Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
How easy is it to make a ghost gun? Supreme Court faces next big firearms case
On Tuesday, Supreme Court justices grapple with the Biden administration's attempt to crack down on ghost guns. Published October 6, 2024
Homeland Security says it won’t renew ‘parole’ for Venezuelans
Homeland Security confirmed that it will not offer a new period of "parole" to tens of thousands of Venezuelans who came to the country without authorization starting in 2022 -- but said they may still qualify for other legal protections. Published October 4, 2024
Deepfakes 1, Gavin Newsom 0: Court blocks California’s anti-satire law as unconstitutional
The war over deepfakes and campaigns is heating up, and the fakers just won an early victory after a federal judge ruled against California's wide-ranging law that tried to ban manipulated materials about politicians in the months ahead of an election. Published October 3, 2024
Feds accuse five IRS employees of COVID fraud
The Justice Department announced fraud charges Tuesday against five current or former IRS employees in Tennessee whom prosecutors say stole money from the government's pandemic relief programs. Published October 3, 2024
Federal judge blocks California’s deepfake anti-satire campaign law
A federal judge has halted California's new law targeting deepfake satire and parody videos, saying it likely tramples on the First Amendment. Published October 3, 2024
DHS released hundreds of thousands of migrants who lacked ID, allowed some to board planes
Homeland Security is releasing hundreds of thousands of migrants who haven't been able to prove their identities to authorities, the department's inspector general said Wednesday. Published October 2, 2024
Court revives betting on election outcomes
A federal appeals court has once again opened the door to large-scale wagering on the outcome of U.S. elections after the judges on Wednesday rejected the government's claims that betting could undercut voting and taint the results. Published October 2, 2024
Vance blames illegal immigration for rising housing costs
Sen. J.D. Vance said Tuesday that illegal immigrants are competing with Americans for housing and contributing to the soaring prices that have chased many people out of the dream of home ownership. Published October 1, 2024
Walz complains Trump only built 2% of border wall
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said Tuesday that former President Donald Trump only built 2% of the border wall he promised. Published October 1, 2024
CBS cuts Vance’s microphone as he tries to explain illegal immigration
CBS censored Sen. J.D. Vance, cutting his microphone during the vice presidential candidates debate Tuesday, as he tried to correct the network's anchors on the immigration process. Published October 1, 2024
U.S. welcomed 100,000 refugees over last year, the most in 30 years
The U.S. took in 100,000 refugees over the last year, the highest figure in three decades, as President Biden worked to rebuild a system largely dismantled by his predecessor. Published October 1, 2024
Biden expands border shutdown policy that makes immigrant expulsion easier
President Biden finalized his new get-tough border policy Monday, making it easier to trigger the government's expulsion powers for illegal immigrants along the U.S.-Mexico boundary. Published September 30, 2024
Babylon Bee sues California over new laws cracking down on satire
The Babylon Bee, a website that skewers liberals, filed a lawsuit Monday challenging California's new anti-satire laws, saying Gov. Gavin Newsom is trying to take the fun out of politics. Published September 30, 2024
‘Totally unrealistic’: Trump, Harris bust budget with their tax and spending plans
Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are in a bidding war to bust the budget. Published September 30, 2024
Harris, with pledge of border policy makeover, rewrites history, turns back on left-wing allies
Vice President Kamala Harris hopes 20 minutes at the border wall can offset nearly four years of border chaos. Published September 29, 2024
DOJ sues Alabama to block state’s attempt to remove noncitizens from voting rolls
The Justice Department announced a lawsuit Friday against Alabama, arguing the state's effort to remove noncitizens from its voter rolls came too close to the November election. Published September 27, 2024
15,000 killers, 20,000 sexual assault convicts, 60,000 robbers among illegal immigrants at large
The Department of Homeland Security knows of at least 660,000 illegal immigrants at large in the U.S. with criminal records, including 13,000 convicted killers, nearly 16,000 convicted of sexual assault and 56,000 involved with dangerous drugs. Published September 27, 2024
Mothers blast Harris’ border visit: ‘A photo-op won’t bring our kids back’
Parents who lost children to crimes blamed on lax border security unloaded on Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday, blaming her for the criminal mayhem. Published September 27, 2024
Fairfax County defied DHS in releasing illegal immigrant with multiple gun, DUI, hit-and-run charges
Fairfax County repeatedly refused deportation "detainer" requests from Homeland Security and released a Venezuelan migrant back into the community despite arrests for driving under the influence, hit-and-run, firearms crimes and malicious wounding, Homeland Security said Thursday. Published September 26, 2024
Video shows noncitizens registered to vote in Arizona
The Heritage Foundation says it has video evidence of people who aren't U.S. citizens living in Arizona and hoping to vote in this year's presidential election. Published September 26, 2024
