Stephen Dinan

ICE sets 1 million deportation target for 2026, 2027

It was long rumored -- and denied -- but ICE has now made its goal of a million deportations a year official.

April 15, 2026

DHS employee walking dog is slain by immigrant with long rap sheet

Homeland Security said one of its employees was slain by an immigrant from the United Kingdom whom the Biden administration approved for citizenship and who had a significant criminal record.

April 15, 2026

Federal officers shot illegal immigrant they say tried to run them over

Federal prosecutors announced charges Tuesday against an illegal immigrant they say tried to drive over officers, who then shot the man.

April 14, 2026

Smith remains No. 1, but U.S. sees big shift in Hispanic names

The Census Bureau has captured the Hispanification of America in new data showing that five of the top 15 surnames are now of Spanish origin.

April 14, 2026

White House invokes Trump assassination attempts as it fights to keep building new ballroom

The administration begged a federal judge on Tuesday to let construction continue on President Trump's grand ballroom project at the White House, reminding the court that he has faced "multiple assassination attempts" in recent years.

April 14, 2026

Judge scolds media for ‘better-first-than-accurate’ approach to news

A federal judge blasted the press on Tuesday for sacrificing accuracy at the hands of speed, saying journalists are delivering "predictably inaccurate" coverage of court action.

April 14, 2026

DHS beats Boasberg with appeals court ending his contempt proceedings against Trump administration

A federal appeals court delivered an embarrassing reproach to U.S. District Judge James Boasberg on Tuesday, ordering him to shut down his "intrusive" criminal contempt of court investigation against the Trump administration.

April 14, 2026

Intel chief Tulsi Gabbard says Democrats’ 2019 impeachment of Trump based on ‘concocted’ evidence

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard fired a broadside at congressional Democrats on Monday, saying their 2019 impeachment of President Trump over his dealings with Ukraine was based on biased evidence and slipshod work from within the intelligence community.

April 13, 2026

Judge tosses Trump’s defamation lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein claims

A federal judge dismissed President Trump's $10 billion defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal on Monday, saying he failed to prove the newspaper acted with malice when it published claims linking him to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

April 13, 2026

Justice Department repeatedly making unforced errors under Trump

One of the Trump Justice Department's most fervent missions has been to try to pry voting lists from states, including by suing, in an attempt to force them to clean up their rolls.

April 12, 2026

U.S. sends Navy destroyers through Strait of Hormuz with aim to demine it

The Navy sent two guided missile destroyers through the Strait of Hormuz as the first step in its plan to reopen the critical waterway to commercial ship traffic.

April 11, 2026

IBM reaches settlement with Justice Dept. over DEI hiring, pay

IBM has agreed to pay $17 million to resolve a Justice Department investigation that charged the tech firm with boosting minorities and women by illegally using race and sex in hiring and pay decisions.

April 10, 2026

Deficit dips as economy continues to fill Uncle Sam’s wallet

The federal government has seen a surge in money through the first six months of the fiscal year, helping to offset a small rise in spending and cutting the size of the budget deficit by 11%.

April 10, 2026

ICE book-ins wane after pullout from Minnesota; criminal arrests rise

ICE is now booking in fewer than 1,000 migrants a day as the agency has seen its workload plummet after pulling out of Minnesota.

April 10, 2026

Judge orders Pentagon to let New York Times reporters back in

A federal judge ruled Thursday that the Pentagon cheated when it tried to block access to all reporters in order to keep The New York Times out of the building.

April 9, 2026

Palestinian student Mahmoud Khalil loses deportation case

Mahmoud Khalil, the most prominent of the pro-Palestinian students the Trump administration targeted for deportation last year, has lost his deportation case after the Board of Immigration Appeals rejected his request for leniency Thursday.

April 9, 2026

Child exploitation rampant online while Big Tech blows chances to help nab predators

Social media has made a mess of child exploitation, spawning a massive increase in reports but leaving the major technology companies struggling to turn over the kinds of details investigators need to track down culprits and rescue victims, said a report Thursday by the Senate's senior lawmaker.

April 9, 2026

DHS says border calm is ‘the new normal’

The Border Patrol in March posted its 11th straight month without a single catch-and-release of an illegal immigrant at the southwestern boundary, leading officials to declare the record levels of calm "the new normal."

April 9, 2026

Judge tosses another Trump lawsuit seeking voter information from states

A federal judge on Thursday rejected the Justice Department's attempt to get a look at Massachusetts' voter lists, complete with identifying information, saying the government didn't give a valid reason to see the data.

April 9, 2026

He urged leftists to ‘infiltrate’ GOP primaries — the Supreme Court just said no

The Supreme Court on Thursday shut down an attempt by Samuel Ronan, a longtime liberal Democrat, to force his way onto the Republican primary ballot for a congressional seat from Ohio.

April 9, 2026