Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
Illegal immigrant notched nine arrests in New York City in less than five months
A Venezuelan migrant was arrested by police in New York City nine times in just 4 1/2 months, tallying nearly two dozen charges. Published August 8, 2024
Jordanian who tried to enter Quantico Marine base was on terror watchlist, incident report says
Marine Corps security officers were told that one of the Jordanians who tried to enter Quantico earlier this year was on the terror watchlist, according to the Serious Incident Report filed after the incursion. Published August 7, 2024
Cautious approach can’t secure Harris; Democrat let support slip before Biden saved ambitions
Vice President Kamala Harris knows how to create a honeymoon. Keeping the love going has been tougher. Published August 6, 2024
Feds stop Iran plot to assassinate U.S. officials; Pakistani hoped to foment protests
Federal authorities busted up an assassination plot on U.S. soil, prosecutors revealed Tuesday as they announced charges against the Pakistan citizen they say was at the center of the operation, which they said had ties to Iran. Published August 6, 2024
DHS ends free phone calls for illegal immigrants in detention
Homeland Security said Tuesday that it has ended its program to allow detained migrants more than eight hours of free phone calls a month, saying it doesn't have the money to keep it going. Published August 6, 2024
Americans aren’t buying the official version of the Trump shooting, poll shows
Americans are deeply skeptical of the official storyline of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, with a new poll showing just a third of them believe the gunman was acting alone and there was no broader conspiracy. Published August 6, 2024
DHS scrambling to prepare ahead of amnesty program for immigrant spouses as critics expect fraud
Homeland Security is on a crash course to recruit and train people ahead of the Aug. 19 launch date for President Biden's latest deportation amnesty for illegal immigrant spouses married to U.S. citizens. Published August 5, 2024
One-third flagged by terror watchlist freed under Biden; top-secret data hides dangers
The Biden administration has caught and released at least 99 illegal immigrants whose identities matched the terrorism watch list, according to a congressional report Monday. Published August 5, 2024
‘Kamala Crash’: Trump blames Harris for stock sell-off, warns of looming ‘Great Depression’
As stock markets tumbled Monday, former President Donald Trump labeled it the "Kamala Crash." Published August 5, 2024
Audit backs Trump on Jan. 6 claim; he did not lunge at agents to grab steering wheel
President Trump did try to have the Secret Service take him to the U.S. Capitol on the afternoon of Jan. 6, 2021, but agents with him in the limousine rebutted a claim that when he was denied he tried to grab the wheel and force the vehicle, according to a new inspector general's report. Published August 2, 2024
‘Parole’ program put on hold amid massive fraud; Homeland Security promises to set up safeguards
The Department of Homeland Security has temporarily shut down its most prominent "parole" program that allows unauthorized migrants to skip the border and fly directly to U.S. airports after revelations of massive fraud. Published August 2, 2024
This mailbox is full: Audit finds most IRS assistance hotlines leave taxpayers on hold
The hotlines for taxpayers to get assistance from the IRS' independent advocate service are a mess, according to an inspector general's audit Friday that found that fewer than 3% of the 76 hotlines were answered by a person. Published August 2, 2024
‘Staged’: Left-wing conspiracies about Trump shooting persist against evidence
As most of the country expressed outrage that a shooter could come within an inch of killing a former president and current GOP nominee, left-wing corners of the internet rushed to watch old video of Donald Trump making appearances at pro wrestling matches. Published August 1, 2024
DHS faulted for not posting ‘child-friendly decorations’ in border detention cells
Homeland Security has failed to provide adequate "child-friendly" decorations for its border holding cells for migrant children, according to an audit by the border agency's juvenile coordinator. Published July 31, 2024
DOJ faulted for deploying law enforcement amid D.C.’s George Floyd riots
The Justice Department was too hasty in sending law enforcement to help clear protesters from parks and streets near the White House during the 2020 summer riots, the department's inspector general said in a Wednesday report. Published July 31, 2024
Appeals court rules in favor of Texas’ floating border wall, though judges duck ‘invasion’ argument
A federal appeals court has delivered a win to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, ruling in favor of the floating border wall that he ordered erected in the Rio Grande to try to shut down a hotspot for illegal immigration. Published July 30, 2024
Trump campaign seeks more distance from Project 2025
Former President Donald Trump's campaign on Tuesday declared Project 2025 dead, as it sought to put distance between itself and a conservative plan that has turned into a political problem for the GOP. Published July 30, 2024
J.D. Vance will visit southern border as GOP vice presidential nominee seeks to rebuke Harris
Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance will visit the southern border this week as Republicans seek to tie Vice President Kamala Harris to the illegal immigration chaos of the past three years. Published July 30, 2024
GSA delayed alerting federal office building tenants in Detroit of contaminated drinking water
The federal government knew one of its office buildings in Detroit had contaminated water but waited months to alert tenants, exposing them to unsafe levels of lead, copper and even Legionella, the bacteria that causes Legionnaires' disease. Published July 30, 2024
Federal debt hits $35 trillion
The federal government's total debt now tops $35 trillion, the Treasury Department reported Monday, marking the latest grim milestone in a deteriorating budget picture. Published July 29, 2024
