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Articles by Stephen Dinan

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton pauses while speaking at the at New Hampshire Democrats party's annual dinner in Manchester, N.H., Sunday, Nov. 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Cheryl Senter)

Hillary Clinton email classification rate rises

The classification rate for former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's government emails rose again Monday, as the department released more than 5,000 additional messages and deemed at least 6 percent of them to contain information that had to be kept from the public.

November 30, 2015
Sen. James Lankford, Oklahoma Republican, is releasing "Federal Fumbles," a report that compiles some of the questionable and ridiculous projects on which the government has chosen to spend taxpayers' money. (Associated Press)

New Senate waste-watchers fill up ‘Federal Fumbles’

The dating habits of America's seniors might be of interest to online matchmakers and certain pharmaceutical companies, but Sen. James Lankford wants to know why the federal government felt it needed to get involved — to the tune of nearly $375,000 — to conduct its own study.

November 30, 2015
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks to the media following a visit to The King Center Monday, Nov. 23, 2015, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Google deems Bernie Sanders’ economic plan a ‘phishing scam’

Democratic presidential hopeful Bernard Sanders' economic plan triggered Gmail's "phishing scam" antenna, with the mail system saying the senator's liberal campaign promises -- including lower prescription drug prices and free college for all -- sound like frauds.

November 25, 2015
President Obama this week has tried to rally refugee and immigrant-rights advocates to his defense, saying the U.S. has a moral obligation to take some of the millions of refugees who have fled a brutal civil war in Syria that the president has been unable to stop. (Associated Press)

Obama’s Syria refugee push at odds with security-first stance on Bush Dubai Ports deal

President Obama's rising indignation at opponents of his open-door Syrian refugee policy is all the more striking because a decade ago he was one of those opponents, chastising then-President George W. Bush for trying to speed through a deal to transfer operations of major U.S. ports to a company from a predominantly Muslim country.

November 18, 2015
A Syrian refugee family sits at the immigration office of Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015. South Korea's spy service told lawmakers on Wednesday about 200 Syrians fleeing war have arrived by airplane in South Korea, but the government has yet to decide whether to grant refugee status to any of them.(Shin Jun-hee/Yonhap via AP) KOREA OUT

Obama admin vows to veto Syrian refugee bill

The White House vowed Wednesday to veto the bill to pause Syrian refugees, saying that stiff requirements that the FBI and Homeland Security certify each refugee are "untenable."

November 18, 2015
FILE - In this July 1, 2015 file photo, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel speaks at a news conference in Chicago. Illinois law says government officials’ emails about taxpayer business are public records for all to see. But what if they’re sent from private accounts or personal cellphones? Emanuel argues those are not. The Chicago Tribune claims they are, and has taken the matter to court. (AP Photo/Christian K. Lee, File)

Chicago council votes to welcome Syrian refugees

Chicago's city council voted Wednesday to welcome Syrian refugees to their city, passing a resolution that, while nonbinding, is meant to push back against the growing number of governors who have said they'll try to refuse resettlement.

November 18, 2015
A sign welcoming Syrian refugees is placed at the entrance to the office of the Arizona governor during a rally at the Arizona Capitol Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015, in Phoenix.   Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has joined a growing number of governors calling for an immediate halt to the placement of any new refugees in the wake of terrorist attacks in Paris.  The U.S. State Department says Arizona has received 153 Syrian refugees so far this year. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

House introduces bill to ‘pause’ Syrian refugees

Homeland Security, the FBI and the intelligence community would have to sign off on every Syrian refugee President Obama wants to bring to the U.S. under a bill House Republicans introduced Wednesday and are speeding toward a vote later this week.

November 18, 2015