Stephen Dinan

From bake sales to boycotts, anti-ICE sentiment sweeps the U.S.

One famously liberal Maryland suburb held a sidewalk bake sale last weekend with proceeds going to what organizers said were "local families impacted by ICE."

November 26, 2025

DHS to re-vet all refugees Biden admitted to the U.S.

The Trump administration is planning to re-vet hundreds of thousands of refugees allowed into the U.S. during the Biden administration, drawing a fierce rebuke from immigration groups who call it an insult to people who are escaping horrors.

November 26, 2025

Noem gave final approval to deport Venezuelans to El Salvador despite judge’s orders

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem made the final decision to deport Venezuelan gang suspects to El Salvador in March despite a judge's order instructing the government to recall the airplanes, the Justice Department revealed in court.

November 25, 2025

Judge restricts authority of ICE to make warrantless arrests

A federal judge in Colorado ruled Tuesday that ICE has been too aggressive in arresting unauthorized immigrants without warrants, saying agents had stretched an exception covering immigrants likely to flee beyond the breaking point when they arrested longtime immigrants who weren't going to run.

November 25, 2025

Federal government ran a big deficit in October despite being closed for business

The government shutdown didn't seem to do much to slow the pace of federal spending, as Uncle Sam kicked off the new fiscal year with a sharp rise in payouts for the month of October.

November 25, 2025

Major Supreme Court disputes await rulings on tariffs, National Guard and gerrymandered maps

It's still early in the new term, but the Supreme Court already has several major legal battles teed up for rulings that could shape President Trump's presidency -- and they could be issued any day now.

November 25, 2025

Associated Press asks court to restore its special access to Trump’s White House

The Associated Press fought an uphill battle in court Monday to try to regain its special access to the Oval Office, arguing that President Trump broke the news wire service's speech rights by demoting it to the same status as dozens of other media organizations.

November 24, 2025

Voting groups ask Supreme Court to block Texas’ GOP-friendly map

Voting rights activists urged the Supreme Court to prevent Texas from using a new, more Republican-friendly congressional map in next year's elections, telling the justices on Monday that the state illegally discriminated against minority voters.

November 24, 2025

Sen. Eric Schmitt says upper chamber in talks to have ‘Watergate-style hearings’ over Arctic Frost

The Senate will likely hold "Watergate-style hearings" to get to the bottom of the Biden administration's pursuit of President Trump and other Republicans stemming from the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, Sen. Eric Schmitt told The Washington Times.

November 24, 2025

ICE holds record 65,000 migrants; arrests, deportations reach record pace

ICE is shattering records for immigration enforcement, setting new high-water marks for arrests, deportations and detention.

November 23, 2025

Texas asks Supreme Court to allow use of new GOP-friendly map

Texas dropped a major new voting rights issue on the Supreme Court's doorstep Friday with an emergency request asking the justices to let the state use its new GOP-friendly map in the 2026 congressional elections.

November 21, 2025

Judge blocks IRS from sharing data with ICE

A federal judge ruled Friday that the IRS appears to have broken the law when it reached an agreement to share secret taxpayer data with ICE, and ordered a pause to the practice.

November 21, 2025

Comer threatens contempt of Congress against Clintons over Epstein testimony

The House's lead investigator said he will hold former President Bill Clinton and his wife, Hillary, in contempt of Congress if they don't testify in person over their dealings with deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

November 21, 2025

CDC reportedly ordered to end taxpayer-funded monkey research

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been ordered to end all research on primates, according to a new report that marks a major new step in the Trump administration's effort to end taxpayer-funded animal research.

November 21, 2025

Judge rules Trump’s deployment of National Guard in D.C. was illegal

A federal judge ruled Thursday that the Trump administration broke the law in deploying the National Guard to patrol the streets of the District of Columbia without the city's approval.

November 20, 2025

Democratic congresswoman accused of bilking COVID money calls charges a ‘sham’

Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, the Florida Democrat charged with bilking the government of $5 million in disaster assistance then using it to get elected to Congress, said Thursday that the charges are "baseless" and a "sham."

November 20, 2025

$500 million in food stamps spent at fast-food restaurants

Food stamps are supposed to be spent on nutritious meals -- but nine states currently allow them to be spent at fast-food restaurants, such as McDonald's.

November 20, 2025

Judge blocks Trump from ending deportation amnesty for Syrians

A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Wednesday to postpone its plan to end a deportation amnesty for Syrian migrants, ruling the government likely cut too many corners.

November 19, 2025

Senior judge blasts court for ‘pernicious … misbehavior’ in striking down Texas congressional map

Senior Circuit Judge Jerry Smith delivered a scorching takedown of a fellow federal judge on Wednesday, accusing his colleague of "unrestrained ideological judicial zeal" in a ruling this week that struck down Texas's new congressional map.

November 19, 2025

DOJ charges Democratic congresswoman with stealing $5 million in COVID relief money

The Justice Department announced an indictment Wednesday against Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, a Florida Democrat, accusing her of bilking the government of $5 million in pandemic funds and using the money to boost a previous congressional campaign.

November 19, 2025