Stephen Dinan

IRS has built its own e-file system to compete with TurboTax

The IRS said Tuesday that it could create its own electronic direct-file system that would allow many taxpayers to bypass expensive companies such as TurboTax and complete their returns for free -- but said it will take an infusion of manpower and money to get it done.

May 16, 2023

Marjorie Taylor Greene announces articles of impeachment against FBI Director Wray

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced articles of impeachment Tuesday against FBI Director Christopher A. Wray, blaming him for leading an out-of-control agency she said has become President Biden's enforcer against political opponents.

May 16, 2023

DHS says it complied with judge’s order on border releases

A Homeland Security official told a federal judge Monday that the department generally has complied with his order to stop issuing "parole" to illegal immigrants last Thursday, saying that while some people were officially released after the judge's deadline, they had been "fully processed" before that.

May 15, 2023

IRS ponders changes to lower audit rate for Black taxpayers

The IRS is looking to change how it selects which tax returns to audit after concluding that Black taxpayers seem to face more audits than they should, given their share of the population.

May 15, 2023

Biden celebrates as border migrant surge doesn’t materialize

The Biden administration took a sort of victory lap Monday after a major border surge didn't materialize, saying that foreign governments have stepped up their own border security and migrants are becoming reluctant to shift from border-jumping to using "legal" avenues of entry.

May 15, 2023

Judge orders Biden administration to explain parole releases after Washington Times report

A federal judge in Florida ordered the Biden administration on Monday to explain its release of illegal immigrants on "parole" at the southern border, citing a Washington Times report saying some 2,500 paroles were issued even after the court issued a temporary restraining order.

May 15, 2023

Feds granted thousands parole after court’s hold; border numbers drop with Title 42 expiration

Homeland Security paroled roughly 2,500 migrants into the U.S. from the southern border on Friday, according to a department source.

May 14, 2023

DHS paroled 6,000 migrants on Thursday alone: ‘Nobody has any idea who they are’

As the Department of Homeland Security catches and releases illegal immigrants into the U.S., one burning question is how much authorities actually know about whom they're releasing.

May 12, 2023

Feds to run $1.5 trillion deficit this year, and it could get even worse, CBO says

Uncle Sam's budget picture just got worse. The Congressional Budget Office on Friday said the federal deficit will reach $1.5 trillion this year -- and that's before factoring in a pretty bad month of April, which saw tax revenue come in significantly below projections.

May 12, 2023

Border Patrol shatters records with 10,000 arrests a day

The Border Patrol averaged nearly 10,000 arrests a day over the last week, putting it on pace to obliterate previous records for illegal immigration.

May 12, 2023

DHS makes last-minute plea to migrants as Title 42 ends

Title 42, the pandemic expulsion power that had kept the border crisis from turning into catastrophe, has now expired, and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas made a final plea to migrants massing in Mexico not to rush the border.

May 12, 2023

Judge blames Biden for border chaos, rejects DHS’ ‘parole’ policy

A federal judge ruled late Thursday that Homeland Security cannot use its "parole" powers to catch and release illegal immigrants in the current border surge, upending the chief tool the administration was hoping to use to deal with the expected wave of people.

May 11, 2023

House passes border security bill as record wave of migrants streams in, Biden concedes to the chaos

A record wave of illegal immigrants rushed America's southern border Thursday as President Biden and his team resigned themselves to the chaos, admitting that with the expiration of the Title 42 pandemic expulsion authority they are powerless to stop the arrivals.

May 11, 2023

House passes border security bill as Biden searches for answers

Republicans powered a border security bill through the House on Thursday, saying they wanted to rush tools to help shut down the new wave of illegal immigrants pouring into the country with the end of the Title 42 pandemic expulsion policy.

May 11, 2023

Judge halts New York City’s plans to dump migrants on neighboring county

Rockland County, New York, said it won a restraining order Thursday blocking New York City from trying to foist illegal immigrants onto the GOP-led jurisdiction.

May 11, 2023

Florida attorney general asks federal judge to halt border ‘parole’

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody asked a federal judge on Thursday to rule on whether Homeland Security is violating the court's orders by using "parole" powers to catch and release migrants in the new border surge.

May 11, 2023

60 days to check in: Memo reveals Border Patrol’s new catch-and-release policy

The chief of the Border Patrol authorized his agents to use parole to catch and release illegal immigrants caught in the border surge, saying the numbers are so high that his agency cannot be expected to process everyone correctly.

May 11, 2023

DHS announces curfew for some illegal immigrants out on catch-and-release

The Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday it will impose a curfew on illegal immigrant parents who jump the border with children and are caught and released into the interior of the country to await their immigration cases.

May 10, 2023

Biden’s last-minute border moves fail to quell rising discontent

Democratic discontent over the chaotic border grew Wednesday, with a rising party star accusing President Biden of failing to move quickly enough to head off the current surge of illegal immigrants.

May 10, 2023

Texas Democrat says Biden has ‘fallen short’ on border

Rep. Colin Allred, the Democrat challenging Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas in next year's elections, is siding with Republicans in blasting President Biden for failing to plan for the looming migrant surge, saying border towns are "in danger of being overwhelmed."

May 10, 2023