Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
Democrats’ convention leans into pandemic politics
As television cameras panned the crowd at the Democratic National Convention this week, they caught more than a few delegates masked up for COVID-19. Published August 21, 2024
Virginia emerges as surprise sanctuary state for illegal immigrants
Sanctuary jurisdictions are exploding across America and Virginia has emerged as one of the leading states, according to a new watchdog report Wednesday. Published August 21, 2024
Michelle Obama accuses Trump of ‘racist lies’
Former first lady Michelle Obama on Tuesday accused former President Donald Trump of telling "racist lies" as she christened Vice President Kamala Harris as the heir to her husband's hope-and-change coalition. Published August 20, 2024
DHS loses track of 32,000 migrant kids
Homeland Security has lost track of 32,000 illegal immigrant children who failed to show up for their deportation hearings and rarely bothers to look for them, the department's inspector general said Tuesday. Published August 20, 2024
Death of the Open the Books founder leaves a massive hole in government watchdog community
Open The Books founder Adam Andrzejewski, who died Sunday at 55, always found ways to make spending and government bungles interesting. From Dr. Anthony Fauci's pandemic-era wealth increase to $1.3 billion spent last year on payments to dead people, he shined a light on the lowlights of government spending. Published August 20, 2024
Rep. James Clyburn calls Kamala Harris ‘battle-tested’
Democratic kingmaker Rep. James Clyburn on Monday touted Vice President Kamala Harris as "battle-tested" and said she will rise to a challenging moment in American politics. Published August 19, 2024
Hillary Clinton hands the baton to Kamala Harris
Hillary Rodham Clinton, the first woman to secure a major party's presidential nomination, turned the baton over to Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday, saying she has what it takes to beat Donald Trump in November. Published August 19, 2024
Who’s fueling Harris’ rise in the polls
Vice President Kamala Harris' rise in the polls isn't a wave of voters ditching former President Donald Trump, but rather formerly reluctant Democrats and independents who are giving her a new look. Published August 19, 2024
DHS says new spouse ‘parole’ program will keep other illegal immigrants from coming
If illegal immigrants get firmer legal footing in the U.S. they'll be able to send more money to their home countries, which will stop other would-be migrants from trying to come here, the Biden administration said Monday. Published August 19, 2024
IRS employees increasingly snooping on taxpayers, but DOJ rarely prosecutes
IRS employees are increasingly poking into taxpayers' secret information -- a violation of the law -- but prosecutors are refusing to go after them, the agency's inspector general said in a new report. Published August 18, 2024
Southern border sees lowest illegal immigration numbers in years
Illegal immigration across the southern border tumbled to just a little more than 100,000 migrants encountered in July, the administration has announced, celebrating the numbers as proof that President Biden's recent tougher approach is working. Published August 16, 2024
DHS announces details of Biden’s amnesty for illegal immigrant spouses
President Biden's new "parole" program for immigrants who are married to citizens but in the U.S. illegally will apply even to those who are defying court-issued deportation orders, according to the guidelines the Department of Homeland Security published Friday. Published August 16, 2024
Harris sidesteps blame for bungled Afghanistan withdrawal; congressional report to outline role
Three years after the fall of Kabul, Vice President Kamala Harris has escaped political damage from the Biden administration's first major international stumble, and experts doubt that will change. Published August 15, 2024
Feds accuse Jordanian migrant of ‘hate-fueled’ anti-Israel rampage in Florida
Federal authorities accused a Jordanian migrant of a "hate-fueled" spate of attacks on Florida businesses he believed were supporting Israel, including a major attack on a solar energy facility. Published August 15, 2024
Federal worker collected telework paycheck while sitting in jail, exploits position as head of union
A federal employee and labor union leader collected her government paycheck for time worked even though she was actually sitting in a jail cell on DUI charges, a U.S. senator alleged Wednesday. Published August 14, 2024
Machete-wielder at Capitol was illegal immigrant released despite being ‘priority’ for detention
An illegal immigrant who was caught with a machete, a knife and a brick outside the U.S. Capitol was previously in the custody of federal authorities twice but was released each time, according to new data obtained by the House Judiciary Committee. Published August 14, 2024
Migrant ‘crime tourists’ arrested for $1 million robbery
U.S. authorities have arrested two migrants they say are part of a South American "crime tourism" operation that has ravaged from coast to coast, including a brazen daylight robbery at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel that netted a $1 million watch. Published August 14, 2024
GOP prods Democrat-led states to block noncitizen voting
The Republican National Committee fired off a letter Tuesday to eight Democrat-led states demanding they go through their voter rolls and try to erase the names of noncitizens who may be lurking there. Published August 13, 2024
Victimization survey rebuts Biden, Harris boast of falling crime rates
President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris insist crime is dropping, but survey after survey show Americans believe the country is less safe now than it was a year ago, or five years ago when President Trump was in office. Published August 13, 2024
Palestinian Americans say they were put on No Fly List because of Gaza war activism
Two Palestinian-American men say they were punished for their pro-Palestinian activism by being put onto the No Fly List. Published August 12, 2024
