Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
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
Biden administration on track for $1 trillion in improper payments
The federal government blows nearly half a million dollars every minute of every day on erroneous payments, according to a new report that hopes to shock Washington to clean up its act. Published September 26, 2024
Sen. Lindsey Graham announces bill to end birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants
Citing the surge in illegal immigrants who've come into the U.S. over the last few years, Sen. Lindsey Graham on Wednesday announced new legislation to prevent children born to them from becoming automatic citizens. Published September 25, 2024
Michael Hart pleads guilty in first-ever greenhouse gas smuggling case: ‘Clean air not for sale’
A California man pleaded guilty this week to smuggling greenhouse gases into the U.S. in a first-of-its-kind prosecution under federal law. Published September 25, 2024
U.S. taxpayers funded Chinese labs that carried out grisly experiments on beagle puppies
The federal government has been paying Chinese labs that carry out animal testing including experiments that involved severing beagle puppies' spines to study how they would react to such a horrific injury. Published September 25, 2024
‘There’s IDs everywhere’: How illegal immigrants erase their identities at the border
Passports, identity cards and other documents are strewn on the ground at the U.S.-Mexico border, cast aside by illegal immigrants who are erasing their old lives as they slip across the boundary. Published September 24, 2024
Blinken ducks subpoena on Afghanistan bungles, House begins contempt proceedings
Secretary of State Antony Blinken defied a subpoena Tuesday demanding he appear before Congress to talk about the failures of the 2021 Afghanistan troop withdrawal. Republicans said they will move to hold him in contempt. Published September 24, 2024
FBI agent Nicholas Williams admits stealing silver during raid on Jan. 6 defendant Alexander Fan
An FBI agent has pleaded guilty to stealing from targets during raids and arrests, including from a man who was part of the mob that invaded the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Published September 24, 2024
