Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
Hillary Clinton emails: Senators offer immunity to Bryan Pagliano for testimony
Two top Senate investigators floated the idea of immunity Tuesday to Bryan Pagliano, the staffer who set up the email server in former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's home, in exchange for testimony about her activities. Published September 8, 2015
Governors vow to keep state sanctions in place against Iran, undercutting Obama deal
Republican governors are rallying to stop state money from flowing to Iran, vowing to do what they can to stymie the lifting of sanctions on the Islamic Republic, independent of President Obama's nuclear deal. Published September 8, 2015
Harry Reid declares victory in Iran as Obama wins enough support for filibuster
Democratic leaders claimed victory Tuesday as more lawmakers announced their support for President Obama's deal to constrain Iran's nuclear program, ensuring he will prevail when Congress votes later this month. Published September 8, 2015
Dick Cheney blasts Iran deal as spark for nuclear arms race, spike in terrorism
Former Vice President Dick Cheney said Tuesday the nuclear agreement President Obama and other world leaders reached with Iran breaks nearly every red line the administration had drawn in the run-up to the negotiations, and will spark a new nuclear arms race in the Middle East. Published September 8, 2015
Donald Trump nomination could kill down-ticket Republican candidates’ hopes
Donald Trump has not only shaken up the GOP's presidential contest, he was also a dominant theme for congressional Republicans back home in their states and districts this summer, where many of the lawmakers took pains to show respect for him. Published September 7, 2015
Iran nuclear deal: Democrats’ reluctant support emboldens opponents
Democrats appear to have cinched the votes needed to declare victory on the Iran nuclear deal, yet Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz had to swallow back tears Sunday as she described her "gut-wrenching" decision to back the agreement. Published September 6, 2015
Carly Fiorina: Hillary Clinton’s server explanation ‘not plausible’
Among those skeptical of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's contention that she was "not thinking" when she set up a private email server at her home is tech-savvy Republican Carly Fiorina. Published September 6, 2015
Harry Reid confirms Senate Democrats will filibuster Iran nuclear deal
Democrats will try to mount a filibuster to block the Iran nuclear deal from even having to reach President Obama's desk for a veto, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid signaled Saturday in a statement. Published September 5, 2015
Texas asks judge to rescind 108,000 three-year amnesties for Dreamers
More than 100,000 three-year deportation amnesties issued by Homeland Security should be rescinded and reissued as two-year permits, Texas and 25 other states suing the government told a federal judge Friday, as both sides try to clean up the messy situation surrounding President Obama's immigration executive actions. Published September 4, 2015
Hillary Clinton: Email use was ‘fully above board’
Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton declined a chance to apologize for her email practices Friday, saying it was not a good choice but was "fully aboveboard" and other government officials knew she was using it. Published September 4, 2015
Hillary Clinton classified emails mostly sent by Jake Sullivan, Cheryl Mills, Huma Abedin
Nearly a third of the classified messages released so far from former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's emails came from one man: Jake Sullivan, who served as her deputy chief of staff in the department, and is now the top foreign policy adviser to her presidential campaign. Published September 3, 2015
Pope Francis U.S. visit: Archbishop Joseph Kurtz warns against politicizing trip
The head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is asking Americans to give Pope Francis "room" to speak later this month without having it co-opted by those looking to force him to referee political debates here at home. Published September 3, 2015
DHS grants temporary legal status to Yemeni citizens
The Obama administration Thursday announced it will grant legal status and halt deportations for potentially thousands of citizens of Yemen, saying the security situation on the ground there is so bad that the U.S. has a moral obligation to protect people. Published September 3, 2015
Hillary Clinton email cases: State Dept. tries to block cases in court
The State Department asked to halt most of the judges prying into former Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton's emails, filing papers Thursday proposing that the cases all be combined into one so that a single judge can oversee the government's searches and releases. Published September 3, 2015
Larry Klayman’s NSA phone-snooping suit may get revival
Federal District Judge Richard J. Leon practically begged for the chance to halt the NSA's phone-snooping program Wednesday, laying out a road map for how opponents could quickly revive a case and earn a ruling to stop what the judge called a continual violation of constitutional rights for tens of millions of Americans. Published September 2, 2015
Clinton emails overwhelming Obama administration
Pummeled by the sheer volume of court cases demanding release of some of former Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton's emails, the Obama administration said late Tuesday it will ask the federal district court in Washington to combine all 16 of the requests into one case. Published September 1, 2015
Hillary Clinton emails show foundation shaped policy
Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's emails reveal how prominently the Clinton Foundation factored into her thinking as America's top diplomat, raising questions about where she drew the line between official business and aiding the family charity run by her husband and daughter. Published September 1, 2015
IRS reveals another private email account for Lois Lerner
Lois G. Lerner used yet another private email account to do government business, the IRS revealed in a court filing late Monday that tries to clear up confusion over the former agency executive's email practices. Published September 1, 2015
Govt. shutdown wouldn’t stop Planned Parenthood funding
Even a government shutdown wouldn't stop all funding for Planned Parenthood, the Congressional Research Service said in a new memo Tuesday that could complicate GOP spending plans for the rest of this year. Published September 1, 2015
Obama picks up more support for Iran deal, needs one more senator to prevail
Two more Democrats announced support Tuesday for President Obama's nuclear deal with Iran, putting the White House a single senator away from assuring it can prevent Congress from scuttling the agreement and leaving GOP leaders hoping to avoid an even bigger embarrassment of losing to a filibuster. Published September 1, 2015
