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Stephen Dinan

Stephen Dinan

Stephen Dinan can be reached at sdinan@washingtontimes.com.

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President Donald Trump speaks at the U.S. Steel Mon Valley Works-Irvin Plant, Friday, May 30, 2025, in West Mifflin, Pa. (AP Photo/David Dermer) ** FILE **

For conservatives, Trump sends worrying signals on court picks

Conservatives are expressing new doubts about President Trump and his judge-picking abilities in his new term after Mr. Trump announced his first slate of appeals court picks and then went on an epic social media tantrum about the Federalist Society, which furnished most of his first-term appointments. Published June 2, 2025

A variety of military-style semiautomatic rifles obtained during a buy back program are displayed at Los Angeles police headquarters on Thursday, Dec. 27,2012. Similar weapons have been used in at least four high-profile shootings in the past year, including most recently the Connecticut school shootings and the Christmas Eve killings of two New York firefighters. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Supreme Court allows Maryland’s AR-15 gun ban to remain

The Supreme Court declined Monday to hear a challenge to Maryland's "assault weapons" gun ban law, allowing a sweeping prohibition on the sale of the popular AR-15-style rifle to remain in place. Published June 2, 2025

Venezuelan migrant Alvaro Calderini carries his niece across a river near Bajo Chiquito, Panama, after walking across the Darien Gap from Colombia on their way north to the United States, on Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) **FILE**

Trump wins major immigration battle as Supreme Court blocks parole program for 500K migrants

The justices blocked a lower court ruling that would have forced the Trump administration to continue processing cases under the Biden-era program that allowed over 500,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela to enter the U.S. through airports, with dissenting Justice Jackson warning the decision would "unleash devastation." Published May 30, 2025

President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House, Wednesday, April 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Second court blocks Trump tariffs

Another federal court issued a blockade on President Trump's tariffs, including his global "Liberation Day" duties, saying they are "unlawful." Published May 29, 2025

Shipping containers are seen ready for transport at the Guangzhou Port in the Nansha district in southern China's Guangdong province on Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) ** FILE **

Trump asks courts to delay tariff ruling

Government lawyers have asked courts to hold off on enforcing a ruling that found his "liberation day" tariffs were illegal, saying it has disarmed President Trump's negotiating power as he tried to strike deals with foreign trading partners. Published May 29, 2025

FILE - Harmeet Dhillon walks through a hallway after talking to reporters at the Republican National Committee winter meeting in Dana Point, Calif., Jan. 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Justice Dept. sues to clean North Carolina’s voting rolls

The Trump Justice Department announced a lawsuit Tuesday against North Carolina, challenging the state to clean up its voter rolls and remove names of people who didn't provide all the information required to register to vote. Published May 27, 2025