Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
House GOP launches probe after FBI ‘quietly’ changed crime data
The House Oversight and Reform Committee on Thursday demanded the FBI explain why it released crime data last year that seemed to back up President Biden's claims that violent crime had dropped, only to "quietly" revise the numbers this year. Published October 31, 2024
Dead but not forgotten: States grapple with early voters who die before Election Day
More than 60 million voters have cast ballots in the election so far. And it's a grim reality that some of them have already died. Published October 31, 2024
Supreme Court allows Virginia to remove suspected noncitizens from voter rolls
The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed Virginia to remove some 1,600 names of suspected noncitizens from its voter rolls ahead of next week's election. Published October 30, 2024
Biden administration says Virginia can remove noncitizens from voter rolls — after election
The Biden administration asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to uphold lower court rulings ordering Virginia to immediately restore 1,600 names to its voter rolls, but saying the state can remove them once the election is done. Published October 29, 2024
Noncitizens are on the voter rolls — nobody knows how many
Alabama made a big splash this summer when Secretary of State Wes Allen announced he'd found 3,251 names on his state's voter rolls that he suspected of being illegal immigrants and had them moved to the inactive voter list. But things quickly began to unravel. Published October 29, 2024
Eight states to vote on noncitizen voter bans
Election integrity groups have put citizen-only measures on the ballots in eight states this year. Published October 29, 2024
Arson attack destroys hundreds of ballots at early-voting drop box in Washington, Oregon
Drop-off ballot boxes in Oregon and Washington were set afire early Monday, burning up already-cast ballots and sparking new worries over election integrity. Published October 28, 2024
Federal official warns New York policies let dangerous criminals roam free
A top Homeland Security deportation official blasted New York for refusing to cooperate with a request to hold illegal immigrants for pickup, saying the city ended up releasing an accused sex trafficker back onto the streets. Published October 28, 2024
Oddsmakers betting big on Trump a week from election
While opinion polls in the 2024 election are just now starting to swing toward Donald Trump, the online political gambling markets have been betting big on the former president for weeks. Published October 28, 2024
Virginia asks Supreme Court for permission to remove suspected noncitizens from voter rolls
Virginia begged the Supreme Court on Monday to step in and allow the state to carry out its removal of 1,600 names of suspected noncitizens from its voting rolls. Published October 28, 2024
Judges shoot down Youngkin’s attempt to cleanse Virginia’s voter rolls
Federal judges have ordered Virginia to restore roughly 1,600 names to voting rolls, shooting down Gov. Glenn Youngkin's attempt to cleanse the lists of people the state believes to be ineligible noncitizens. Published October 27, 2024
Pennsylvania county flags 2,500 voter registrations as potentially fraudulent
Officials in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, identified thousands of potentially fraudulent voter registrations made just before the state's preelection deadline. Published October 25, 2024
Judge blocks Virginia’s noncitizen voter purge, orders 1,500 names restored to election rolls
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin vowed an appeal Friday after a federal judge ordered the state to restore 1,500 names to its voting rolls, saying officials were too hasty in declaring them noncitizens. Published October 25, 2024
How the border surge upended a small Wisconsin town
To its residents, Whitewater, Wisconsin, was a sleepy college town of about 15,000 -- until a thousand migrants arrived in 2022 and 2023, straining the community's resources beyond the breaking point. Published October 24, 2024
Appeals court tosses sentence for anti-Trump lawyer Michael Avenatti
A federal appeals court on Wednesday tossed one of anti-Trump lawyer Michael Avenatti's prison sentences, saying a lower court was too harsh on him. Published October 23, 2024
‘Stunning security failure’: U.S. agents miss Venezuelan gang tattoos in scan for refugee approvals
Homeland Security greenlighted refugee applications for Venezuelan gang members after immigration officers failed to spot their gang tattoos, The Washington Times has learned. Published October 23, 2024
Migrants rushing north, hoping Harris wins election
Migrants planning their journey to the U.S. are cheering for Vice President Kamala Harris to win the presidential election, figuring they'll get a better shake from her, according to a border expert. Published October 23, 2024
Inside job: California official took bribes to steer pandemic relief money
A county supervisor in Orange County, California, has agreed to plead guilty to a federal felony bribery charge after collecting $550,000 to steer $9 million in pandemic relief funds to a charity that was supposed to provide meals to the elderly. Published October 22, 2024
Border improved as Biden adopts Trump-style policies
The Biden administration tallied more than 2.9 million illegal entries into the U.S. over the last year, marking a slight improvement on 2023's record, though things were trending better in recent months. Published October 22, 2024
IRS standard deduction, income tax levels rise in 2025
Inflation may be taking more out of workers' pay, but it also has a silver lining with the taxman, as the IRS announced Tuesday that it is hiking the standard deduction by $400 and raising the maximum payment for key tax credits next year. Published October 22, 2024
