Stephen Dinan

Sen. Rand Paul to refer Fauci aide for prosecution after Democrats block immunity deal

Sen. Rand Paul said Wednesday he will refer a longtime aide to Dr. Anthony Fauci to the Justice Department for possible prosecution, saying she had a "20-year history of destroying records" for him.

September 23, 2026

Supreme Court asked to halt Missouri’s gerrymandered map — again

Missouri's new Republican-friendly congressional map is back before the Supreme Court, where opponents are begging the justices to once again set the new districts aside and force November's election to take place under the old, more Democrat-tilted map.

September 23, 2026

Sanctuary clash: Virginia county shields drunk drivers from deportation, report shows

Arlington County prosecutors cut breaks to illegal immigrants facing drunk driving charges with the hope that a lower charge could help them avoid deportation, according to a congressional report that labels the left-leaning jurisdiction a sanctuary.

September 23, 2026

Supreme Court allows custody for parents who wanted surrogate mother to abort baby

A surrogate mother lost her bid Tuesday to gain control of the child she birthed, after Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan denied her petition.

September 22, 2026

Federal prosecutors say mailman tossed 300 mail-in ballots ahead of Utah primary

Federal prosecutors announced charges Tuesday against a former mailman who they accused of dumping about 300 mail-in ballots he was supposed to deliver ahead of Utah's primary election in June.

September 22, 2026

Trump administration inked $200,000-per-year contract for Flock cameras in D.C. area

It turns out Uncle Sam is part of the Flock family. A Trump administration agency is paying Flock Group $231,600 a year to host license plate reader cameras on roads around the Washington area, according to government contracting data.

September 22, 2026

Marsha Blackburn wants a national database on child trafficking rings before she exits Senate

Sen. Marsha Blackburn says the Justice Department doesn't have a central database to catalog child trafficking rings.

September 22, 2026

Trump asks Supreme Court to allow DHS detention of pro-Palestinian scholar

President Trump has asked the Supreme Court to hear a case involving a Georgetown University scholar who was targeted for deportation last year after a government artificial intelligence tool flagged his social media posts as too pro-Palestinian.

September 22, 2026

Judge rules against ICE on construction site raid; says agents also detained U.S. citizen too long

A federal judge issued an order Monday blocking ICE from raiding private construction sites without a warrant and from indiscriminately detaining people, saying both of those practices are likely unlawful.

September 21, 2026

Trump asks court to allow Kennedy Center’s closure for renovations

President Trump has asked a judge to remove his blockade and allow the full shutdown and renovation of the Kennedy Center, saying he's fixed the problems that led to the court issuing an injunction earlier this year.

September 19, 2026

ICE says stun gloves would be less harsh than Tasers, pepper spray

ICE said its pursuit of electrified shock gloves is meant to be a less violent option for officers and agents seeking to gain control of unruly individuals, reducing the need to use a Taser, baton or pepper spray.

September 18, 2026

DOJ says 18- to 20-year-olds can’t be barred from buying handguns

The Justice Department released a new opinion Friday saying federal laws prohibiting the sale of handguns to adults under age 21 can't be squared with the Constitution and can no longer be enforced.

September 18, 2026

Texas shuts down company that coached Chinese on birthright citizenship

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Friday that his lawsuit has shut down a "birth tourism" company that specialized in helping Chinese women game the immigration system and travel to the U.S. to have babies for automatic citizenship.

September 18, 2026

Trump pulls nomination of Schroyer as ICE director

The White House has pulled its nomination of Lance Schroyer to be the new head of ICE, marking the latest in a long line of failed nominees for the position.

September 17, 2026

Judge bans Trump from demolishing Kennedy Center without permission

A federal judge issued an order Thursday forbidding the demolition of the Kennedy Center's main building, moving to prevent a repeat of what President Trump did to the White House's East Wing last year.

September 17, 2026

ICE agent who fought extradition now in custody in Minnesota

Christian Castro, the ICE officer whom authorities have accused of assaulting a migrant and lying about it, has been taken into custody in Minnesota.

September 17, 2026

Florida GOP congresswoman scolds Trump on immigration in stunning campaign ad

Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar has released a campaign ad declaring that President Trump went "too far" with his mass deportations, warning him he's losing Hispanic voters who put him back in the White House.

September 17, 2026

Kennedy Center is closed; nobody can say for how long

The Kennedy Center shut down this week because the executive director felt the building was no longer safe, but could reopen in a week, government lawyers told a federal judge on Thursday.

September 17, 2026

Feds take aim at California city’s ‘illogical’ gun permit fees in new Second Amendment challenge

The Justice Department has sued San Jose over the California city's nearly $1,600 fee for residents to obtain a firearms carry permit, saying the "exorbitant" rate unconstitutionally burdens Second Amendment rights.

September 17, 2026

House subpoenas Fairfax County’s prosecutor over sanctuary policy fight

The House Judiciary Committee has subpoenaed Fairfax County Commonwealth's Attorney Steve Descano for information about his alleged sanctuary policy offering lenient treatment to illegal immigrants.

September 16, 2026