Stephen Dinan

Harris seems to stand on same side of wall as Trump; voters wonder whether she’s flipped on border

A report Tuesday that Vice President Kamala Harris had flip-flopped on her support for former President Donald Trump's border wall reverberated around Washington, leaving Americans to wonder how real it is.

August 27, 2024

Biden blasts judge who stopped his amnesty for illegal immigrant spouses

President Biden lashed out at a federal judge Tuesday after the court in Texas stopped a new program designed to help illegal immigrants married to U.S. citizens.

August 27, 2024

Judge puts Biden’s illegal immigrant spouse ‘parole’ program on hold

A federal judge issued an order Monday halting President Biden's new deportation amnesty for illegal-immigrant spouses of U.S. citizens, saying it makes sense to keep the program on ice until courts can decide whether it is legal.

August 26, 2024

Barni, a German shorthaired pointer, wins TSA’s ‘cutest canine’ of 2024

A 5-year-old explosives detection dog who works at San Francisco International Airport has won the Transportation Security Administration's "cutest canine" distinction.

August 26, 2024

DHS seeking quick restart of fraud-filled ‘parole’ program for migrants, calls for volunteers

Homeland Security's citizenship agency has put out a call for volunteers who can help process applications for a fraud-plagued program that allows unauthorized migrants from some Latin American nations to skip the border and fly directly into the U.S.

August 25, 2024

Texas sues to stop new Biden amnesty for migrant spouses

Texas led a coalition of Republican-led states Friday in suing to stop President Biden's new "parole" program for illegal immigrant spouses married to U.S. citizens, saying that it is unconstitutional and the administration cut too many corners in rushing it to fruition.

August 23, 2024

Border Patrol agent accused of making women expose themselves as part of immigration ‘search’

A Border Patrol agent has been charged in federal court with civil rights crimes after prosecutors say he forced three women to expose their breasts to him as part of a search as they entered the U.S.

August 23, 2024

Shooting victims use Democratic convention to call for new gun controls

A second grade teacher at Sandy Hook Elementary described to the Democratic National Convention on Thursday the horror of hearing 154 gunshots, mowing down 20 first graders, as she sang and read to her class to try to drown out the terror.

August 22, 2024

Democrats promise joy, spew vitriol at Trump

Democrats taking the stage of their national convention this week have labeled former President Donald Trump "dangerous," a "clear and present danger" and a "direct threat to democracy."

August 22, 2024

Supreme Court revives part of Arizona’s voter law requiring proof of citizenship

The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed Arizona to partially enforce laws requiring proof of citizenship before residents can register to vote.

August 22, 2024

Bill Clinton: ‘I’m still younger than Donald Trump’

Former President Bill Clinton sought to dismantle former President Donald Trump on Wednesday, saying the Republican candidate is too self-centered to be allowed back into the White House.

August 21, 2024

Democratic convention says Kamala Harris will fix the border

Democrats sought to flip the script on immigration Wednesday, saying former President Donald Trump is the one who has kept the border broken and Vice President Kamala Harris will be the one to fix it.

August 21, 2024

Democrats’ convention leans into pandemic politics

As television cameras panned the crowd at the Democratic National Convention this week, they caught more than a few delegates masked up for COVID-19.

August 21, 2024

Virginia emerges as surprise sanctuary state for illegal immigrants

Sanctuary jurisdictions are exploding across America and Virginia has emerged as one of the leading states, according to a new watchdog report Wednesday.

August 21, 2024

Michelle Obama accuses Trump of ‘racist lies’

Former first lady Michelle Obama on Tuesday accused former President Donald Trump of telling "racist lies" as she christened Vice President Kamala Harris as the heir to her husband's hope-and-change coalition.

August 20, 2024

DHS loses track of 32,000 migrant kids

Homeland Security has lost track of 32,000 illegal immigrant children who failed to show up for their deportation hearings and rarely bothers to look for them, the department's inspector general said Tuesday.

August 20, 2024

Death of the Open the Books founder leaves a massive hole in government watchdog community

Open The Books founder Adam Andrzejewski, who died Sunday at 55, always found ways to make spending and government bungles interesting. From Dr. Anthony Fauci's pandemic-era wealth increase to $1.3 billion spent last year on payments to dead people, he shined a light on the lowlights of government spending.

August 20, 2024

Rep. James Clyburn calls Kamala Harris ‘battle-tested’

Democratic kingmaker Rep. James Clyburn on Monday touted Vice President Kamala Harris as "battle-tested" and said she will rise to a challenging moment in American politics.

August 19, 2024

Hillary Clinton hands the baton to Kamala Harris

Hillary Rodham Clinton, the first woman to secure a major party's presidential nomination, turned the baton over to Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday, saying she has what it takes to beat Donald Trump in November.

August 19, 2024

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.

August 19, 2024