Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
San Bernardino conspirator was shielded by immigration from armed DHS agents
Federal immigration officers refused to let an armed team of agents into their office to detain the accused conspirator in December's San Bernardino terrorist attack, government officials acknowledged Tuesday, exposing an embarrassing lack of communication within the Department of Homeland Security. Published March 15, 2016
Senate candidates fight for attention, walk fine line in tricky political year
The Republican presidential contest has drowned out the rest of politics -- including the race in Florida to replace Sen. Marco Rubio -- leaving the crowded field of candidates struggling to break through. Published March 14, 2016
Donald Trump’s leads dwindle in Ohio, Illinois, Missouri as campaign faces worst night since Iowa
Weeks of bad press for himself and a sense of urgency among his opponents may finally be taking a toll on Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump, who heads into Tuesday primaries looking at possibly his worst night of the campaign since he lost Iowa's caucuses. Published March 14, 2016
Trump confident in Florida win, less certain of Ohio
GOP presidential hopeful Donald Trump sounded less than confident of his changes to sweep the board in Tuesday's primaries, saying that while he expects to win Florida, he only hopes to triumph in Ohio. Published March 14, 2016
Pam Bondi, Florida attorney general, endorses Trump
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi endorsed Donald Trump for president Monday, calling him a longtime friend and giving him a late-campaign boost as he seeks to try to win the state in Tuesday's primary. Published March 14, 2016
Trump request: ‘Please do not touch or harm the protester’
Donald Trump's presidential campaign has again begun warning those at his rallies not to get into fights with protesters, even issuing instructions on how to handle interruptions by telling supporters not to "touch or harm the protester." Published March 14, 2016
124 illegal immigrants released by DHS later charged with murder: report
More than 100 illegal immigrants caught but released by the Obama administration over the last five years have gone on to be charged with murders after they were set free, according to a new report being released Monday from the Center for Immigration Studies. Published March 14, 2016
Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, John Kasich try divide-and-conquer strategy to derail Donald Trump
Austin Kaiser wants Sen. Marco Rubio to be Republicans' presidential nominee -- so he's going to vote this week for Ohio Gov. John Kasich, one of Mr. Rubio's competitors. Published March 13, 2016
Immigration costs, benefits unclear as immigrants near record share of U.S. population
Immigrant families account for 61 million people in the U.S., according to research released Monday that raises questions about the extent to which immigration affects everything from schools to congested cities to the future of Social Security. Published March 7, 2016
Ted Cruz cements place as top Donald Trump alternative as Marco Rubio, John Kasich fade
Sen. Ted Cruz's two overwhelming weekend wins, as well as an easy victory in The Washington Times/CPAC straw poll, cemented him as the top pick for Republican voters trying to stop Donald Trump's march to the nomination. Published March 6, 2016
Donald Trump says GOP leaders risk loss of Supreme Court
Donald Trump said Saturday that the GOP leaders who have said they won't support him as their nominee will cost Republicans the election and ensure Democrats tilt the Supreme Court to the left. Published March 5, 2016
Donald Trump, Ted Cruz trade wins as Marco Rubio and John Kasich fade
Sen. Ted Cruz crushed his opponents in Kansas' Republican presidential caucus Saturday and easily won Maine's caucuses, but Donald Trump claimed victories in Louisiana's primary and Kentucky's caucuses, as the two men put the rest of the GOP field well behind them. Published March 5, 2016
Vicente Fox, former Mexican president: Donald Trump has ‘attitude about the supreme white race’
Former Mexican President Vicente Fox escalated his battle with Donald Trump, saying in an interview airing Friday that the GOP presidential hopeful is an incurable racist who is copping an "attitude about the supreme white race." Published March 4, 2016
Donald Trump quickly recants new stance on immigrant guest-workers
Donald Trump promised to be flexible on immigration, and as soon as he got off the stage at the debate in Detroit he made use of that flexibility, recanting a new position on guest-workers that he'd staked out just minutes before. Published March 4, 2016
Donald Trump says he’ll support Republican nominee, even if it’s not him
Donald Trump appeared to rule out an independent bid for president Thursday night, saying he will support whoever the eventual GOP nominee is. Published March 3, 2016
Donald Trump, rivals trade insults as Republican debate turns nasty
With a party civil war breaking out around him, Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump on Thursday forcefully rejected any ties to racist groups and declared himself a willing negotiator who would, within limits, work with politicians in Washington to strike deals on immigration or any other issue. Published March 3, 2016
Donald Trump endorsers derided as ‘sellouts,’ ‘traitors’ and worse — by fellow Republicans
Republican leaders who have endorsed Donald Trump have been compared to the Ku Klux Klan, called sellouts and traitors to the Republican Party and told they "made a deal with the devil." And that's just from fellow Republicans. Published March 3, 2016
Donald Trump dismisses Mitt Romney as ‘failed candidate’
Donald Trump dismissed Mitt Romney's disparaging remarks Tuesday, unleashing a characteristic barrage of insults at the 2012 GOP presidential nominee, calling him "a disaster" and saying he's irrelevant to the current Republican debate. Published March 3, 2016
GOP race brings record voter turnout
More than 240,000 new Democrats and independents showed up to vote in Virginia's Republican presidential primary this week -- the tip of a massive shift as all the enthusiasm and interest are moving to the GOP. Published March 2, 2016
Ben Carson sees no ‘political path forward,’ bails on Detroit debate
Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson signaled the effective end of his presidential campaign Wednesday, saying he no longer sees a path to victory and will be shifting his operation in another direction. Published March 2, 2016
