Stephen Dinan

Trump request: ‘Please do not touch or harm the protester’

Donald Trump's presidential campaign has again begun warning those at his rallies not to get into fights with protesters, even issuing instructions on how to handle interruptions by telling supporters not to "touch or harm the protester."

March 14, 2016

124 illegal immigrants released by DHS later charged with murder: report

More than 100 illegal immigrants caught but released by the Obama administration over the last five years have gone on to be charged with murders after they were set free, according to a new report being released Monday from the Center for Immigration Studies.

March 14, 2016

Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, John Kasich try divide-and-conquer strategy to derail Donald Trump

Austin Kaiser wants Sen. Marco Rubio to be Republicans' presidential nominee -- so he's going to vote this week for Ohio Gov. John Kasich, one of Mr. Rubio's competitors.

March 13, 2016

Immigration costs, benefits unclear as immigrants near record share of U.S. population

Immigrant families account for 61 million people in the U.S., according to research released Monday that raises questions about the extent to which immigration affects everything from schools to congested cities to the future of Social Security.

March 7, 2016

Ted Cruz cements place as top Donald Trump alternative as Marco Rubio, John Kasich fade

Sen. Ted Cruz's two overwhelming weekend wins, as well as an easy victory in The Washington Times/CPAC straw poll, cemented him as the top pick for Republican voters trying to stop Donald Trump's march to the nomination.

March 6, 2016

Donald Trump says GOP leaders risk loss of Supreme Court

Donald Trump said Saturday that the GOP leaders who have said they won't support him as their nominee will cost Republicans the election and ensure Democrats tilt the Supreme Court to the left.

March 5, 2016

Donald Trump, Ted Cruz trade wins as Marco Rubio and John Kasich fade

Sen. Ted Cruz crushed his opponents in Kansas' Republican presidential caucus Saturday and easily won Maine's caucuses, but Donald Trump claimed victories in Louisiana's primary and Kentucky's caucuses, as the two men put the rest of the GOP field well behind them.

March 5, 2016

Vicente Fox, former Mexican president: Donald Trump has ‘attitude about the supreme white race’

Former Mexican President Vicente Fox escalated his battle with Donald Trump, saying in an interview airing Friday that the GOP presidential hopeful is an incurable racist who is copping an "attitude about the supreme white race."

March 4, 2016

Donald Trump quickly recants new stance on immigrant guest-workers

Donald Trump promised to be flexible on immigration, and as soon as he got off the stage at the debate in Detroit he made use of that flexibility, recanting a new position on guest-workers that he'd staked out just minutes before.

March 4, 2016

Donald Trump says he’ll support Republican nominee, even if it’s not him

Donald Trump appeared to rule out an independent bid for president Thursday night, saying he will support whoever the eventual GOP nominee is.

March 3, 2016

Donald Trump, rivals trade insults as Republican debate turns nasty

With a party civil war breaking out around him, Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump on Thursday forcefully rejected any ties to racist groups and declared himself a willing negotiator who would, within limits, work with politicians in Washington to strike deals on immigration or any other issue.

March 3, 2016

Donald Trump endorsers derided as ‘sellouts,’ ‘traitors’ and worse — by fellow Republicans

Republican leaders who have endorsed Donald Trump have been compared to the Ku Klux Klan, called sellouts and traitors to the Republican Party and told they "made a deal with the devil." And that's just from fellow Republicans.

March 3, 2016

Donald Trump dismisses Mitt Romney as ‘failed candidate’

Donald Trump dismissed Mitt Romney's disparaging remarks Tuesday, unleashing a characteristic barrage of insults at the 2012 GOP presidential nominee, calling him "a disaster" and saying he's irrelevant to the current Republican debate.

March 3, 2016

GOP race brings record voter turnout

More than 240,000 new Democrats and independents showed up to vote in Virginia's Republican presidential primary this week -- the tip of a massive shift as all the enthusiasm and interest are moving to the GOP.

March 2, 2016

Ben Carson sees no ‘political path forward,’ bails on Detroit debate

Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson signaled the effective end of his presidential campaign Wednesday, saying he no longer sees a path to victory and will be shifting his operation in another direction.

March 2, 2016

Donald Trump drives Republican turnout to record; Democrats lack enthusiasm

Republicans continued to shatter turnout records in their presidential primaries and caucuses Tuesday, while Democrats lagged behind in what analysts said was a clear indication of an enthusiasm gap heading into the general election.

March 1, 2016

Texas: Ted Cruz wins Lone Star State, spoils Donald Trump’s Super Tuesday run

Sen. Ted Cruz was projected the winner in his home state of Texas, and neighboring Oklahoma, delivering him his second and third wins of the primary season and giving him an argument for staying in the race.

March 1, 2016

Donald Trump racks up Super Tuesday wins in Deep South, Virginia, Mass.

Donald Trump survived the worst of Republican attacks against him, emerged Tuesday night with early projected victories in the Virginia, Vermont, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Arkansas and Massachusetts primaries, and earned the largest share of delegates for the GOP nomination.

March 1, 2016

State Dept: Review of Hillary Clinton secret emails may wait until after election

The State Department may wait until after the November election to finish its review of classified information former Secretary Hillary Clinton sent on her secret email account, a spokesman said Tuesday, vowing they will not be held to the political calendar.

March 1, 2016

Top border chief to agents who object to Obama amnesty: ‘Look for another job’

Customs and Border Protection Commission R. Gil Kerlikowske told Border Patrol agents who object to President Obama's amnesty policies that it's time to "look for another job," saying Tuesday that agents have to follow the orders of their superiors.

March 1, 2016