Stephen Dinan

From hero to zero: U.S. grapples with how to cancel Cesar Chavez

American communities spent the past few decades memorializing Cesar Chavez in their roads, schools, a National Park Service site and even a U.S. Navy ship. Now the rush is on to erase them.

March 19, 2026

Senate committee approves Trump’s DHS nominee; Fetterman’s support overcomes Rand Paul’s opposition

Sen. Markwayne Mullin, President Trump's pick to lead the Department of Homeland Security, cleared his first hurdle Thursday by winning approval in a Senate committee, overcoming the opposition of fellow Republican Sen. Rand Paul.

March 19, 2026

‘Anger issues’: Rand Paul denounces Trump’s DHS nominee Markwayne Mullin as unfit for job

Senators on Wednesday questioned whether one of their colleagues, Sen. Markwayne Mullin, has the temperament to helm the Homeland Security Department -- with Sen. Rand Paul, a fellow Republican, calling the nominee "a man with anger issues."

March 18, 2026

Left turns on Cesar Chavez after horrific allegations of rape, sexual abuse

Governors in Texas and Arizona said Wednesday they are canceling their state celebrations of Cesar Chavez Day, and communities across the west were looking to follow suit after stunning new allegations that the late Hispanic civil rights hero groomed and raped women -- including young girls -- who volunteered for his movement.

March 18, 2026

Rand Paul threatens to cancel DHS secretary vote over dispute on transparency

Sen. Markwayne Mullin acknowledged to colleagues Wednesday that he took part in an ultra-secret operation a decade ago as a member of Congress that he can't speak about in public -- and the matter could derail his path to a speedy confirmation as the next Homeland Security secretary.

March 18, 2026

It’s not just pizza: Feds say threats against judges are surging

The CIA has been helping out in an investigation into a bizarre intimidation tactic used against federal judges in which someone has been ordering pizzas sent to their homes, the head of the U.S. Marshals Service said.

March 18, 2026

Rand Paul lashes out at Trump’s DHS nominee, says Markwayne Mullin is ‘a man with anger issues’

Sen. Rand Paul unloaded on fellow Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin Wednesday, calling him "a man with anger issues" and saying his combativeness makes him a questionable choice to become secretary at the Department of Homeland Security.

March 18, 2026

House asks Fairfax County officials to testify on sanctuary status

The House Judiciary Committee has called Fairfax County Sheriff Stacey Kincaid and Commonwealth's Attorney Steve Descano to testify and defend their sanctuary policies at a hearing next month.

March 17, 2026

Trump’s attempt to shutter Voice of America ruled illegal

The Trump administration's attempt to shut down the U.S. Agency for Global Media and boot Voice of America off the air was illegal, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.

March 17, 2026

As Trump closes the border, unauthorized migrants surge at U.S. airports

President Trump may have cooled the U.S.-Mexico boundary but the latest data shows unauthorized migrants are now surging into America's interior.

March 17, 2026

Florida sheriff sends shock across immigration debate, calls for legalization of illegal immigrants

Grady Judd, the sheriff in Polk County, Florida, said Tuesday that he didn't mean to cause a sensation when he proposed giving a break to unauthorized immigrants who are "doing good" by granting them firm legal status.

March 17, 2026

Gregory Bovino, Border Patrol commander who led Trump’s enforcement surge, to retire

Gregory Bovino, a senior Border Patrol commander who helmed President Trump's immigration enforcement efforts in Los Angeles, Chicago and Minneapolis before being sidelined, will soon retire, according to a news report.

March 17, 2026

Trump administration completes land exchange for copper mine, over Apache tribe’s objections

The Trump administration officially completed a land exchange with a copper mining firm, brushing aside objections from the Western Apache that the mining would destroy a sacred site in Arizona.

March 16, 2026

Supreme Court to decide Trump’s attempt to shut down deportation amnesty for Haitians, Syrians

The Supreme Court said Monday it will take up two cases involving President Trump's attempt to end deportation amnesties for hundreds of thousands of unauthorized immigrants -- but ruled they can remain here while the case is pending.

March 16, 2026

Burpees, takedowns, pipe wrenches: Markwayne Mullin brings unique toolbag to confirmation faceoff

Needing a shakeup at Homeland Security, President Trump has turned to a plumber.

March 16, 2026

Appeals court allows DHS to continue ‘third-country’ deportations

A federal appeals court issued a ruling Monday allowing Homeland Security to continue deporting illegal immigrants to countries other than their homes when the need arises, putting on indefinite hold a decision by a lower court that had stopped the practice.

March 16, 2026

Democrats ask Justice Department to probe Noem for ‘perjury’ over Trump’s knowledge of contracts

Congressional Democrats asked the Justice Department on Monday to investigate whether departing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem committed perjury by telling lawmakers President Trump knew about her $220 million contract for a self-deportation ad campaign.

March 16, 2026

Apache tribe members urge Supreme Court to protect sacred land from U.S. mine deal

Members of the Western Apache tribe rushed to the Supreme Court on Monday seeking an emergency order to block a proposed land transfer to a mining company, saying it would destroy a sacred tribal place in Arizona.

March 16, 2026

Feds say Hawaii crime lord committed suicide to stop Uncle Sam from seizing $20 million fortune

Hawaii nightclub owner Michael Miske Jr. was found guilty of murder and a host of other charges, and a jury said he should forfeit more than $20 million to Uncle Sam as part of his punishment.

March 15, 2026

Federal judge orders Trump Kennedy Center to fess up about plans to close

A federal judge has ordered the Trump Kennedy Center to provide any documents it has on plans to close and rebuild the performing arts establishment to a member of Congress who is on the center's board.

March 15, 2026