey said Tuesday, ending his yearlong investigation into the Democratic presidential candidate. Published July 5, 2016
Early voting reduces voter turnout, mailing ballots boosts
Allowing voters to show up and cast ballots ahead of Election Day appears to actually reduce participation, but letting them vote by mail or to show up and register on Election Day boosts turnout, the government's chief research agency said in a new report last week. Published July 4, 2016
State Department thwarts deportations to appease illegal immigrant criminals’ home countries
The State Department is thwarting efforts to deport immigrants to China, Guinea, Liberia and other countries that are reluctant to take back their own citizens convicted of crimes -- forcing immigration agents to release often-violent criminals back onto the streets, U.S. government documents show. Published July 4, 2016
West Virginia’s Obamacare challenge over enforcement alterations dismissed
A federal appeals court seemed sympathetic to West Virginia's complaints about Obamacare but tossed out the state's challenge in a ruling Friday that leaves President Obama with a free hand to alter enforcement of the law. Published July 3, 2016
Clinton gives ‘voluntary interview’ to FBI over email account
Hillary Clinton submitted to an interview with the FBI on Saturday as the Obama administration nears completion of its investigation into her use of a secret email server during her time as State Department secretary. Published July 2, 2016
Appeals court dumps states’ latest challenge to Obamacare
A federal appeals court seemed sympathetic to West Virginia's complaints about Obamacare, but tossed out the state's challenge in a ruling Friday that leaves President Obama with a free hand to alter enforcement of the law. Published July 1, 2016
