Stephen Dinan

Drag queens, puberty guides: See the Pentagon’s list of banned books

To Matt Corey, the Defense Department's move to boot a transgender coming-of-age novel from the shelves at its civilian schools is the work of "bigots" afraid of letting children encounter different perspectives.

August 14, 2025

Florida opens second migrant facility named ‘Deportation Depot’

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday that his state is opening a second migrant detention facility, dubbed the "deportation depot," to help President Trump achieve his mass deportations.

August 14, 2025

J.D. Vance reveals why he was running funny

Vice President J.D. Vance finally dishes details on a viral video where he did an awkward slow run with his family at Disneyland.

August 14, 2025

U.N. officials skim U.S. aid intended for Afghanistan, collude in bribe scheme with Taliban

Corrupt U.N. officials in Afghanistan have stolen U.S. assistance by demanding bribes to allow the aid money to flow, an American inspector general charged.

August 13, 2025

Mexican cartels turn to timeshare fraud, target Americans with fake offers

Your timeshare in Mexico may actually be helping prop up that country's violent drug cartels, the U.S. government said Wednesday, warning Americans to think twice before buying south of the border.

August 13, 2025

Trump tallies third straight month of no catch-and-release at the border

Homeland Security notched its third month in a row where it didn't catch and release a single illegal immigrant at the border, the department said Tuesday, celebrating new record-breaking achievements.

August 12, 2025

Trump Justice Dept. reaches agreement barring race-based admissions at West Point, Air Force Academy

The Justice Department announced a settlement Tuesday that promises the Military Academy at West Point and the Air Force Academy will stop using race-based admissions preferences and instead pick future students "exclusively on merit."

August 12, 2025

Rushing for the exit: Illegal immigrant population down 1.6 million under Trump crackdown

President Trump is booting out illegal immigrants faster than President Biden added them, according to the latest Census Bureau numbers that show an unprecedented drop in the number of immigrants living in the U.S.

August 12, 2025

Judge orders Trump to restore funding to National Endowment for Democracy

A federal judge ordered the administration Monday to turn back on the pipeline of money to the National Endowment for Democracy, saying President Trump doesn't have the power to override Congress' spending decisions.

August 11, 2025

Texas standoff enters second week as Democrats thwart GOP on new redistricting map

California Gov. Gavin Newsom called on President Trump to accept a ceasefire in the fight over redrawing congressional lines, vowing Monday to make the GOP pay if Texas follows through on the president's plans.

August 11, 2025

Texas launches full legal assault on runaway Democrats blocking redistricting

Texas Republican officials have asked California to help arrest the Democratic lawmakers who fled to the West Coast last week, seeking to scuttle GOP plans to pad their numbers in the U.S. House by redrawing the Texas congressional map.

August 10, 2025

Art and absurdity of redrawing congressional lines — and then crossing them

We've come a long way from the country's first-ever gerrymander, which involved two future presidents vying to get elected to the first Congress.

August 10, 2025

Texas judge blocks Beto O’Rourke from helping runaway Democrats

A Texas judge issued a restraining order Friday blocking former Rep. Beto O'Rourke from using his political group to help state Democratic lawmakers remain on the lam.

August 8, 2025

Gov. Newsom vows to ‘nullify’ Texas with 5 more Democratic seats in California

California Gov. Gavin Newsom promised retaliation against Republicans if Texas follows through on redrawing its congressional map, saying he'll ask voters to approve a new map that would counter GOP gains with five new Democratic seats in his own state.

August 8, 2025

Paxton asks Texas Supreme Court to strip absent Democratic lawmakers of their seats

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton asked his state's Supreme Court to boot some Texas Democrat "cowards" out of their legislative seats after they failed to show up for business Friday, breaking an unofficial deadline.

August 8, 2025

Texas Democrats face deadline to return or risk expulsion, arrest

Democrats in the Texas Legislature are staring at a Friday deadline for returning or facing consequences that Republicans say could include arrest or ouster from their statehouse seats.

August 8, 2025

Appeals court slaps down Judge Boasberg’s contempt proceedings against Trump officials

A federal appeals court has delivered a reprimand to Judge James Boasberg, telling him he's gone too far in his effort to pursue criminal charges against Trump administration figures who he says intentionally defied his orders to bring back three planeloads of unauthorized immigrants earlier this year.

August 8, 2025

Trump asks Supreme Court to approve ICE’s arrests in Los Angeles

The Trump Justice Department sparked the next major legal battle over his deportation policies Thursday, rushing to the Supreme Court to ask the justices to give a preliminary OK to Homeland Security's aggressive push to arrest illegal immigrants in Los Angeles.

August 7, 2025

Judge halts new construction at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ migrant detention camp amid ecological concerns

A federal judge ordered the government Thursday to shut down any new construction at "Alligator Alcatraz," Florida's new migrant detention camp -- but allowed it to keep current operations going.

August 7, 2025

Oklahoma moves to cancel in-state tuition for illegal immigrants after DOJ prod

Oklahoma and the Trump Justice Department have reached a deal to overturn the state's law that has allowed illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition rates.

August 7, 2025