Stephen Dinan

DHS issues terror bulletin amid Iran tension, warning of lone wolf terrorism, cyberattacks

Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf issued a new terrorism threat assessment bulletin on Iran on Saturday, saying there is still no specific credible threat but warning Americans to step up their vigilance.

January 4, 2020

DHS: No credible threat from Iran to U.S. homeland

Homeland Security said Friday there is as yet no real threat to the U.S. from Iran after this week's American drone strike took out the Islamic Republic's top general.

January 3, 2020

ICE nabs illegal immigrant released by New York town despite hit-and-run homicide case

ICE officials said Friday they swooped in to arrest an illegal immigrant accused of a hit-and-run Christmas Eve traffic death after local New York officials released him without bail.

January 3, 2020

‘Remain in Mexico’ policy expands after surge in Arizona

The Department of Homeland Security on Thursday expanded President Trump's "Remain in Mexico" policy in an attempt to push back a surge in illegal immigration in southern Arizona.

January 3, 2020

Founding fathers never discussed wall of separation between church and state

School civics classes teach that the Constitution guarantees the right to remain silent, freedom of speech, equal protection under the law, and a wall of separation between church and state.

January 2, 2020

2020 census questions unnerve Americans

The groans must have been audible at the Census Bureau two years ago when then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions, testifying to Congress, told Americans they could skip any questions they don't like.

January 1, 2020

St. Francis of Assisi a guide for revival in modern church

Twelfth century Italy faced many of the same tendencies and upheavals as modern day America.

December 30, 2019

Losing our Religion: America becoming ‘pagan’ as Christianity cedes to culture

The Rev. Stephen M. Koeth, a Catholic priest and Ph.D. history candidate at Columbia University, was teaching a class one of Martin Luther King Jr.'s sermons that mentioned the road to Jericho. He found it striking that none of the students got the reference to the road, which is where the parable of the Good Samaritan takes place.

December 30, 2019

Baby names avoid politicians over partisan division

For much of the last century, politics was as important a factor in shaping new Americans' identities.

December 26, 2019

DHS reveals second illegal immigrant suicide this weekend

Two illegal immigrants died in Homeland Security custody over the weekend, and authorities say both cases were likely suicides, drawing attention to yet another trouble spot in the immigration debate.

December 23, 2019

Illegal immigrant commits suicide in Border Patrol custody

An illegal immigrant from Mexico who was being held for deportation died in custody Saturday, and border officials say it appears he took his own life.

December 22, 2019

Secret court demands to know whether ousted FBI lawyer tainted other cases

The FBI said Friday it has complied with a demand from the government's secret surveillance court to detail all the cases that may have been tainted by the disgraced former bureau lawyer who falsified information in order to target the Trump campaign.

December 20, 2019