Skip to content
TRENDING:
Donald Trump
Advertisement

Articles by Stephen Dinan

In this March 24, 2020, file photo, a new section of 30-foot-high "bollard style wall" is lifted into place at a construction site south of Yuma, Ariz., near the border between the United States and Mexico. (Randy Hoeft/The Yuma Sun via AP, File)

Lawsuit: Border wall ends dream of restoring jaguar to U.S.

If President Trump is allowed to use Defense Department money to complete his border wall, it will be the final step in eliminating the endangered jaguar from U.S. territory, environmentalists said Tuesday in a lawsuit trying to block construction.

May 12, 2020
In this file photo, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, of N.Y., questions FBI Director Christopher Wray as he testifies during an oversight hearing of the House Judiciary Committee, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Nadler blasts DOJ’s defense of churches during coronavirus

Top Democrats sprang to the defense of Virginia on Monday, suggesting the Justice Department overstepped its bounds when it said the state trampled religious rights by citing a church that held services despite a shutdown order.

May 11, 2020
A man walks past a "we give up" sign outside Euro Treasures Antiques Friday, May 8, 2020, in Salt Lake City. Scott Evans is closing his art and antique store after 40 years. This year started out well for his business, then COVID-19 hit, along with shelter-in-place orders. With a drastic drop in customers, Evans says it was no longer cost effective to stay open. The U.S. unemployment rate hit 14.7% in April, the highest rate since the Great Depression, as 20.5 million jobs vanished in the worst monthly loss on record. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Labor force participation rate lowest in five decades

The 14.7% unemployment figure released last week was bad enough, but even worse news was tucked inside the Labor Department's report: The labor force participation rate tumbled to 60.2%, the lowest rate since 1973, when women were joining en masse.

May 10, 2020
In this March 30, 2012, photo, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents take a suspect into custody as part of a nationwide immigration sweep in Chula Vista, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) **FILE**

ICE confirms death of detainee who contracted COVID-19

ICE confirmed the death of a detainee from El Salvador who had contracted COVID-19 while in custody in California, in a statement Thursday detailing the man's lengthy history as an illegal immigrant and criminal.

May 7, 2020
Port Director Tater Ortiz delivers a message of appreciation over the loudspeaker as Supervisory Customs and Border Protection Officer Raymond Gonzales drives Wednesday, May 6, 2020, during a law enforcement tribute to medical professionals working during the COVID-19 pandemic at Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville, Texas. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald via AP)

Illegal immigrant jumped border to get COVID-19 treatment

Homeland Security has reported its first case of COVID-19 tourism after capturing an illegal immigrant from Mexico who suspected he had the disease and jumped the border hoping to get treatment from American doctors.

May 7, 2020
In this July 8, 2019, photo, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer looks on during an operation in Escondido, Calif. The carefully orchestrated arrest last week in this San Diego suburb illustrates how President Donald Trump's pledge to start deporting millions of people in the country illegally is virtually impossible with ICE's budget and its method of picking people up. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) **FILE**

ICE detainee dies from COVID-19: Report

Immigration-rights advocates expressed outrage Wednesday after a news report that a migrant being detained by ICE in California has died from COVID-19, saying they'd warned the agency to release more people to reduce the risks.

May 6, 2020