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Stephen Dinan

Stephen Dinan

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

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The Capitol is seen as members of the House of Representatives vote on a short-term lift of the nation's debt limit and ensure the federal government can continue fully paying its bills into December, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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

The Internal Revenue Service 1040 tax form for 2022 is seen on April 17, 2023. The IRS said Friday, April 26, 2024, more than 140,000 taxpayers filed their taxes through its new direct file pilot program. It says the program's users claimed more than $90 million in refunds, saving roughly $5.6 million in fees they would have spent with commercial tax preparation companies. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick) **FILE**

IRS keeps dozens of intentional tax cheats on payroll

Dozens of IRS employees who "willfully" cheated on their taxes remain working for the agency, and some were even hired back after their tax evasion, an inspector general reported Monday. Published July 29, 2024

This aerial photo of the Butler Farm Show, site of the Saturday, July 13, 2024 Trump campaign rally, shown Monday, July 15, 2024 in Butler, Pa. On Saturday, Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump was wounded during an assassination attempt while speaking at the rally. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

FBI acknowledges Trump was hit by a bullet in assassination attempt

The FBI said Friday that former President Donald Trump was hit by the would-be assassin's bullet, as the bureau moved to clean up Director Christopher A. Wray's controversial testimony earlier this week questioning Mr. Trump's account. Published July 26, 2024

Then-Attorney General William Barr appears before a House Appropriations subcommittee on Capitol Hill in Washington, April 9, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Inspector general faults William Barr for handling of 2020 ballot case

The Justice Department's inspector general delivered a scolding this week to former Attorney General William P. Barr and one of his U.S. attorneys, saying they stretched the rules in rushing to disclose information about an investigation into ballot irregularities in the run-up to the 2020 election. Published July 26, 2024

Seen through the foreground convertible's windshield, President John F. Kennedy's hand reaches toward his head within seconds of being fatally shot as first lady Jacqueline Kennedy holds his forearm as the motorcade proceeds along Elm Street past the Texas School Book Depository in Dallas, on Nov. 22, 1963. (AP Photo/James W. "Ike" Altgens, File)

Trump shooter searched for distance of Kennedy assassination

The man who tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump focused on him about a week before the shooting, and even did an internet search on the distance Lee Harvey Oswald was when he shot and killed President Kennedy in 1963. Published July 24, 2024