Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
White House says Biden called crime victim ‘Lanken Riley’
The White House on Friday released its official transcript of President Biden's address to Congress shedding new light on what he was saying when he bungled the name of Laken Riley, the young woman slain in Georgia in a crime being blamed on an illegal immigrant. Published March 8, 2024
Border Patrol marksman kills Mexican bandit to foil stickup of migrants
A Border Patrol agent shot and killed a Mexican man who was holding a gun on a group of migrants, foiling the attack and sending other bandits running back into Mexico. Published March 7, 2024
Biden bungles name of Laken Riley in State of the Union, says she was ‘killed by an illegal’
President Biden waded directly into the dangerous waters of immigration in his State of the Union address Thursday but he bungled the name of Laken Riley, the woman whose death has been blamed on an illegal immigrant let into the U.S. under his catch-and-release policies. Published March 7, 2024
Feds reveal gang ties, crime spree of brother of illegal immigrant charged in Laken Riley killing
Diego Ibarra, the older brother of the illegal immigrant charged with killing Laken Riley, tried to bite a Border Patrol agent in the face but was still released by the Biden administration last year, prosecutors revealed in new court documents. Published March 7, 2024
House passes Laken Riley bill to rebuke Biden over border ahead of State of Union speech
Republicans made sure that Laken Riley, the nursing student whose killing has been blamed on an illegal immigrant, would be part of President Biden's State of the Union day. Published March 7, 2024
Congressional Black Caucus demands civil rights probe into states that shut college DEI offices
The Congressional Black Caucus on Wednesday demanded a federal discrimination investigation into states that are moving to shut down diversity, equity and inclusion offices on their public college campuses. Published March 6, 2024
LGBTQ earmark pulled from spending bill over ‘sex parties’; Democrats tried to avoid disgrace
Democratic senators rushed to cancel $1 million they had inserted into a spending bill for an LGBTQ center in Philadelphia after a viral report said the place hosted sex parties. Published March 6, 2024
D.C.-area leaders stick by ‘sanctuary’ policies despite crimes tied to illegal immigrants
A string of high-profile crimes blamed on illegal immigrants hasn't shaken D.C.-area leaders, who say they're still comfortable with their sanctuary policies that limit cooperation with federal deportation authorities. Published March 6, 2024
UVa. spends $20 million a year on DEI staff, study concludes
The University of Virginia shells out $20 million a year to employees who work on diversity, equity and inclusion, according to a new analysis of the public school's spending. Published March 5, 2024
Woke agenda surmounts GOP hurdles in budget bill; spending bans fail for ‘ecogrief’ therapy, DEI
Republicans took control of the House last year vowing to use the power of the purse to reel in President Biden's woke agenda. The first go-round didn't fare so well. Published March 5, 2024
Feds aren’t doing asbestos checks in most government buildings
The federal government isn't keeping up with its safety checks for asbestos in government buildings, according to an audit this week that dings the General Services Administration for the failure. Published March 5, 2024
DHS didn’t collect DNA from 60% of illegal immigrants, whistleblower says
Homeland Security is collecting DNA from less than 40% of illegal immigrants encountered trying to enter the U.S., a whistleblower has told Congress. Published March 5, 2024
House to vote on get-tough illegal immigration bill named after Laken Riley
The House is scheduled to vote this week on a bill to condemn the Biden administration for the catch-and-release of a migrant accused of killing a student on a Georgia college campus. Published March 4, 2024
Trump calls on Democrats to drop all legal challenges after Supreme Court ruling
Former President Donald Trump celebrated the Supreme Court's ruling Monday keeping him on state ballots, saying the justices worked "brilliantly" to shut down a host of legal challenges calling him unqualified to run because of his behavior surrounding the 2020 election. Published March 4, 2024
Supreme Court unanimously rejects attempts to ban Trump from ballots over Jan. 6 Capitol riot
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that states cannot strip former President Donald Trump from their ballots over claims he engaged in an insurrection and likely shut down future federal court challenges as well, effectively settling the debate over whether he can be an option for voters this year. Published March 4, 2024
Not just Trump: States block Democrat Cenk Uygur from ballots over how he became a citizen
For Cenk Uygur, the most disappointing thing about his long-shot bid for president has been the lack of support from civil liberties and immigrant rights groups, who have been unwilling to help him in his battle to get on state primary ballots. Published March 3, 2024
Congresswoman announces bill to declare border ‘invasion’
Rep. Debbie Lesko announced new legislation Friday that would declare the situation at the border an "invasion," a move that could add legal heft to Texas's defense of its strict enforcement laws. Published March 1, 2024
House Majority Whip Emmer calls border ‘Joe Biden’s crime scene’
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer on Friday said the southern border is "Joe Biden's crime scene" and predicted voters will reward the GOP in November for its efforts to try to plug the illegal immigration flood. Published March 1, 2024
Biden, Trump trade blame in dueling border visits
President Biden visited the border in Texas on Thursday to blame Donald Trump for gridlock on immigration and plead with Congress to forgo politics and pass new laws he said would control the masses of people surging into the U.S. Published February 29, 2024
Trump says the border is ‘Joe Biden invasion’
Former President Donald Trump declared a "Joe Biden invasion" on Thursday as he visited the border in Texas, but said he fixed it before and he can do it again if he's returned to the White House. Published February 29, 2024
