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Stephen Dinan

Stephen Dinan

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

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A federal judge has reopened an open-records case trying to pry loose some of former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's emails as Judge Reggie B. Walton agreed to a joint request by the State Department and Judicial Watch. (Associated Press)

Hillary Clinton email case reopened by federal judge

A federal judge has reopened an open-records case trying to pry loose some of former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's emails, marking the first time a court has taken action on the email scandal. Published May 10, 2015

Rep. Charles Rangel, New York Democrat, takes questions from reporters in New York on June 23, 2014. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Charles Rangel’s bid to overturn censure tossed by court

A federal appeals court rejected Rep. Charles B. Rangel's effort to overturn his 2010 censure by his House colleagues, saying Friday that they don't have the power to get involved in a congressional dispute. Published May 8, 2015

President Barack Obama's new $4 trillion budget plan is distributed by Senate Budget Committee staffer Eric Chalmers as it arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, early Monday, Feb. 02, 2015. The fiscal blueprint for the budget year that begins Oct. 1, seeks to raise taxes on wealthier Americans and corporations and use the extra income to lift the fortunes of families who have felt squeezed during tough economic times. Republicans, who now hold the power in Congress, are accusing the president of seeking to revert to tax-and-spend policies that will harm the economy while failing to do anything about soaring spending on government benefit programs. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Feds set tax haul record: $472B in one month

The federal government set a record tax haul in April, taking in nearly a half-trillion dollars in one month alone, according to Congressional Budget Office statistics released Thursday. Published May 7, 2015

NSA phone record collection is excessive: U.S. appeals court

The NSA's phone snooping program is probably illegal and certainly can't be justified under the Patriot Act, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday in a momentous decision that could rewrite the way the government has to go about gathering intelligence. Published May 7, 2015

IRS Commissioner John Koskinen, who, along with a review board must approve the decision to keep any employees deemed to have intentionally cheated on their taxes, has insisted things at his agency have improved over the last two years. (Associated Press)

IRS gave promotions to tax cheaters: Audit

The IRS refused to fire most of its own employees found to be cheating on their taxes -- and in some cases even quickly turned around and promoted them within the year, according to an audit released Wednesday. Published May 6, 2015

Speaking in Las Vegas at a Cinco de Mayo meeting focused on immigration, Hillary Rodham Clinton met with so-called Dreamers, or young illegal immigrants here under color of President Obama's initial 2012 amnesty, and said she will protect them from Republicans who she said are intent on deporting them. (Associated Press)

Hillary Clinton vows to expand Obama amnesty

Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton vowed Tuesday that if elected, she would try to expand President Obama's deportation amnesty to more illegal immigrants, saying this administration has left out a number of aliens who deserve to be granted legal status. Published May 5, 2015

In this April 29, 2015, photo, Democratic presidential hopeful former Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at the David N. Dinkins Leadership and Public Policy Forum in New York. Clinton intends to draw an early distinction with Republicans on immigration reform, pointing to a pathway to citizenship as an essential part of any overhaul in Congress. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Dreamers demand White House hopefuls end deportations, halt arrests

Any presidential candidate who wants to win Hispanic votes next year will need to pledge to take unilateral action to halt deportations, to break the links that allow local police to help enforce immigration laws and to stop prosecuting rank-and-file illegal immigrants at the border, a group of Dreamers said in a new policy paper Tuesday. Published May 5, 2015

The Internal Revenue Service headquarters building is seen in Washington on April 13, 2014. (Associated Press) **FILE**

IRS wasted $5.6B on bogus Obama stimulus tax credits: Audit

The IRS doled out more than $5 billion in potentially bogus college aid payments in 2012 under an Obama stimulus tax credit, according to a report Tuesday from the agency's inspector general that said the administration still doesn't have a good handle on how to root out erroneous claims. Published May 5, 2015

Bill Clinton was the strictest president in modern political times when it comes to immigration, signing bills cracking down on both legal and illegal immigrants — but it's unlikely that record will infect his wife, Hillary Rodham Clinton, who has promised a more lenient approach as she makes a push for Hispanic voters in her presidential bid. (Associated Press)

Hillary Clinton rejects Bill Clinton immigration crackdown, vows lenient approach

Bill Clinton was the strictest president in modern political times when it comes to immigration, signing bills cracking down on both legal and illegal immigrants — but it's unlikely that record will infect his wife, Hillary Rodham Clinton, who has promised a more lenient approach as she makes a push for Hispanic voters in her presidential bid. Published May 4, 2015

Alejandro Mayorkas, the deputy secretary whose previous tenure as the head of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is under scrutiny, said when he did intervene in visa cases, it was to make sure his agency was following the law, not to give special treatment. (Associated Press)

Alejandro Mayorkas can’t remember Democrats seeking visa favors, only Republicans

The deputy homeland security secretary said repeatedly Thursday that he couldn't remember conversations in which he was accused of giving special treatment to high-profile Democrats seeking visas for wealthy foreign clients — but did say he could recall Republicans making the same kinds of inquiries. Published April 30, 2015

Scott Veley of Kensington, Conn., holds a Gadsden flag during a tea party protest at the Capitol in Hartford, Conn., on April 15, 2010. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

IRS still targeting tea party: Nine groups awaiting agency approval

Nine tea party groups were still awaiting IRS approval for nonprofit status nearly two years after the political targeting program was exposed, the inspector general said in a report Thursday that, despite hiccups, claimed the tax agency has generally done a good job of cleaning up its act. Published April 30, 2015

House Speaker John A. Boehner. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

John Boehner denies saying Congress can’t stop Iran nuclear deal

House Speaker John A. Boehner said it's too soon to tell if Congress could muster the votes to stop a bad Iran nuclear deal struck by President Obama, denying a report that he'd already admitted defeat to a private audience last weekend. Published April 30, 2015

Edward Snowden. (Associated Press)

NSA snooping program on last legs after anti-Patriot Act vote

The NSA's phone-snooping program is likely on its last legs after a key House committee voted overwhelmingly Thursday to end the Patriot Act's bulk-collection powers that the government was relying on to keep the phone program up and running. Published April 30, 2015

Jeh Johnson touts border security, eyes improvements

Homeland Security still won't have a complete handle on the border by the end of President Obama's tenure, department Secretary Jeh Johnson admitted to Congress on Wednesday, though he said they are quickly getting better. Published April 29, 2015