Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
Immigrants’ birth rates tumble as effect on population growth debated
Immigrants' birth rates have fallen precipitously in recent years, according to a report being released Thursday by the Center for Immigration Studies, which says the numbers undercut the argument immigrants are critical to ensuring the U.S. maintains its generous social safety net programs such as Social Security and Medicare. Published March 12, 2015
IRS ‘amnesty bonus’ tax refunds for illegal immigrants to cost $2 billion over 5 years
Illegal immigrants will file 800,000 claims for Earned Income Tax Credit refunds under President Obama's new deportation amnesty, costing the government $2 billion over the next five years, Congress's scorekeeper predicted this week as key lawmakers proposed legislation to cancel what's become known as the "amnesty bonus." Published March 11, 2015
Hillary Clinton could face jail time as email scandal sparks legal challenges
The Obama administration will soon find itself in court having to explain to federal judges why it never told anyone former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton used a secret email address, potentially spoiling dozens of open records requests, experts said Wednesday. Published March 11, 2015
Associated Press files lawsuit demanding access to Hillary Clinton emails
The Associated Press sued the State Department Wednesday to demand it turn over former Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton's emails, saying Obama administration officials have botched five different open-records requests over the last five years. Published March 11, 2015
Hillary Clinton deleted 32,000 ‘private’ emails, refuses to turn over server
Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton deleted nearly 32,000 emails she deemed private from her time in the Obama administration and refused Tuesday to turn over her personal email server, insisting she "fully complied" with the law and that voters will have to trust her judgment. Published March 10, 2015
Hillary Clinton: Using private email was ‘convenient,’ server to stay ‘private’
Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Tuesday her use of a private email account was "convenient," but said looking back it might have been a bad idea. Published March 10, 2015
2,000 illegal immigrant criminals arrested in first major sweep since Obama amnesty
Immigration agents netted more than 2,000 illegal immigrants with serious criminal records in a major sweep last week as the administration tried to prove it can still enforce the law and find priority deportation cases even in light of President Obama's amnesty. Published March 9, 2015
Hillary Clinton email scandal spreads as tea party group seeks private IRS messages
One of the tea party groups targeted by the IRS asked Congress Monday to demand the private emails of some agency employees, while a top committee chairman issued a request for instant-chat messages from the EPA, as the Clinton emails scandal begins to envelop other parts of the Obama administration. Published March 9, 2015
Obamacare premiums to spike, but law is cheaper than expected
Obamacare exchange customers are about to see spikes in their premiums, the Congressional Budget Office predicted Monday, saying insurers that offer plans are facing twin pressures from the government and the marketplace that will mean hikes of more than 8 percent a year through 2018. Published March 9, 2015
Mitch McConnell vows to raise debt limit without threatening shutdown or default
Republicans will raise the government's borrowing limit without threatening a default, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell guaranteed Sunday, placating the markets but potentially surrendering the party's leverage as Congress gears up for another debt showdown. Published March 8, 2015
Essential federal workers lawsuit demands extra shutdown back pay
The administration Monday will send notices to about 1 million of its employees who worked during the 2013 government shutdown and who are eligible to join a lawsuit accusing their agencies of breaking the law and demanding extra back pay. Published March 8, 2015
Democrats say Benghazi subpoena politicizes Clinton email probe
Democrats on Friday accused Republicans running the special Benghazi investigation of turning former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's email troubles into a political circus, saying there was no need to issue an official subpoena for them. Published March 6, 2015
Obama lawyers misled federal judge in amnesty case
President Obama's lawyers misled a federal judge when they said they weren't approving any applications under his expanded deportation amnesty, Texas charged in new court papers Thursday that said the breach is serious enough that the court should allow legal discovery to get to the bottom of the matter. Published March 5, 2015
John Boehner, top Democrats demand Obama arm Ukraine
House Speaker John A. Boehner and top Democrats and Republicans on all of the key security committees called on President Obama to provide lethal American arms to Ukraine, firing off a bipartisan letter Thursday saying Congress has already given him permission, and he needs to act soon to stop Russian aggression. Published March 5, 2015
Mark Everson, former Reagan & Bush aide, launches GOP White House bid on pro-amnesty platform
Mark W. Everson, who ran the IRS for President George W. Bush and oversaw President Reagan's 1986 immigration amnesty at the INS, will announce a longshot bid Thursday for the GOP's 2016 presidential nomination, saying Republicans need to embrace amnesty for illegal immigrants and take on the big banks if they are to win the White House. Published March 5, 2015
Obama amnesty approval for 100,000 Dreamers ‘covering’ from Texas judge’s ruling
The administration processed about 100,000 applications for amnesty for so-called Dreamers under some of the expanded rules President Obama announced last year, lawyers told a Texas judge late Tuesday in a move that could complicate a claim that all action under the amnesty had been halted. Published March 4, 2015
Obama wins Keystone vote as Senate fails to overcome veto
The Senate upheld President Obama's first veto of the new Congress on Wednesday, dooming for the foreseeable future any chance of constructing the Keystone XL pipeline that would bring oil from Canada to the U.S. Published March 4, 2015
Congress demands Obama-approved IRS emails disclosing taxpayers’ info
Two top congressional chairmen demanded Wednesday that the IRS turn over all its emails that might have given private taxpayer information to the White House, after President Obama's lawyer last week passed the buck to the tax agency, insisting they would be able to search for the emails. Published March 4, 2015
100,000 amnesty applications approved under Obama rules before judge halted program
The administration processed about 100,000 applications for amnesty for so-called Dreamers under some of the expanded rules President Obama announced last year, lawyers told a Texas judge late Tuesday, in a move that could complicate their claim that they have halted all action under the amnesty. Published March 3, 2015
Obama administration halts all hiring for amnesty program
The administration said Tuesday it has left hundreds of thousands of square feet of office space empty and halted job offers to 360 potential employees as it has tried to comply with a federal judge's order halting President Obama's new deportation amnesty program. Published March 3, 2015
