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Stephen Dinan

Stephen Dinan can be reached at sdinan@washingtontimes.com.

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Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra's, R-Iowa, Faith and Family with the Feenstras event, Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023, in Sioux Center, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) ** FILE **

DeSantis takes victory lap over battle with Disney

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday accused Nikki Haley of caving to "woke" interests when she was South Carolina governor by derailing a bill to restrict access to school bathrooms based on a child's sex. Published January 10, 2024

Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, right, looks over towards Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, left, during the CNN Republican presidential debate at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Haley, DeSantis trade accusations of lying to voters on Iowa debate stage

Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley strode onto the presidential debate stage in Iowa Wednesday night hoping to capitalize on recent momentum, bury Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and establish herself as the GOP's major alternative to former President Donald Trump. Published January 10, 2024

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testifies during a hearing of the Senate Appropriations Committee on Capitol Hill, Nov. 8, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

‘We’re going to impeach him’: GOP makes case for ousting Mayorkas

The man leading impeachment proceedings laid out the GOP's case against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Wednesday, saying he's earned ouster because of his lies to Congress and the public, plummeting morale among his employees and growing deaths at the border. Published January 10, 2024

The J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building is seen Friday, June 9, 2023, in Washington. Former President Donald Trump has been indicted on charges of mishandling classified documents at his Florida estate. The remarkable development makes him the first former president in U.S. history to face criminal charges by the federal government that he once oversaw. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

FBI urges Supreme Court to protect No Fly list secrecy

The FBI begged the Supreme Court on Monday to keep the operations of the No Fly list shrouded in secrecy, saying the government needs to be able to make decisions about whom to ban without having to divulge its decision-making. Published January 8, 2024

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrest an immigrant considered a threat to public safety and national security during an early morning raid in Compton, Calif., Monday, June 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) ** FILE **

Feds shut down bizarre immigration fraud that involved staged armed robberies

Federal authorities say they have busted a fiendish and ingenious fraud ring that was staging armed robberies at convenience stores so that the supposed victims, who were illegal immigrants, could then file applications with Homeland Security to stay in the country on victim visas. Published January 7, 2024

The Supreme Court building is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

Supreme Court sides with Idaho in challenge to state’s strict abortion law

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday blocked a lower court ruling that had upended Idaho's strict abortion law in a case that's shaping up as a test of whether the federal government can force emergency rooms to provide abortions in emergencies despite state restrictions. Published January 5, 2024

In this July 22, 2020, file photo, protesters throw flaming debris over a fence at the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Noah Berger) ** FILE **

Riot act: Feds go hard on Jan. 6 defendants but dismissed most Portland riot cases

More than a dozen defendants from the Portland riots in 2020 got diversion agreements and 70 had their cases dismissed without a conviction. Compare that to the Jan. 6, 2021, defendants, where Justice Department records show more than 1,230 people have been arrested. Of those, about 440 were felony cases of assaulting or impeding a law enforcement officer -- much the same conduct as in Portland. Published January 5, 2024

A Transportation Security Administration officer works at Dallas Love Field Airport on June 24, 2020, in Dallas. U.S. Senate and House members proposed Wednesday, March 29, 2023, to create a new no-fly list for unruly passengers, an idea that was pushed by airline unions but failed to gain traction last year. The legislation would let the Transportation Security Administration ban people convicted or fined for assaulting or interfering with airline crew members. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)

Muslim American’s challenge to No Fly list reaches Supreme Court

A lawyer for the Council on American-Islamic Relations on Monday will argue before the Supreme Court for the first time, asking the justices to help a Muslim man stay off the government's no-fly list that blocks people from boarding airplanes. Published January 4, 2024