Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
Children exposed to dangerous levels of lead at federal daycare centers
Children in federal government child care centers were exposed to high levels of lead and copper after the pandemic shutdowns because officials rushed to reopen buildings without flushing their water systems, an inspector general's report shows. Published July 23, 2024
Harris says she has enough delegates to win Democratic nomination
Vice President Kamala Harris declared herself the "presumptive Democratic nominee for president" on Monday night, saying she's secured enough support from delegates to be the party's pick. Published July 22, 2024
Democrats join GOP calls for Secret Service Director Cheatle to resign
Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle, after refusing to answer a majority of questions Monday in the first congressional hearing on the attempted assassination of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, is facing overwhelming bipartisan calls for her resignation. Published July 22, 2024
No second gunman, no foreign influence, no staged shooting: Secret Service nixes conspiracy theories
Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle said Monday there is no evidence of a second shooter in the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. Published July 22, 2024
Women agents weren’t the problem at Trump shooting, Secret Service director says
Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle struggled for answers with Congress on Monday but she did rule out the role of women agents as a factor in the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. Published July 22, 2024
Secret Service bolsters Vice President Kamala Harris’ protection after Biden drops out
The Secret Service has enhanced Vice President Kamala Harris' security protections in the wake of the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump and President Biden's decision to withdraw from the presidential race. Published July 22, 2024
Lawmakers blast Secret Service chief over her testimony spilling to reporters before Hill appearance
Members of Congress blasted the Secret Service director Monday for leaking her testimony to reporters hours before she delivered it to Capitol Hill for her high-stakes testimony. Published July 22, 2024
Secret Service chief says Trump had full security on day of shooting; thin on answers to House panel
Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle acknowledged Monday that her agency had disagreed with the Trump campaign over some requests for protection, but insisted no corners were cut on July 13, the day former President Donald Trump was nearly assassinated. Published July 22, 2024
Rep. Jamie Raskin calls for AR-15 ban in wake of Trump shooting
Rep. Jamie Raskin honed in on gun laws Monday as one of the major reasons why a sniper nearly assassinated former President Donald Trump, saying Congress bears blame for allowing weapons to flow so freely. Published July 22, 2024
Mayorkas forms panel to investigate Trump shooting; sets deadline for results
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas empaneled a committee Sunday to investigate the bungles that let a gunman come with a quarter inch of killing former President Donald Trump, giving the panel 45 days to report back on what happened. Published July 21, 2024
Biden gives up campaign but holds onto nuclear codes
From the nuclear codes to weighty war decisions, President Biden's decision to end his campaign while still remaining in the White House has sparked pointed questions about whether he should be keeping presidential power. Published July 21, 2024
Republicans say Biden must give up presidency now
Republicans said Sunday that President Biden's decision to withdraw from the 2024 campaign doesn't go far enough and he must relinquish the White House immediately. Published July 21, 2024
Congress pushing EPA to set new timeline for ending animal testing
Congress is preparing a bipartisan punishment for the EPA over its backsliding on deadlines to phase out animal testing. Published July 21, 2024
Republicans announce pilgrimage to scene of Trump shooting as part of congressional investigation
House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green said he will lead a trip Monday to Butler, Pennsylvania, to get a first-hand look at where a gunman came within a quarter of an inch of assassinating former President Donald Trump. Published July 20, 2024
Mayorkas defends female Secret Service agents after Trump shooting
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Saturday said it was "insulting" to question female Secret Service agents' performance during the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. Published July 20, 2024
House subpoenas Mayorkas for Secret Service documents on Trump rally
The House Homeland Security Committee issued a subpoena Friday to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas demanding details on the Secret Service's preparations for the rally that nearly took the life of former President Donald Trump. Published July 19, 2024
Feds disrupt smuggling network that specialized in migrants from terrorist hotspots
A man responsible for helping thousands of illegal immigrants reach the U.S. -- including from some of the world's most notorious terrorism hotspots -- has been arrested, the Justice Department announced. Published July 19, 2024
GOP gaining ground in voter registration battle
Democrats still have an overall advantage over the GOP in terms of registered voters, but Republicans have narrowed the gap significantly since 2020, according to a new study. Published July 19, 2024
Whistleblower office encourages tips on Trump assassination attempt
The federal government's chief whistleblower protection official on Friday encouraged federal employees to provide tips on failures that led to a gunman nearly killing former President Donald Trump. Published July 19, 2024
Illegal immigrant smuggler claims she stopped near border to ‘fool around’
Jackie Nichole Hall said she just wanted to "fool around" with her boyfriend near the border. Published July 19, 2024