Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
Drugs put children to sleep for smuggling across border; drivers want to keep them seen, not heard
There is a new disturbing trend in human smuggling where parents pay $10,000 apiece to have their children drugged and smuggled across the border to join them in the U.S. Published August 12, 2024
Growing government debt tops climate as bigger threat to economy; budget crunchers get reality check
The rapidly rising federal debt will do substantially more damage to the U.S. economy in coming years than climate change, the Congressional Budget Office said, putting stark figures on the size of the danger. Published August 9, 2024
Ernst demands end to Afghanistan payments that wind up in Taliban’s hands
The U.S. has been out of Afghanistan for nearly three years, but taxpayers are still sending money to the country -- and some of it has likely ended up with the Taliban. Published August 9, 2024
RNC asks Supreme Court to revive Arizona’s citizenship check for voters
The Republican National Committee asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to step in and revive an Arizona law that requires officials to verify citizenship for some people registering to vote using a state form. Published August 8, 2024
Companies hired North Korean tech workers, thinking they were U.S.-based remote employees
Federal prosecutors brought charges Thursday against a Tennessee man they say helped North Koreans pose as American IT workers, helping them earn U.S. salaries and fund the rogue regime's nuclear weapons program. Published August 8, 2024
Texas orders hospitals to calculate how much they spend on care for illegal immigrants
Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday ordered Texas hospitals to collect and report data on how much money they spend to care for illegal immigrants. Published August 8, 2024
Walz oversaw worst pandemic fraud in nation; $250 million stolen from program to feed kids
Plenty of governors saw their states get bilked by fraudsters during the pandemic, but Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz oversaw the most egregious one yet. Published August 8, 2024
Illegal immigrant notched nine arrests in New York City in less than five months
A Venezuelan migrant was arrested by police in New York City nine times in just 4 1/2 months, tallying nearly two dozen charges. Published August 8, 2024
Jordanian who tried to enter Quantico Marine base was on terror watchlist, incident report says
Marine Corps security officers were told that one of the Jordanians who tried to enter Quantico earlier this year was on the terror watchlist, according to the Serious Incident Report filed after the incursion. Published August 7, 2024
Cautious approach can’t secure Harris; Democrat let support slip before Biden saved ambitions
Vice President Kamala Harris knows how to create a honeymoon. Keeping the love going has been tougher. Published August 6, 2024
Feds stop Iran plot to assassinate U.S. officials; Pakistani hoped to foment protests
Federal authorities busted up an assassination plot on U.S. soil, prosecutors revealed Tuesday as they announced charges against the Pakistan citizen they say was at the center of the operation, which they said had ties to Iran. Published August 6, 2024
DHS ends free phone calls for illegal immigrants in detention
Homeland Security said Tuesday that it has ended its program to allow detained migrants more than eight hours of free phone calls a month, saying it doesn't have the money to keep it going. Published August 6, 2024
Americans aren’t buying the official version of the Trump shooting, poll shows
Americans are deeply skeptical of the official storyline of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, with a new poll showing just a third of them believe the gunman was acting alone and there was no broader conspiracy. Published August 6, 2024
DHS scrambling to prepare ahead of amnesty program for immigrant spouses as critics expect fraud
Homeland Security is on a crash course to recruit and train people ahead of the Aug. 19 launch date for President Biden's latest deportation amnesty for illegal immigrant spouses married to U.S. citizens. Published August 5, 2024
One-third flagged by terror watchlist freed under Biden; top-secret data hides dangers
The Biden administration has caught and released at least 99 illegal immigrants whose identities matched the terrorism watch list, according to a congressional report Monday. Published August 5, 2024
‘Kamala Crash’: Trump blames Harris for stock sell-off, warns of looming ‘Great Depression’
As stock markets tumbled Monday, former President Donald Trump labeled it the "Kamala Crash." Published August 5, 2024
Audit backs Trump on Jan. 6 claim; he did not lunge at agents to grab steering wheel
President Trump did try to have the Secret Service take him to the U.S. Capitol on the afternoon of Jan. 6, 2021, but agents with him in the limousine rebutted a claim that when he was denied he tried to grab the wheel and force the vehicle, according to a new inspector general's report. Published August 2, 2024
‘Parole’ program put on hold amid massive fraud; Homeland Security promises to set up safeguards
The Department of Homeland Security has temporarily shut down its most prominent "parole" program that allows unauthorized migrants to skip the border and fly directly to U.S. airports after revelations of massive fraud. Published August 2, 2024
This mailbox is full: Audit finds most IRS assistance hotlines leave taxpayers on hold
The hotlines for taxpayers to get assistance from the IRS' independent advocate service are a mess, according to an inspector general's audit Friday that found that fewer than 3% of the 76 hotlines were answered by a person. Published August 2, 2024
‘Staged’: Left-wing conspiracies about Trump shooting persist against evidence
As most of the country expressed outrage that a shooter could come within an inch of killing a former president and current GOP nominee, left-wing corners of the internet rushed to watch old video of Donald Trump making appearances at pro wrestling matches. Published August 1, 2024
