Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
‘Wow, what was that — it can only be a bullet’: Trump talks for first time of assassination attempt
Former President Donald Trump revealed Thursday that the thing that saved his life last weekend was that he was turning his head to look at one of his immigration charts. Published July 18, 2024
‘God spared’ Trump’s life, Franklin Graham says
Evangelist Franklin Graham told Republican delegates Thursday that it was God who spared former President Donald Trump's life from an assassin's bullet last weekend. Published July 18, 2024
Feds accuse migrant shelter of pervasive child sex abuse
The Justice Department announced a lawsuit Thursday against Southwest Key, one of the government's major providers of care for illegal-immigrant children, of allowing vile and rampant sexual abuse of those children. Published July 18, 2024
Trump’s RNC spreads emotional, big-tent MAGA message — a show lauded even by Democrats
From the stage to the floor to the made-for-television production, former President Donald Trump has owned the moment at the Republican National Convention, presided over much of it personally and focused nearly all of the time on his push to sell MAGA to a broader audience. Published July 18, 2024
Kamala Harris now more likely to win White House than Biden, oddsmakers say
Oddsmakers now give Vice President Kamala Harris a better chance of winning the White House than President Biden. Published July 17, 2024
‘You’d better start packing now’: GOP convention vows deportations
The man who ran the government's deportation force under President Trump vowed Wednesday to restore order to the border and to begin ousting some of the millions of new illegal immigrants who arrived under President Biden. Published July 17, 2024
Feds charge mental patient with threats to Biden
The Justice Department announced charges Wednesday against a man at a mental health facility in Florida who prosecutors say made illegal threats against President Biden. Published July 17, 2024
Biden to start illegal immigrant spouses amnesty Aug. 19
Immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally may qualify for President Biden's new deportation amnesty by dint of their marriage to U.S. citizens will be able to apply for the program on Aug. 19, the government said Wednesday. Published July 17, 2024
Kamala Harris becomes high-profile target with Biden campaign in question
Anne Funder, whose son died from fentanyl, is angry at top Democrats, including President Biden and California Gov. Gavin Newsom. But she expressed a particular disdain for Vice President Kamala Harris. She wasn't the only one. Published July 17, 2024
WATCH: Families at GOP convention blame Biden’s border for relatives’ deaths
Anne Funder struggled through tears at the Republican National Convention as she delivered one of the toughest lines of the night Tuesday, saying she blamed President Biden for her son's fentanyl overdose. Published July 16, 2024
Vance embraced real Trump after breaking through ‘media’s lies’; gives voice to a new GOP generation
Sen. J.D. Vance's political transformation reflects the shift in the broader Republican Party. Published July 16, 2024
Neo-Nazi ‘Santa’ plot aimed to kill children; poisoned-candy suspect arrested
Federal authorities said Tuesday that they disrupted a plot last year to have a person dressed as Santa Claus give out poisoned candy to racial minorities in New York City. Published July 16, 2024
Federal appeals court rules gun ban on 18- to 20-year-olds is unconstitutional
A law barring young adults from being able to get concealed-carry weapons permits is unconstitutional, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. Published July 16, 2024
Biden rejects responsibility for overheated rhetoric: ‘I’m not engaged in that’
President Biden laid blame for the country's overheated rhetoric at the feet of former President Donald Trump in an interview Monday and saying he sees no need to change his own behavior. Published July 15, 2024
J.D. Vance’s abortion record faces scrutiny after VP nomination
Major national pro-life organizations hailed Sen. J.D. Vance's record on abortion Monday but some dissonant voices argue he is not fully committed to the pro-life cause because of recent comments on mifepristone, the abortion pill. Published July 15, 2024
Biden struggles to explain Trump ‘bull’s-eye’ remark: ‘I didn’t say crosshairs’
President Biden struggled Monday to explain his recent demand that Democrats put former President Donald Trump in the "bull's-eye," saying it was a mistake but also saying he could have said worse. Published July 15, 2024
Biden sees best monthly border numbers in three years
The border chaos cooled off in June as illegal crossings at the southern border dropped, marking the best month since just after President Biden took office. Published July 15, 2024
Senate announces bipartisan investigation into ‘failures’ that led to Trump attack
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee announced a bipartisan investigation Monday aimed at getting to the bottom of the "security failures" that led to the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. Published July 15, 2024
Liberals cool to Biden’s call to tone down anti-Trump vitriol
As news of the attempted assassination of former President Trump spread over the weekend, there was little grace to be found in the liberal corners of the internet. Published July 15, 2024
Judge dismisses classified documents indictment against Trump
A federal judge dismissed the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump on Monday, saying the appointment of special counsel Jack Smith was unconstitutional. Published July 15, 2024
