Stephen Dinan

DOJ sues to stop Virginia’s ‘assault weapons’ ban

The Justice Department sued Virginia on Wednesday to try to block state Democrats' new law banning the sale and purchase of so-called assault weapons, including some of the most popular semiautomatic rifles.

July 1, 2026

350 Tren de Aragua arrests under Trump so far

Justice Department officials said Wednesday they have arrested and charged nearly 350 people who are either members or associates of Tren de Aragua in the new administration, making good on President Trump's promise to focus on the violent international gang.

July 1, 2026

Trump administration plans crackdown on ‘birth tourism’ after Supreme Court ruling

The Supreme Court may have settled the legal issues on birthright citizenship but the Trump administration says it leaves room to find ways to prevent pregnant women -- particularly "birth tourists" -- from reaching U.S. soil to take advantage of it.

July 1, 2026

No Trump, no money: DOJ says Kennedy Center faces ‘financial ruin’ without president’s name

The "Trump" name is crucial to the Kennedy Center's ability to raise money, the government told a federal appeals court this week, asking the judges to keep President Trump's name on the building while legal challenges play out.

July 1, 2026

Hegseth loses another round to NYT over attempt to limit reporters at Pentagon

A federal judge issued an injunction Tuesday barring the Pentagon from requiring journalists to have an escort if they want to enter the building, saying Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's attempt to impose restrictions was retaliatory.

June 30, 2026

Trump says China is the winner in Supreme Court’s birthright citizenship ruling

President Trump on Tuesday congratulated China on its "massive ... win" after the Supreme Court shot down his executive order trying to restrict birthright citizenship in the U.S.

June 30, 2026

Supreme Court to review Apple’s contempt finding in Epic Games battle

The Supreme Court announced Tuesday it will hear Apple's challenge to a massive civil contempt order the firm faces in an antitrust lawsuit involving Epic Games, the maker of "Fortnite."

June 30, 2026

Supreme Court to decide whether states can ban AR-15 rifles

The Supreme Court said Tuesday it will hear cases challenging states' bans on semiautomatic "assault weapons" such as the popular AR-15.

June 30, 2026

Supreme Court strikes down limits on campaign coordination between political parties and candidates

The Supreme Court gave approval Tuesday for political parties to coordinate their spending with their candidates, saying a long-standing bar on coordination violates core First Amendment speech rights.

June 30, 2026

Supreme Court shuts down Trump’s attempt to change birthright citizenship

The Supreme Court forcefully affirmed America's guarantee of automatic citizenship to persons born on U.S. soil, ruling Tuesday against President Trump's attempt to unilaterally rewrite the bedrock birthright.

June 30, 2026

Supreme Court upholds Idaho, West Virginia laws protecting girls’ sports

States can bar transgender women from competing in women's sports leagues, the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday, as the justices continued to shy away from making major constitutional pronouncements about transgender rights.

June 30, 2026

Supreme Court says police need warrants for ‘geofence’ searches to track cellphones near crimes

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that police who ask telecommunications companies to search their records to spot people whose phones were active near a crime scene are performing a search, and must obtain a warrant.

June 29, 2026

Supreme Court to weigh Arizona’s proof of citizenship for voter registration

The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear a major election dispute next term regarding whether Arizona can require proof of citizenship when registering people to vote.

June 29, 2026

Supreme Court expands Trump’s firing powers — but imposes some limits

The Supreme Court on Monday granted presidents wide-ranging authority to fire senior officials over policy differences, but said some limits must be observed.

June 29, 2026

Supreme Court allows mail-in ballots to be counted days after Election Day

The Supreme Court on Monday upheld Mississippi's mail-in ballot law that allows absentee ballots to be counted up to five days past Election Day.

June 29, 2026

‘Like a small airport’: Feds nab biggest prison drone-smuggling operation in history

The idea of delivering packages by drone is relatively new and exciting for Americans at large. For prison officials, however, it has long been a reality -- and a dangerous one at that.

June 28, 2026

U.S. nabs major Minnesota fraudster — in Somalia

One of the orchestrators of the Feeding Our Future scam, the massive fraud that stole a quarter of a billion dollars in pandemic food assistance money in Minnesota, has been captured in Somalia.

June 27, 2026

Judge orders release of more Epstein-files names that were redacted

A federal judge in Washington on Thursday ordered the Justice Department to release information redacted or withheld from the public Epstein files, including names of people prosecutors once identified as "co-conspirators" and more details about an FBI interview with a woman who claimed President Trump assaulted her.

June 25, 2026

Judge blocks Trump’s attempt to use post office to refuse to deliver mail-in ballots

A federal judge issued an injunction on Thursday blocking the administration from carrying out President Trump's executive order directing the U.S. Postal Service to refuse delivery of mail-in ballots of states that won't verify their voters' identities.

June 25, 2026

Supreme Court rejects ‘racist’ claims against Trump, allows him to shut down deportation amnesty

The Supreme Court cleared the way Thursday for the Department of Homeland Security to wind down a deportation amnesty for hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants, ruling that President Trump's decision to end temporary protected status was not motivated by racism.

June 25, 2026