Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
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More than 100,000 three-year deportation amnesties issued by Homeland Security should be rescinded and reissued as two-year permits, Texas and 25 other states suing the government told a federal judge Friday, as both sides try to clean up the messy situation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
Governors, climate activists help sell Obama’s green agenda
The Obama administration, top climate change crusaders and governors from across the country have engaged in a highly coordinated effort to publicly sell the president's green agenda and put private pressure on opponents, according to newly released emails and other records obtained through Freedom of Information Act requests. Published August 31, 2015
State Dept. says 150 more classified emails in latest Hillary Clinton release
The Obama administration is increasingly finding classified information in former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton emails, declaring secret material in nearly 3 percent of the new batch of emails released late Monday night. Published August 31, 2015
Charles Grassley prods whether Clintons evaded ethics officials for paid speeches
A top Republican questioned Friday whether former State Department Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton ran her husband's speeches by ethics officials within the department, after emails surfaced showing conversations about the speeches didn't appear to include the right people. Published August 28, 2015
IRS must say if White House sought taxpayers’ information: Judge
A federal judge Friday ordered the IRS to turn over the records of any requests from the White House seeking taxpayers' private information from the tax agency, delivering a victory to a group that for two years has been trying to pry the data loose. Published August 28, 2015
Appeals court backs NSA phone-snooping, overturns Klayman victory
A federal appeals court backed the National Security Agency's phone-snooping program Friday ruling that Larry Klayman, the plaintiff and frequent court adversary to President Obama, never proved his calls were scooped up in the phone-records dragnet. Published August 28, 2015
Ben Carson surges past Jeb Bush to No. 2 spot as Republicans embrace outsiders
Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson has surged to the No. 2 spot in the GOP field, overtaking former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and, combined with front-running businessman Donald Trump, gives outsiders a firm grip atop the Republican presidential race. Published August 27, 2015
Bloated U.S. voter rolls could lead to lawsuits
America's voter rolls are so bloated that dozens of counties have more people registered than there are adults living there, according to two new studies released Thursday that the authors said could lead to lawsuits forcing states to clean things up. Published August 27, 2015
