Stephen Dinan

DOJ sues Kansas school system to stop ‘secret gender transitions’

The Justice Department announced a new lawsuit Tuesday against the public school system in Kansas City, Kansas, to try to stop what it said were "secret gender transitions" taking place at school.

September 1, 2026

Judge blocks Virginia’s new law barring police and sheriffs’ cooperation with ICE

A federal judge has issued an injunction on Virginia's law that would have prevented counties and cities from entering into cooperative agreements with ICE, saying the state was interfering with national law enforcement priorities.

September 1, 2026

Haitian migrant dies by suicide over pending deportation, wearing GPS ankle bracelet

A Haitian migrant facing deportation took his life by throwing himself in front of a tractor-trailer truck, immigrant rights activists said Tuesday, blaming the Trump administration's policies for his death.

September 1, 2026

Post office can’t handle Trump’s orders to police mail balloting, says whistleblower

The U.S. Postal Service's attempt to carry out President Trump's orders to control mail balloting in this year's election is "potentially catastrophic" and could block millions of people from casting their votes by mail, according to a new whistleblower report.

September 1, 2026

Supreme Court allows Trump to keep building his White House ballroom

The Supreme Court on Monday gave President Trump permission to keep building his ballroom at the White House, erasing a lower court blockade that had limited his construction.

August 31, 2026

A dead teen’s Social Security number stayed active for 24 years and $284,000 in fraud

For 24 years, the man known to the world as Carlos Obregon would scam Social Security, Health and Human Services, the State Department, the Treasury Department and Idaho's Transportation Department, walking away with nearly $284,000 in taxpayers' money.

August 31, 2026

Republicans seek Supreme Court OK for lower campaign ad rates; case could swing Senate races

Republican committees are asking the Supreme Court to block a lower court ruling that effectively raised the rates they must pay for campaign ads, in a case that could affect the winners of several key congressional elections.

August 31, 2026

Biden’s migrant parole flooded truck schools. Now the feds are shutting them down

The Transportation Department announced an emergency order Monday shutting down 110 big-rig driving schools that have been churning out what officials said were dangerous drivers -- immigrant students who couldn't speak English.

August 31, 2026

Trump administration asks appeals court to revive mail-ballot policing plans

The Trump administration filed a quick appeal late last week, just hours after a federal judge issued a new restraining order forbidding the U.S. Postal Service from carrying out President Trump's plans to police which mailed ballots can be delivered for November's election.

August 30, 2026

FBI puts Iraqi woman who got award from Jill Biden on terror watchlist; her visa is revoked

The Biden administration thought so highly of Taif Sami Mohammed Al Shakarchi that first lady Jill Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken gave her the International Women of Courage Award in 2022.

August 29, 2026

ICE plans to deport right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos

Homeland Security officers have arrested right-wing political commentator Milo Yiannopoulos and are holding him in preparation for deportation, the government said Friday, saying he's in the country illegally.

August 28, 2026

U.S. military uses laser to blast cartel drones at southern border

The U.S. military said it blasted three cartel-linked drones out of the sky, opening a new frontier in the shadow war at the southern border.

August 28, 2026

Judge strikes down Hegseth’s ban on Anthropic AI, calls it unconstitutional ‘retaliation’

A federal judge barred the Defense Department from enforcing its ban on using technology from Anthropic, a leading AI firm, calling the prohibition more a fit of rage than a well-founded policy.

August 27, 2026

Judge again blocks Trump mail ballot executive order in ruling that’s likely to be swiftly appealed

A federal judge issued a restraining order Thursday night forbidding the U.S. Postal Service from carrying out President Trump's plans to police which mailed ballots can be delivered for November's election, saying the agency overstepped its boundaries.

August 27, 2026

George Washington University med school illegally discriminates in admissions, DOJ finds

George Washington University Medical School intentionally and illegally gives Black and Hispanic applicants an advantage in admissions, the Justice Department said Thursday,

August 27, 2026

Workers in IRS buyout kept hundreds of government computers, smartphones

Some of the IRS employees who took last year's buyout added a little five-finger bonus to their departure, walking away with government laptops and smartphones they should have returned.

August 27, 2026

ICE officer released from jail after failed extradition bid

ICE Officer Christian Castro walked out of a Texas jail early Thursday, free for the first time in 90 days, after Minnesota's bid to get him extradited to face assault charges stalled.

August 27, 2026

Trump’s EPA just took a step toward ending all animal testing by 2035

The Environmental Protection Agency announced two new methods of testing chemicals' toxicity on Thursday, in what officials called a major step toward the goal of ending all testing on mammals by 2035.

August 27, 2026

Judge won’t order Texas to turn ICE officer over to Minnesota for prosecution

A federal judge declined Wednesday to order Texas to extradite an ICE officer to Minnesota to face charges of assaulting a migrant, siding with Gov. Greg Abbott, who says he needs more time to decide whether to comply.

August 26, 2026

Democratic pols charged with COVID fraud in Massachusetts

A member of the Massachusetts legislature was arrested Wednesday on charges of pandemic fraud, with federal prosecutors saying he stole more than $700,000 in unemployment and small business money and used it to buy real estate and fund his campaign.

August 26, 2026