Stephen Dinan

Judiciary Committee postpones vote on Blanche AG nomination

Thursday's committee vote to advance the nomination of Todd Blanche to become attorney general has been postponed after the Justice Department failed to meet the demands of Republicans who want stronger assurances that President Trump's anti-weaponization fund is really dead.

July 29, 2026

GOP blocks Democrats’ bid to grant path to citizenship to migrants here under TPS

Republicans blocked an attempt by Senate Democrats on Wednesday to pass a bill granting full legal status to migrants here under Temporary Protected Status.

July 29, 2026

Fauci to face contempt of Congress vote after refusing to answer Sen. Paul’s questions

A Senate committee has scheduled a vote to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after he appeared but refused to answer questions Wednesday about his activities during the coronavirus pandemic, citing his right against self-incrimination.

July 29, 2026

Fauci pleads the Fifth, refuses to answer questions to Congress

Dr. Anthony Fauci now faces potential contempt of Congress after he invoked the Fifth Amendment in refusing to answer questions from senators on Wednesday about his conduct during the coronavirus pandemic, how the virus emerged and whether the U.S. response -- which he led -- was justified.

July 29, 2026

HHS adopts limit to ‘dangerous’ virus research a year after Trump order reining in federal support

The Health and Human Services Department announced a new policy Tuesday banning federal funding for "dangerous" gain-of-function research -- a kind of risky experiment that enhances viruses to try to predict how dangerous they might become.

July 28, 2026

‘A true American original’: Trump lionizes Lindsey Graham

President Trump hailed Sen. Lindsey Graham as "a true American original," leading the country in memorializing the late lawmaker during Tuesday's funeral service in Washington.

July 28, 2026

New Jersey moves to boot 4,500 noncitizens from voter rolls

New Jersey has begun the process of ousting from its voter rolls 4,500 people who managed to register despite being ineligible noncitizens, Gov. Mikie Sherrill said Tuesday.

July 28, 2026

Lindsey Graham’s colleagues reflect on the loss of a ‘towering figure’

Washington bid farewell Tuesday to a rare partisan peacemaker, with memorial services celebrating the exceptional life of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham.

July 28, 2026

Trump asks Supreme Court to revive his plans for post office to police elections

President Trump asked the Supreme Court Monday to allow him to implement his executive order directing the U.S. Postal Service to police mail-in voting by refusing to deliver ballots to people whose eligibility hasn't been verified by the feds.

July 27, 2026

Oregon governor warns migrants to be wary of ICE impersonators

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek warned her state to be wary of ICE impersonators whom she said performed a traffic stop on a driver and roughed up the person, falsely claiming they were federal immigration officers.

July 27, 2026

Fauci fixated on fame as COVID deaths mounted, diary reveals

It was March 22, 2020, and the coronavirus pandemic was seriously biting, with more than 10,000 new cases and more than 125 new deaths -- and Dr. Anthony Fauci was obsessed with how much media attention he was getting.

July 27, 2026

Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization’ fund has become a roadblock for his attorney general nominee

President Trump's "anti-weaponization" fund has become the chief stumbling block to Todd Blanche's confirmation as attorney general, with key Republicans saying they cannot let him be approved until the $1.776 billion idea is fully eradicated.

July 26, 2026

Court upholds block on Trump plans to use post office to police election

A federal appeals court has rejected President Trump's attempt to revive his plans to have the U.S. Postal Service referee this year's elections by refusing to deliver ballots by mail unless states first verify the eligibility of the voters.

July 26, 2026

Noncitizen charged with illegal voting in Hawaii, said her uncle pressured her to cast ballot

A 19-year-old woman has been charged with illegally voting as a noncitizen after she cast a ballot in the 2024 election.

July 25, 2026

Founder of SCOTUSblog sentenced to 6 years in prison for tax evasion

Tom Goldstein, a lawyer who founded the widely read SCOTUSblog and lived a secret life as a high-stakes poker player, was sentenced to six years in federal prison for tax evasion and mortgage fraud.

July 25, 2026

Hung jury for Border Patrol charged by feds with unauthorized force against migrant

A jury acquitted a Border Patrol agent of concealing evidence and could not return a verdict on another charge accusing him of using too much force to subdue an illegal immigrant.

July 24, 2026

ICE nears 600,000 deportations since Trump took office

ICE is hitting its deportation stride under new Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, averaging about 1,250 formal deportations a day over the last three months.

July 23, 2026

DHS has issued $84 billion in fines to illegal immigrants who won’t go home

Homeland Security has now issued fines to more than 100,000 illegal immigrants who have refused to leave the country even after being ordered out by an immigration judge.

July 23, 2026

House chairman asks DOJ to investigate Jack Smith for lying to Congress

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan made a criminal referral to the Justice Department on Wednesday, asking prosecutors to see if they can bring charges against former Special Counsel Jack Smith for cagey statements he made about obtaining lawmakers' text messages.

July 22, 2026

Hegseth’s new testosterone standard for troops could undercut military’s transgender ban, judge says

A federal judge suggested Wednesday that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's new policy requiring troops to meet testosterone levels -- and delivering testosterone replacement therapy -- could undercut the rationale behind the department's restrictions on trans troops.

July 22, 2026