Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
Who’s fueling Harris’ rise in the polls
Vice President Kamala Harris' rise in the polls isn't a wave of voters ditching former President Donald Trump, but rather formerly reluctant Democrats and independents who are giving her a new look. Published August 19, 2024
DHS says new spouse ‘parole’ program will keep other illegal immigrants from coming
If illegal immigrants get firmer legal footing in the U.S. they'll be able to send more money to their home countries, which will stop other would-be migrants from trying to come here, the Biden administration said Monday. Published August 19, 2024
IRS employees increasingly snooping on taxpayers, but DOJ rarely prosecutes
IRS employees are increasingly poking into taxpayers' secret information -- a violation of the law -- but prosecutors are refusing to go after them, the agency's inspector general said in a new report. Published August 18, 2024
Southern border sees lowest illegal immigration numbers in years
Illegal immigration across the southern border tumbled to just a little more than 100,000 migrants encountered in July, the administration has announced, celebrating the numbers as proof that President Biden's recent tougher approach is working. Published August 16, 2024
DHS announces details of Biden’s amnesty for illegal immigrant spouses
President Biden's new "parole" program for immigrants who are married to citizens but in the U.S. illegally will apply even to those who are defying court-issued deportation orders, according to the guidelines the Department of Homeland Security published Friday. Published August 16, 2024
Harris sidesteps blame for bungled Afghanistan withdrawal; congressional report to outline role
Three years after the fall of Kabul, Vice President Kamala Harris has escaped political damage from the Biden administration's first major international stumble, and experts doubt that will change. Published August 15, 2024
Feds accuse Jordanian migrant of ‘hate-fueled’ anti-Israel rampage in Florida
Federal authorities accused a Jordanian migrant of a "hate-fueled" spate of attacks on Florida businesses he believed were supporting Israel, including a major attack on a solar energy facility. Published August 15, 2024
Federal worker collected telework paycheck while sitting in jail, exploits position as head of union
A federal employee and labor union leader collected her government paycheck for time worked even though she was actually sitting in a jail cell on DUI charges, a U.S. senator alleged Wednesday. Published August 14, 2024
Machete-wielder at Capitol was illegal immigrant released despite being ‘priority’ for detention
An illegal immigrant who was caught with a machete, a knife and a brick outside the U.S. Capitol was previously in the custody of federal authorities twice but was released each time, according to new data obtained by the House Judiciary Committee. Published August 14, 2024
Migrant ‘crime tourists’ arrested for $1 million robbery
U.S. authorities have arrested two migrants they say are part of a South American "crime tourism" operation that has ravaged from coast to coast, including a brazen daylight robbery at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel that netted a $1 million watch. Published August 14, 2024
GOP prods Democrat-led states to block noncitizen voting
The Republican National Committee fired off a letter Tuesday to eight Democrat-led states demanding they go through their voter rolls and try to erase the names of noncitizens who may be lurking there. Published August 13, 2024
Victimization survey rebuts Biden, Harris boast of falling crime rates
President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris insist crime is dropping, but survey after survey show Americans believe the country is less safe now than it was a year ago, or five years ago when President Trump was in office. Published August 13, 2024
Palestinian Americans say they were put on No Fly List because of Gaza war activism
Two Palestinian-American men say they were punished for their pro-Palestinian activism by being put onto the No Fly List. Published August 12, 2024
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
