Stephen Dinan

Judge cites Shakespeare as she rules Trump’s attack on liberal law firms is illegal

Quoting Shakespeare's "kill all the lawyers" line, a federal judge ruled that President Trump strayed well beyond the bounds of propriety when he sought to punish a Democrat-connected law firm for working against him.

May 2, 2025

Supreme Court asked to lift block on DOGE access to Social Security data

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court Friday to put a hold on a lower court order that is blocking Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency from gaining access to Social Security records.

May 2, 2025

Florida proposes state-run deportation flights for illegal immigrants

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis released a blueprint for immigration enforcement Friday that proposes having the state deputize National Guard lawyers to serve as immigration judges and to orchestrate its own deportation flights to oust migrants.

May 2, 2025

Justice Department files second anti-sanctuary lawsuit against Illinois

The Trump administration filed a new immigration lawsuit Thursday against Illinois, arguing the state illegally discourages businesses from signing up for E-Verify, the federal system that can weed illegal immigrants out of the workforce.

May 1, 2025

Trump appeals to Supreme Court to shut down deportation amnesty for Venezuelan immigrants

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to step in and allow Homeland Security to shut down a Biden-era deportation amnesty that's protecting hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans from deportation, saying lower courts have trampled on President Trump's powers.

May 1, 2025

Feds begin charging illegal immigrants with trespassing on military land

The Justice Department is bringing a new tool to the border fight, charging the first set of migrants with entering a restricted military zone in southern New Mexico.

May 1, 2025

Judge rules Trump can’t use Alien Enemies Act to deport Tren de Aragua gang members

The Alien Enemies Act can't be used to detain and deport Venezuelan gang members, a federal judge ruled Thursday, a significant blow to President Trump's claims of expansive deportation powers.

May 1, 2025

How Mexico’s stolen oil is fueling smuggling cartels

Having sapped Mexican cartels' income from migrant smuggling, the Trump administration moved Thursday to go after another source of income: fuel theft.

May 1, 2025

State Department employee stole $650,000 by writing checks to herself

A State Department employee managed to steal more than $650,000 over two years by using her access to a government checkbook account to write herself 60 checks.

May 1, 2025

Hunter Biden drops lawsuit against IRS

Hunter Biden on Wednesday canceled a lawsuit that had accused the IRS of illegally trying to "embarrass" him by sharing his private tax information with the public.

April 30, 2025

Another domestic abuse case surfaces for MS-13 suspect who Democrats want to un-deport

Homeland Security said Wednesday that it discovered Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the MS-13 gang suspect at the center of a political and legal battle, had a second domestic violence allegation lodged against him when he was living in the U.S. illegally.

April 30, 2025

WATCH: Fate of nation’s first religious charter school rests with Supreme Court

Supreme Court justices struggled Wednesday to decide whether Oklahoma can open the nation's first religious charter school in a case that goes to the heart of whether charters are public or private institutions.

April 30, 2025

HHS quits paying for kids’ ‘gender-affirming care’ that was promoted under Biden administration

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday said his department has "ended funding for gender mutilation surgeries and other kind of gender dysphoria practices."

April 30, 2025

Judge sets free Palestinian student Trump is trying to deport

A federal judge ordered the release Wednesday of Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian student the Trump administration has been trying to deport for pro-Palestine activism, saying the government appeared to be trying to silence him.

April 30, 2025

Feds charge Ukrainian mother and daughter with illegal voting

Federal authorities brought charges this week against a Ukrainian mother and daughter they say cast illegal ballots in Florida in last year's presidential election.

April 30, 2025

Judge accused of helping man evade ICE suspended by Wisconsin Supreme Court

The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday temporarily relieved Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan of her duties after she was arrested for trying to prevent law enforcement from arresting an illegal immigrant in her courtroom.

April 29, 2025

House GOP votes to stop Democrats’ Signal chat inquiry and other anti-Trump probes

Republicans rallied around President Trump and his team Tuesday by voting to halt Democratic attempts to release potentially embarrassing information about Elon Musk and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

April 29, 2025

Modest deportations: Trump’s ICE booting 650 people per day

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested about 65,000 people over the first 100 days of the new administration, marking a major increase over the Biden years but far from the mass deportations that President Trump promised.

April 29, 2025

Iraqi man charged with illegal voting in U.S. election

Federal prosecutors have filed a charge against an Iraqi citizen, accusing him of illegally voting in the 2020 election.

April 29, 2025

Border shutdown tops list of Trump’s successes at 100 days

As he hits the 100-day mark, President Trump has answered the biggest question on immigration: You can shut down the border through sheer willpower.

April 28, 2025