Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
Hunter Biden’s case for appeal: Gun law is unconstitutional
Hunter Biden's conviction on federal gun charges Tuesday ignited a feverish debate, including among conservatives, over whether the law he was found guilty of violating is unconstitutional. Published June 11, 2024
As ‘swatting’ attacks rise, feds win rare prison sentence
Federal prosecutors have won a three-year prison sentence against a social media "swatter" who gained internet fame by broadcasting himself as he made bogus police reports, tricking departments into sending SWAT teams to terrorize innocent people. Published June 10, 2024
Most IRS buildings operating at less than 50% occupancy
A majority of the IRS's office buildings are running at less than 50% capacity, the tax agency's inspector general said Monday in an audit prodding officials to speed up their consolidation plans. Published June 10, 2024
Supreme Court seeks Biden administration’s opinion on climate, voting rights cases
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Justice Department to weigh in on state laws that allow energy companies to be sued over their contributions to climate change. Published June 10, 2024
ICE chief seeks 50,000 deportation beds as sanctuary cities ignore criminal investigations
The federal government's relationship with sanctuary cities has become so strained that some jurisdictions automatically reject emails from ICE.gov addresses, the agency's acting director told The Washington Times. Published June 10, 2024
Half of all new jobs going to immigrants, analysis finds
Roughly half of the new jobs created in the U.S. economy since October have gone to immigrants, many of them in the country illegally, according to a new analysis by the House Budget Committee. Published June 7, 2024
Treasury secretary blames labor unions for blocking return-to-work at IRS
The IRS is struggling to get its employees back to work in person at least 50% of the time, and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the agency's labor union is the chief hurdle. Published June 7, 2024
Congress opens probe into federal workers doing union business on taxpayers’ time
House investigators said Thursday they are trying to track how much time employees at federal departments spend working on labor union business while still being paid by taxpayers. Published June 6, 2024
Texas asks judges to protect state’s razor-wire border fence from Biden administration
Texas went before a federal appeals court Thursday to defend its own get-tough border policies, asking judges to revive an order preventing the Biden administration from slashing through its razor-wire border fence to help illegal immigrants enter the U.S. Published June 6, 2024
Federal prosecutors accuse IRS employee of stealing Exxon’s taxes
An IRS employee used his access to the tax agency's systems to steal millions of dollars the government was supposed to be paying in tax credits to ExxonMobil, according to an indictment by federal prosecutors in Utah. Published June 6, 2024
Biden’s attempt to show action on border no match for cartels
Immigration agents and officers are worrying about the loopholes and workarounds that smuggling cartels and illegal immigrants can use to defeat President Biden's new border policy rules. Published June 5, 2024
As Hunter Biden trial starts, other drug users convicted of gun offenses — in Iowa
When Cory Allen More's vehicle ran out of gas last year, a police officer stopped to help and spotted two bags of marijuana and a handgun. Published June 5, 2024
AG Garland hasn’t listened to Biden interview tapes, rejects calls to release them
Attorney General Merrick Garland doubled down Tuesday on his refusal to release the tapes of President Biden's interview with a special counsel who called him an "elderly man with a poor memory," saying it would taint other investigations if the tapes became public. Published June 4, 2024
Democrat congressman says Trump supporters are ‘in a cult’
Rep. Eric Swalwell said those who agree with former President Donald Trump's claims of legal persecution are "in a cult." Published June 4, 2024
Biden channels Trump, announces southern border shutdown to limit asylum seekers
After three years of border chaos, President Biden said Tuesday he is ready to get tough on illegal immigrants, breaking the cycle of catch-and-release with a broad shutdown, effective immediately. Published June 4, 2024
MTG tells Fauci he should be prosecuted for ‘crimes against humanity’
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene told Dr. Anthony Fauci on Monday that he belongs in prison for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and urged her colleagues to write a criminal referral for "crimes against humanity." Published June 3, 2024
Fauci said it wasn’t his job to stop unproved 6-foot rule during pandemic
Dr. Anthony Fauci told lawmakers Monday there was no scientific basis for the 6-foot social distancing rule during the height of the coronavirus pandemic, but said it wasn't his call to shut the idea down. Published June 3, 2024
Sportsmen feel pinch of global gunpowder shortage as Chinese restrictions, Ukraine war crimp supply
A global shortage of gunpowder is beginning to show up in prices paid by private consumers here in the U.S. Published June 3, 2024
Fauci says he was always open to China lab-leak theory for coronavirus
Dr. Anthony Fauci said Monday that he never tried to squelch lab leak theories about the origins of the coronavirus, distanced himself from a senior adviser who bragged about defying transparency laws and rebuffed Republicans who said he should have spoken out against the 6-foot social distancing rule. Published June 3, 2024
New House spending bill gives ICE full contingent of 50,000 detention beds
House Republicans unveiled their new homeland security spending bill on Monday with enough money to fund 50,000 detention beds for migrants awaiting deportation. Published June 3, 2024
