Stephen Dinan

Rep. Beatty asks judge to block Kennedy Center closure

Fresh off a court victory preventing President Trump from slapping his name on the Kennedy Center, Rep. Joyce Beatty asked the judge on Wednesday to head off his plan for a two-year shutdown for renovations.

September 16, 2026

Hitman who dismembered bodies for cartel slapped with terrorism charge

Federal prosecutors on Wednesday announced terrorism charges against a Mexican hitman who admitted he was a go-to man when the Gulf Cartel needed to dispose of a body.

September 16, 2026

Arlington County cancels Flock camera contract amid public surveillance fears

The Arlington County Board voted Tuesday to shut down its fleet of Flock license plate-reading cameras and expunge most of the collected data, bowing to residents' privacy concerns.

September 16, 2026

Federal judge refers Philadelphia’s district attorney for prosecution

A federal judge referred Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner on Tuesday to the U.S. attorney's office for possible prosecution, saying he appeared to have misled the court over a case where he's trying to free a murder convict.

September 15, 2026

Patel touts record crime drop, stands by Flock cameras before Senate panel

The FBI over the last 18 months has helped usher in the largest drop in homicides in history, increased arrests of violent criminals and rescues of child victims, and captured all 10 of its most wanted fugitives, Director Kash Patel told senators on Tuesday.

September 15, 2026

Board votes to close Kennedy Center immediately, but Trump says no repairs until his name is added

The Kennedy Center's board voted Tuesday to immediately close for a two-year refurbishment, saying the building suffers from severe structural damage and poses a danger.

September 15, 2026

Kennedy Center board votes to shut down building, minutes after Trump name ruling

The Kennedy Center's board voted Tuesday to shut down the iconic performing arts facility, saying the building is collapsing and has become a danger.

September 15, 2026

Border czar Tom Homan confirms ICE is probing Rep. Ilhan Omar for immigration crimes

White House border czar Tom Homan has confirmed that ICE is investigating Rep. Ilhan Omar to see if she obtained her U.S. citizenship through fraud.

September 15, 2026

FBI Director Kash Patel defends Flock cameras, says they’ve saved children from predators

FBI Director Kash Patel mounted a strong defense for Flock cameras on Tuesday, telling senators they help solve crimes and rescue children from sexual predators.

September 15, 2026

FBI agent wanted criminal probe of Elon Musk over DOGE activities

An FBI agent last year tried to get colleagues to open a criminal investigation into Elon Musk after DOGE sent an email asking government employees to name five things they accomplished in a week.

September 15, 2026

Supreme Court won’t let Trump use post office to block mailed ballots

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to lift an injunction blocking President Trump's attempt to use the U.S. Postal Service to regulate mailed ballots in this year's election, dealing a significant blow to the administration's effort to impose new mail voting rules.

September 14, 2026

Judge blocks new DHS policy to limit visas for foreign students, journalists

A federal judge on Monday ordered Homeland Security not to carry out its new rule limiting how long foreign students and journalists can remain in the U.S., delivering a barrage of withering shots at the Trump administration for the policy.

September 14, 2026

Global warming will mean 2.5 million fewer elderly deaths over the next 50 years

Global warming will lead to more older adults visiting emergency rooms, but fewer of them will die and overall emergency room spending should drop, according to new research by the Congressional Budget Office.

September 14, 2026

Feds ban 870,000 suspected pandemic fraudsters from getting future government loans

Vice President J.D. Vance announced Monday that the government is barring 870,000 people from getting future federal loans because they are suspected of defrauding the government during the pandemic.

September 14, 2026

Florida’s former ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ kept migrants in metal cages: DHS inspector general

Some illegal immigrants were kept in small metal cages for up to two hours while being detained at "Alligator Alcatraz," according to a federal inspector general's report on Monday.

September 14, 2026

Another judge blocks Trump’s plans to use post office to police mailed ballots

President Trump's attempt to rope the U.S. Postal Service into policing which ballots can and can't be mailed suffered another setback after a second federal judge issued a ruling halting the idea.

September 14, 2026

Anti-ICE rioter caught on video hurling rocks at agents gets 3-year prison sentence

The California man who was captured on video last year while hurling large rocks at immigration officers during the anti-ICE riots in Los Angeles was slapped with three years in prison.

September 12, 2026

Judge boots Trump ‘loyalty’ question from civil service job applications

A federal judge issued a stay forbidding the administration from asking those seeking jobs in the federal government to say how they would help carry out presidential executive orders, in what had been seen as a test of "loyalty" to President Trump.

September 12, 2026

Supreme Court erases major immigration detention case from its docket

The Supreme Court has dismissed a significant immigration detention case after New York Gov. Kathy Hochul pardoned the key migrant, making him no longer deportable.

September 12, 2026

Skid row scam: Fraudsters used homeless to pose as valid voters for California referendum drive

Federal prosecutors have charged three California residents for allegedly scamming the state's referendum system by paying homeless people to pose as other voters, then sign petitions to try to get measures on the ballot.

September 11, 2026