Stephen Dinan

DHS’ name-and-shame sanctuary list fizzles out

The Department of Homeland Security's name-and-shame list for sanctuary jurisdictions appears to have landed on the scrap heap.

October 1, 2025

Shutdown’s latest victim: Hundreds of Trump lawsuits across the country

The tsunami of Trump lawsuits could be another victim of the government shutdown, as the Justice Department fanned out to federal courts across the country Wednesday, asking judges to put the cases on hold.

October 1, 2025

The Supreme Court keeps backing Trump. Justice Kavanaugh explains why

President Trump has been on a winning streak at the Supreme Court, though it's often not clear why. Enter Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh, who has emerged as a kind of court interpreter.

October 1, 2025

Supreme Court allows Fed Reserve member Lisa Cook to remain in job despite Trump firing

The Supreme Court said Wednesday that Lisa Cook, the Federal Reserve board member whom Donald Trump is trying to fire, can remain on the job at least into early next year, when the court will hear oral argument on the case.

October 1, 2025

Appeals court vacates ruling that struck down Trump’s Alien Enemies Act deportations

A federal appeals court has vacated its previous ruling against President Trump's attempt to deport members of the Tren de Aragua gang under the Alien Enemies Act and scheduled the case for a rehearing before the full slate of judges.

October 1, 2025

Judge rules USPS ban on guns is unconstitutional

The U.S. Postal Service policy banning people from bringing firearms into post offices violates the Constitution, a federal judge in Texas ruled Tuesday.

September 30, 2025

Feds to probe Des Moines schools on diversity hiring in wake of illegal immigrant schools chief

The Justice Department opened an investigation Tuesday in the diversity hiring practices of the public school system in Des Moines, Iowa, just days after its superintendent was arrested for being an illegal immigrant.

September 30, 2025

DHS finds staggering fraud in legal immigration cases after enforcement surge in Minnesota

Federal authorities revealed what they called a shocking level of immigration fraud after a major enforcement surge in Minnesota, saying they found problems with nearly half of the cases they investigated.

September 30, 2025

Judge calls on Americans to ‘stand up’ to Trump in 161-page admonishment

A federal judge tried to rally anti-Trump resistance with a blistering ruling Tuesday that denounced the president as "scandalous," found that his executive actions had violated the First Amendment rights of immigrants, and called on Americans to "stand up" and defend the Constitution.

September 30, 2025

Justice Dept. files groundbreaking lawsuit accusing Los Angeles of blocking concealed-carry permits

The Trump Justice Department announced a groundbreaking lawsuit Tuesday accusing the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department of intentionally slow-walking applications for concealed-carry weapons permits, saying thousands of residents are being denied their Second Amendment rights.

September 30, 2025

Biden political opponents got stuck on TSA’s watchlist, audit finds

The Transportation Security Administration and federal air marshals retaliated against adversaries of President Biden by sticking them on secret scrutiny lists and tracking their air travels, the Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday, admitting to "widespread abuses" during the previous president's term.

September 30, 2025

Second migrant dies of wounds from shooting attack at Dallas ICE facility

A second migrant who was shot in last week's attack on ICE's office in Dallas has died, leaving behind a pregnant wife.

September 30, 2025

FBI, ATF, DEA assigned to protect ICE amid growing violence

Attorney General Pam Bondi issued orders Monday to the Justice Department's law enforcement agencies to "defend" U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel and offices amid a growing wave of anti-ICE violence.

September 29, 2025

States forgave billions in fraudulent pandemic benefits

It was bad enough that fraudsters stole tens of billions of dollars in bogus pandemic-era unemployment benefits -- now it turns out states forgave much of that money without even trying to claw it back.

September 29, 2025

Why it was easy for an illegal immigrant to land top job in Des Moines’ public schools

The arrest of an illegal immigrant serving as superintendent of Des Moines' schools has exposed a broader problem in America's public education system: Few of them are using E-Verify, the federal government's tool to weed out people not authorized to work.

September 29, 2025

New York left worker on job training rolls for 21 years; thousands in system after ending program

Twenty-one years is a long time to be in a job-training program. But that's just what New York's Department of Labor systems showed, according to a new inspector general's audit that found the state left thousands of people on its rolls well after they'd completed their federally funded training programs.

September 29, 2025

Iowa revokes education license of illegal immigrant who worked as school superintendent

Iowa officials have revoked the education license of Ian Andre Roberts, an illegal immigrant from Guyana who managed to become school superintendent in Des Moines, the state's largest education system.

September 29, 2025

Trump takes birthright citizenship case back to Supreme Court

The administration has asked the Supreme Court to approve his move to deny recognition of birthright citizenship to babies born to illegal immigrants and temporary visitors, teeing up one of the biggest constitutional fights of the Trump presidency.

September 27, 2025

Supreme Court allows Trump to block billions in foreign aid money

The Supreme Court brushed aside a lower court ruling Friday and cleared the way for President Trump to do a "pocket rescission" of $4 billion in foreign assistance money Congress approved but he doesn't want to spend.

September 26, 2025

Nevada works its way off DOJ’s sanctuary jurisdiction list

Nevada has reached an agreement to cooperate with the federal government on immigration enforcement, earning the state its way off the Justice Department's name-and-shame list for sanctuary jurisdictions on Friday.

September 26, 2025