Stephen Dinan

Feds paid $80 billion to bogus Social Security numbers during pandemic

Federal agencies paid out nearly $80 billion in pandemic money to applications that used stolen or invalid Social Security numbers, according to a new watchdog report Wednesday that said it should have been easy to stop them.

June 6, 2025

Judge halts Trump’s order blocking foreign students from Harvard

A federal judge late Thursday issued a restraining order halting President Trump's latest attempt to shut down Harvard University's pipeline of foreign students.

June 5, 2025

Appeals court blocks Trump’s firing of Inter-American Foundation head

The federal appeals court in Washington maintained a blockade on President Trump's attempt to fire the CEO of the Inter-American Foundation, ruling Thursday that the president likely acted beyond his powers.

June 5, 2025

Biden’s team sent migrant children to abusers; sponsors who impregnated girls among disturbing cases

The Biden administration placed some illegal immigrant children with sponsors who got them pregnant, the Homeland Security Department said Thursday.

June 5, 2025

DHS shuts down TSA’s Quiet Skies program after abuses

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem ended the TSA's Quiet Skies watchlist program Thursday, saying it never stopped a single terrorist but led to all sorts of abusive behavior toward airline passengers.

June 5, 2025

Court orders Trump to revive AmeriCorps

A federal judge on Thursday told the administration it must restore AmeriCorps, the government's national service program, saying the Trump team cut too many legal corners in trying to close it.

June 5, 2025

DHS holds migrants in shipping container after judge halts their deportation

Homeland Security said it's holding eight illegal immigrants in a shipping container at an American military base in the African country of Djibouti after a federal judge last month halted their deportation and ordered the government to give them more "due process."

June 5, 2025

Supreme Court rules Wisconsin violated First Amendment right of Catholic Charities

Wisconsin violated the Constitution when it refused to grant a religious exemption to a Catholic Charities organization, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Thursday, saying the state was trying to impose its own views of how a religion should operate.

June 5, 2025

Supreme Court blocks Mexico’s suit against U.S. gunmakers

The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously ruled that federal law keeps the government of Mexico from suing U.S. gun manufacturers over claims that they aid and abet cartels when their firearms cross the border and are used in crime.

June 5, 2025

Supreme Court rules for straight woman in reverse discrimination case

Heterosexual employees who claim discrimination shouldn't have to meet a higher burden than others just because they aren't part of a minority group, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday.

June 5, 2025

Judge orders DHS not to deport family of Colorado terror-attack suspect

A federal judge issued an emergency order Wednesday blocking Homeland Security from deporting the family of Mohammed Sabry Soliman, the Egyptian man accused of an antisemitic attack on a pro-Israel demonstration in Colorado this weekend.

June 4, 2025

Trump, citing national security concerns, signs new travel ban for 19 countries

President Trump issued a new broad travel ban Wednesday on 12 countries and a partial ban on seven others, saying the U.S. doesn't have enough confidence in their systems to be able to prevent national security risks from sneaking in.

June 4, 2025

Trump issues proclamation to block new foreign students from studying at Harvard

President Trump issued a proclamation Wednesday night ordering his government to deny entry to the U.S. for any new foreign students who plan to study at Harvard University, saying the school has become a security risk.

June 4, 2025

Judge orders due process for illegal immigrants deported to El Salvador’s terrorist prison

A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that the government violated the "due process" rights of illegal immigrants when it speedily ousted them to El Salvador's terrorist prison, and he ordered the government to belatedly allow them to challenge those deportations that have already been carried out.

June 4, 2025

DHS cracks down on migrants overstaying their visas

Homeland Security on Wednesday promised a major crackdown on foreign visitors who come to the U.S. legally but don't leave when their visas are up, citing Sunday's violent attack on a pro-Israel rally as the impetus.

June 4, 2025

DHS accuses Democratic senator of ‘corruption’ for helping husband get off TSA watchlist

Homeland Security said Wednesday that Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen used her position of power to get the Transportation Security Administration during the Biden administration to take her husband off one of its airplane watchlists, accusing her of "corruption."

June 4, 2025

DNC loses lawsuit against Trump executive order

A federal judge has dismissed a Democratic National Committee lawsuit accusing President Trump of trying to take over the Federal Election Commission and turn it into a partisan weapon.

June 3, 2025

DHS plans to use expedited deportation on Biden’s ‘paroled’ migrants

The Trump administration says it can use a speedy deportation policy to boot out hundreds of thousands of migrants who are having their Biden-era "parole" protections canceled, meaning they won't get the chance to go through a full immigration court hearing.

June 3, 2025

Federal judge orders Trump administration to accommodate transgender prisoners

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Trump administration to provide "stand-to-pee" devices to transgender prisoners who need them in order to adapt to their gender identity.

June 3, 2025

Feds prosecute Chinese student after he tried to take back his illegal vote in 2024 election

A Chinese man illegally cast a ballot in last year's presidential election then scrambled to try to take it back after he started "freaking out" about having broken the law, federal authorities said Tuesday.

June 3, 2025