Stephen Dinan

Musk, Ramaswamy’s DOGE could break stalemate in Beltway spending

President-elect Donald Trump and his Department of Government Efficiency have given new hope to spending cutters on Capitol Hill.

December 1, 2024

DHS deportation officer arrested migrant as a favor to fraudster, say federal prosecutors

A Homeland Security deportation officer arrested a migrant to try to deport him to prevent exposure of a $10 million bank fraud scheme, federal prosecutors charged.

November 28, 2024

Biden battles to build legacy as Democrats tear him down, hold him liable for Trump’s return

President Biden is on a two-month sprint to try to define his place in history, but he's suddenly facing a hurdle from members of his own party who say his biggest legacy is delivering President-elect Donald Trump back into the White House.

November 28, 2024

Texas has right to build razor wire border wall, appeals court rules

A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that the Biden administration overstepped when it tried to dismantle Texas' razor-wire border fence.

November 27, 2024

Immigrants rush to burrow into the U.S. before Trump’s inauguration

Inauguration Day is shaping up to be an unofficial deadline for immigrants who are rushing to beat what they fear will be a draconian Trump crackdown.

November 27, 2024

Incoming border czar Tom Homan to sanctuary cities: ‘Don’t test us’

Incoming border czar Tom Homan delivered a new stern warning to sanctuary cities Tuesday and proclaimed Texas a model for how the rest of the country should approach border enforcement.

November 26, 2024

Vote count: Trump scored GOP’s biggest win in 36 years, Democrats bailed on Harris

Ballots are still being tallied in some slow-counting states three weeks after Election Day, but the size and scope of President-elect Donald Trump's victory are firming up in what analysts called a decisive, but not overwhelming, victory for the GOP.

November 26, 2024

GOP ponders second Mayorkas impeachment to block him from future office

Republican staffers on Capitol Hill are discussing a second impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas as a way of blocking him from holding office in the future, The Washington Times has learned.

November 25, 2024

USAID paid for meals that went to Syrian terrorists

American taxpayers paid for hundreds of thousands of meals that went to al Qaeda-affiliated fighters in Syria, federal prosecutors revealed in announcing charges against the NGO employee they say was responsible for it.

November 22, 2024

Americans warming to Trump; Pew survey says voters shifting to GOP, away from Democrats

Americans are warmer to President-elect Donald Trump now than they were in 2016 and 2020, according to a new poll that found they believe he'll steer the economy correctly as he takes office.

November 22, 2024

Biden spent big to fight contrary narratives; ‘misinformation’ on virus, climate

The Biden administration has spent more than a quarter of a billion dollars to study and police "misinformation," according to a report released Friday.

November 22, 2024

DEA suspends airport cash seizures after audit finds abuses

The Drug Enforcement Administration paused its practice of seizing cash from airline travelers after an inspector general delivered a scorching denunciation of the program.

November 21, 2024

‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’ returns to Congress as Democrats nearly sink anti-terror nonprofit bill

It didn't take long for Trump Derangement Syndrome to strike Congress again, according to House Republicans who had to battle Thursday to pass a bill to strip tax-exempt status from nonprofit groups that provide material support for terrorists.

November 21, 2024

Welfare recipients, criminals allowed to sponsor illegal immigrants under Biden ‘parole’ program

Sex traffickers may be using a Biden administration "parole" program to sneak illegal immigrant women into the U.S., the House Judiciary Committee revealed Wednesday in an explosive report exposing fraud in one of the Homeland Security Department's marquee border operations.

November 20, 2024

Republicans fume over disparity in FEMA’s payments to illegal immigrants, hurricane survivors

Congressional Republicans lashed FEMA Director Deanne Criswell on Tuesday over her agency's payments to illegal immigrants, saying that money could be better used on Americans suffering from recent natural disasters.

November 19, 2024

IRS inspector general urges agency to be mindful of its AI tools adopting discriminatory patterns

The IRS's inspector general is warning the IRS over its embrace of artificial intelligence, saying the tax agency must develop guardrails to prevent AI from being used in discriminatory ways.

November 19, 2024

FEMA director confirms employees avoided Trump homes, promises inspector general probe

FEMA Director Deanne Criswell on Tuesday blasted an agency supervisor who directed emergency workers to avoid making contact with Florida homes with Donald Trump signs and said she would ask her inspector general to see how deep the problem goes.

November 19, 2024

U.S. sets record with 1.1 million foreign students

Foreign students are flocking to America in record numbers, putting pandemic-era concerns behind them as they rush to fill colleges and internships.

November 18, 2024

Trump’s mass deportation plan includes military role; 1-word reply confirms emergency declaration

President-elect Donald Trump confirmed that he plans to ask the U.S. military to assist with a massive deportation effort of illegal immigrants who entered the country during the Biden administration.

November 18, 2024

In Trump’s Cabinet, loyalty tops experience; president burned during first term

Some of Donald Trump's high-profile Cabinet picks have never overseen anything larger than a Senate office or congressional campaign. If the Senate confirms them, they will take on departments with at least 100,000 employees.

November 16, 2024