Stephen Dinan

Donald Trump ‘blindsided’ by Paul Ryan’s refusal to endorse

Presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump said he was "blindsided" by House Speaker Paul D. Ryan's decision to withhold his endorsement for now, saying they'd had a nice conversation just a few weeks ago, and the about-face was surprising.

May 7, 2016

Obama chides press for Trump coverage, ‘reality show’ campaign

President Obama said it's up to the press to try to expose Donald Trump's policies, saying Friday that the White House is too serious for a reality television approach to the campaign.

May 6, 2016

Donald Trump fires back at Paul Ryan, says he’s ‘not ready to support’ House speaker’s agenda

Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump said he's not ready to accept House Speaker Paul D. Ryan's agenda, firing back at the country's top elected Republican Thursday, just hours after Mr. Ryan said he's not ready to support Mr. Trump.

May 5, 2016

Paul Ryan: ‘Not there right now’ on backing Donald Trump

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan said Thursday that he is withholding his support from presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, adding to the bizarre and tense conversation that has erupted as the party tries to come to grips with its new standard-bearer.

May 5, 2016

Donald Trump names national finance chair, signals he’ll begin soliciting donations

Donald Trump took the first steps to begin raising the massive amounts of money his White House bid will cost, naming Steven Mnuchin to be his national finance chairman.

May 5, 2016

Social Security moves to block mentally impaired from owning guns

The Social Security Administration has released details on how it proposes to strip gun rights from beneficiaries who suffer from mental health disorders.

May 5, 2016

Judge orders top Hillary Clinton aides to answer questions about secret emails

A federal judge on Wednesday ordered Hillary Clinton's top aides to answer questions about her secret email server, including detailing who made the decision to set it up and whether it was intended to thwart open records laws.

May 4, 2016

Hillary Clinton: ‘Whole world’ wants me to beat Donald Trump

Talk about raising the stakes: Hillary Clinton says the "whole world" is pulling for her to defeat Donald Trump in November's election.

May 4, 2016

Donald Trump ousts Ted Cruz from race with Indiana win

Donald Trump won Indiana's primary Tuesday, forcing Sen. Ted Cruz from the race and solidifying himself as the GOP's' presumptive presidential nominee -- a result that was unthinkable to most Republicans just a few months ago.

May 3, 2016

John Kasich insists Donald Trump can still be stopped

Ohio Gov. John Kasich insisted Tuesday night he's still in the GOP's presidential race, even after the party's leadership declared Donald Trump the presumptive nominee.

May 3, 2016

Half of immigrant-led households collect welfare as admission rules go unenforced

Immigrants are supposed to be beneficial to the U.S. -- so much so that federal law requires them to prove they won't end up on the public dole if they are legally admitted.

May 3, 2016

Ted Cruz suspends White House bid

Sen. Ted Cruz suspended his presidential campaign Tuesday after a devastating defeat in Indiana's presidential primary, virtually assuring Donald Trump the GOP's presidential nomination.

May 3, 2016

Donald Trump wins Indiana primary

Donald Trump steamrolled to victory in Indiana on Tuesday, dealing a devastating defeat to Sen. Ted Cruz and the remaining establishment GOP forces who'd hoped in vain for last-minute salvation from the billionaire businessman.

May 3, 2016

ACLU lodges complaints against Arizona immigration ‘papers’ law

Some Arizona police are detaining people for as long as three hours while trying to figure out if they are in the country illegally, the American Civil Liberties Union said Monday, after an extensive review of Tucson Police Department records.

May 2, 2016

Joe Arpaio defeats immigrant groups in court; Arizona ID theft law upheld

States can impose their own stiff penalties on illegal immigrants -- or others -- who steal someone's identity in order to get a job, a federal appeals court ruled Monday, upholding Arizona's strict law and dealing a setback to immigrant rights advocates.

May 2, 2016

Illegal immigrant criminals released into U.S. despite thousands of vacant detention beds

Homeland Security is leaving thousands of detention beds empty even as it voluntarily releases thousands of murderers, kidnappers and other criminals, the chief of deportations admitted to Congress on Thursday as she faced families of those killed by freed illegal immigrant convicts.

April 28, 2016

Orrin Hatch demands secret memo that’s aided Obama executive actions

President Obama's unilateral pen-and-phone approach to governing has been aided by a decades-old secret memo that allows him to avoid economic scrutiny of some of the most intrusive rules and regulations his administration has issued, a top senator said Thursday.

April 28, 2016

Donald Trump in control after delegate haul in Northeast primaries

Donald Trump is now on target to win the Republican presidential nomination at the GOP's July convention, holding support from half of all delegates allocated so far, thanks to a massive haul Tuesday night that puts him firmly in the driver's seat.

April 27, 2016

Thousands of illegal immigrants convicted of homicide, sex assault released into community

Homeland Security has made some gains in detaining criminal aliens, but still released into the community nearly 20,000 immigrants last year who'd already been convicted of crimes -- including hundreds charges with sexual assault, kidnapping or homicide -- according to figures sent to Congress this week.

April 27, 2016

Paul Ryan tells young voters to ignore personalities, vote for ideas

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan pleaded with college students to look beyond the personalities in this year's presidential election and instead vote based on ideas, saying Wednesday that the GOP can win that battle.

April 27, 2016