Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
Appeals court rejects Arpaio challenge to Obama deportation amnesty
Sheriff Joe Arpaio can't sue the Obama administration to stop the president's deportation amnesty, a federal appeals court ruled Friday in a decision saying it was too tenuous to try to argue that the amnesty will entice other illegal immigrants to try to make the crossing. Published August 14, 2015
EPA denies Navajo pressure to waive rights to future payment claims in Animas River disaster
EPA administrator Gina McCarthy moved to mend fences Thursday with Navajo Nation as the agency denied accusations that it tried to force Indians to waive their rights to future claims stemming from the Gold King Mine blowout. Published August 13, 2015
EPA denies cheating Navajo on Gold King Mine spill, says future claims will be allowed
The EPA said Thursday it is not trying to force Indians to waive their rights to future claims stemming from the agency's Gold King Mine disaster, saying the warnings from Navajo tribal leaders are "inaccurate." Published August 13, 2015
Feinstein defends Hillary Clinton on classified emails
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the top Democrat on the Senate intelligence committee, rose to the defense of former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, saying Thursday there is no evidence she herself sent classified information and that the emails now under scrutiny were not marked classified at the time she sent them. Published August 13, 2015
Judge orders Hillary Clinton to preserve all records; she misses deadline to certify compliance
A federal judge ordered the State Department on Thursday to work with the FBI to try to get access to the 32,000 emails former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said were personal and that she didn't return to the government, as the courts get more deeply involved in her email practices. Published August 13, 2015
IRS cuts cyber-hack victims a break
At least some good news for the millions who have had their personal information stolen in cyberattacks -- the IRS said Thursday that the free credit monitoring the government and companies are offering victims doesn't count as taxable income. Published August 13, 2015
Obama amnesty chaotic, but no intent to flout judge, IG audit says
Immigration officials didn't intend to flout a federal judge when they broke his order halting President Obama's new amnesty, but the agency's process is so gummed up that it doesn't even know how many erroneous three-year amnesties it issued, an inspector general said in a new report Thursday. Published August 13, 2015
Immigration: In post-recession surge, number of Mexicans in U.S. hits record
Immigration to the U.S. has recovered from its recession-caused lull and is surging back, led in part by a major jump in migrants from neighboring Mexico, according to a report being released Thursday that suggests Latin Americans are once again coming and staying. Published August 13, 2015
Indians say EPA trying to swindle them in mine spill
The EPA is trying to cheat Navajo Indians by getting them to sign away their rights to future claims from the agency's Gold King Mine disaster, tribal officials charged Wednesday, adding more to the administration's public relations problems over the spill that threatens critical Southwest waterways. Published August 12, 2015
Hillary Clinton to turn over private email server to federal investigators
Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said she will turn her email server over to federal investigators, as a key watchdog confirmed Tuesday that her emails did contain "top secret" material that was even more sensitive than previously disclosed. Published August 11, 2015
Hillary Clinton emails contained ‘top secret’ material, watchdog confirms
Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's emails did in fact have "top secret" material, the government's top spy watchdog confirmed Tuesday, forwarding the messages in question to members of Congress. Published August 11, 2015
Bobby Jindal: Hillary Clinton is one email away from jail
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal said top Democratic presidential contender Hillary Rodham Clinton is just a single email away from serving prison time, saying now that she's asserted she's turned over all of her emails, any breach would mean she's lied in court proceedings. Published August 11, 2015
Judge: Jeh Johnson excused, but DHS must still answer for amnesty errors
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson won't be hauled into federal court to explain his department's botched execution of President Obama's deportation amnesty, but the judge said Tuesday he still doesn't consider the issue settled. Published August 11, 2015
Sheriff Joe Arpaio: Federal judge ‘hated’ me, out to get me
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has petitioned to have the federal judge who is investigating him kicked off the case, telling an appeals court that Judge G. Murray Snow's wife admitted to friends that her husband was intent on destroying the Arizona lawman. Published August 11, 2015
Iowa voters say Marco Rubio, Ben Carson won debate; Donald Trump holds onto brittle lead
Sen. Marco Rubio and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson were the most impressive candidates in last week's GOP presidential debate, but businessman Donald Trump continues to top the field, Iowa voters said in a poll Tuesday from Suffolk University. Published August 11, 2015
Marco Rubio emerges as top budget cutter from GOP debate
Sen. Marco Rubio emerged as the top cost-cutter from last week's GOP presidential debate, according to the National Taxpayers Union Foundation, which crunched the numbers on what the candidates proposed. Published August 11, 2015
Voters reject Obama’s third-term claim, believe Iran beat U.S. on nuclear deal
Americans believe Iran got the better of President Obama in the recent nuclear deal, according to a Monmouth University Poll released Monday that suggests widespread discontent with the White House. Published August 10, 2015
Donald Trump: Megyn Kelly ‘should really be apologizing to me’
Donald Trump on Monday brushed aside the latest round of outrage over his controversial comments, refusing to apologize and saying it was the fault of listeners if they misunderstood his complaints about Fox News host Megyn Kelly. Published August 10, 2015
Immigration campaign tells Central Americans not to jump border
The Department of Homeland Security is ramping up a new campaign to try to persuade Central American families not to make the perilous journey to jump the U.S. border, as new statistics suggest that last summer's surge could be happening again. Published August 9, 2015
State Dept. blames classified information for Hillary Clinton email delays
The State Department says all of the potential secret information in former Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton's emails has knocked them off pace, and told a federal judge late Friday that's why they are currently in violation of his orders. Published August 8, 2015
