Stephen Dinan

Lawmakers punt overhaul of controversial FISA spying statute to 2024

Attempts to overhaul the government's chief spy tool will wait until next year, the Senate's top lawmakers said Thursday.

December 7, 2023

Idea to fill empty federal buildings with illegal immigrants solves two problems for Biden admin

The Biden administration is desperate to find places for all the new illegal immigrants who've been caught and released into the U.S.

December 6, 2023

Voice of America reverses course, says reporters can call Hamas terrorists

Voice of America, the government-funded news agency, reversed a previous ruling and said Tuesday that its journalists are now able to label Hamas a terrorist group.

December 5, 2023

FBI’s Wray says nobody was fired for anti-Catholic memo, but some could miss out on raises

The FBI has not fired anyone involved in drafting the memo that labeled "traditional Catholics" as potential domestic terrorists because their overstep was not "intentional," FBI Director Christopher Wray told Congress.

December 5, 2023

‘We’re united’: GOP says no Ukraine money without major border changes

Republicans drew a deep line in the sand Tuesday over border security, saying no new spending bill can pass until Democrats agree to major changes that would stop the unprecedented surge of illegal immigrants.

December 5, 2023

FBI director says U.S. facing high level of threats: ‘I see blinking lights everywhere’

FBI Director Christopher Wray told senators Tuesday that he has never seen the U.S. face as dire a set of threats as it does today.

December 5, 2023

Appeals court gives reprieve to Texas on razor wire border fence

A federal appeals court on Monday issued an order stopping the Border Patrol from cutting through Texas's razor-wire border fence as the judges wait to hear more arguments on the issue.

December 4, 2023

Organ traffickers prey on migrants seeking U.S.; kidnappers find lucrative market for juveniles

The market for illegally trafficked human organs such as kidneys, livers and lungs is small but growing -- and at least some of the supply appears to be provided by traffickers who target migrants trying to reach the U.S.

December 3, 2023

Court rules against Texas’ floating border wall

An appeals court ruled Friday that Texas' floating border wall in the Rio Grande is illegal under federal law, delivering a victory to President Biden as he battles Gov. Greg Abbott over the surge in illegal immigration.

December 1, 2023

The brownout spreads: San Francisco’s public poo problem hits record level

San Francisco authorities have recorded more than 125,000 cases of human feces found on public streets since 2020, according to data compiled by OpenTheBooks.com, a government watchdog.

December 1, 2023

DHS to shut down Arizona border crossing over migrant surge

The flood of illegal immigrants in southern Arizona has grown so bad that Homeland Security said it will have to shut down a border crossing and reassign the officers to help Border Patrol agents deal with the wave of migrants jumping the boundary.

December 1, 2023

Marjorie Taylor Greene delays Mayorkas impeachment, says she’s been promised full action later

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Thursday sidelined her impeachment resolution against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, saying she has assurances from GOP leaders that the House will take up the matter through the normal process.

November 30, 2023

House passes bill to shut down N.Y. migrant camp on national park land

The House voted Thursday to shut down President Biden's use of National Park Service land in New York to house illegal immigrants in a first test vote of how communities are responding to the unprecedented surge of migrants.

November 30, 2023

More people carrying concealed weapons even as permits drop

More than half of the states now allow residents to carry concealed guns without needing to obtain a permit and it's led to a sea change in gun habits, according to a new study by the leading researcher on the issue.

November 30, 2023

IG launches probe into GSA’s site selection process for FBI’s new headquarters

The Office of Inspector General for the General Services Administration plans to investigate the agency's site selection process for the FBI's new headquarters in Greenbelt, Maryland.

November 30, 2023

Judge backs DHS in dispute over razor wire, but spanks feds for ‘cynical’ approach to border

A federal judge has ruled that the federal government can cut holes in the razor-wire fencing Texas has set up along part of the border with Mexico, but she delivered a severe rebuke to the Biden administration for abusing that power to help illegal immigrants reach the U.S.

November 30, 2023

Biden’s border surge drives U.S. to new record with highest-ever share of immigrants

Immigrants now make up 15% of the U.S. population, the highest share in history, breaking records established more than a century ago, according to a report.

November 29, 2023

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene launches new impeachment effort against DHS’ Mayorkas

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced new articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Wednesday, seeking a do-over after her previous attempt was narrowly derailed.

November 29, 2023

DHS shuts down some border crossings amid new migrant surge

The Department of Homeland Security said Monday that it will reduce or shut down some lanes of traffic at border crossings in Arizona and Texas to redeploy staff to handle a renewed surge of migrants entering illegally.

November 27, 2023

Wealthy Westerner turns birth tourism into status symbol, ignites outrage over ‘privilege’

Birth tourism usually involves a woman trying to deliver a baby in a more prosperous country than her home nation, but an Australian "influencer" has turned that equation on its head and sparked a global debate over the practice.

November 24, 2023