Stephen Dinan

Fauci says he was always open to China lab-leak theory for coronavirus

Dr. Anthony Fauci said Monday that he never tried to squelch lab leak theories about the origins of the coronavirus, distanced himself from a senior adviser who bragged about defying transparency laws and rebuffed Republicans who said he should have spoken out against the 6-foot social distancing rule.

June 3, 2024

New House spending bill gives ICE full contingent of 50,000 detention beds

House Republicans unveiled their new homeland security spending bill on Monday with enough money to fund 50,000 detention beds for migrants awaiting deportation.

June 3, 2024

Starved of cash and authority, investigators begin to shut down pandemic fraud cases

A federal inspector general sent a stark warning to Congress, saying they are leaving a massive amount of stolen taxpayer money in scammers' pockets because lawmakers haven't extended the statute of limitation on pandemic unemployment fraud.

June 2, 2024

Plenty of precedent for Hunter Biden’s gun trial: Other drug users possessing guns sent to jail

A Washington Times review of federal gun prosecutions has found many cases where someone was prosecuted, convicted, and even served time for the same crime Hunter Biden is accused of.

May 31, 2024

New York man made 12,000 harassing calls to Congress

A New York man has pleaded guilty to making 12,000 calls to harass members of Congress, including some that involved threats.

May 30, 2024

Jabbed: Lawmakers push feds to show proof they’ve stopped funding pipeline to COVID-linked lab

Sen. Joni Ernst has fired off letters to federal agencies demanding they prove they have shut down funding for EcoHealth Alliance after the Biden administration earlier this month suspended the firm from getting government grants.

May 30, 2024

Migrant gangs create burglary ‘industry’; South Americans exploit U.S. law, highly trained to loot

Federal authorities have identified a new crime "industry" involving robbery crews from South America who exploit America's immigration system, break into a string of homes and make off with loot before fleeing back to their home countries.

May 28, 2024

Appeals court rejects Hunter Biden’s Second Amendment defense as premature

A federal appeals court dismissed Hunter Biden's attempt to derail his upcoming trial on gun charges, ruling Tuesday that his claims of Second Amendment protection have to be argued later.

May 28, 2024

Supreme Court rejects Michael Avenatti’s appeal of criminal conviction

The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned aside anti-Trump lawyer Michael Avenatti's appeal of a felony fraud conviction stemming from his attempt to extort tens of millions of dollars from Nike, the sports apparel company. The justices rejected the appeal without comment.

May 28, 2024

Body armor designed for men is dangerous for women; bullets ricochet upward

Body armor designed for men could be deadly when women use it because of a design flaw that can send bullets ricocheting off women's chests and up into their throats.

May 27, 2024

TSA apologizes for giving Cubans security tour of Miami airport

The Transportation Security Administration said Thursday it has apologized to Miami officials after it gave a tour to a Cuban delegation of its security arrangements at the international airport.

May 23, 2024

52 Democrats join GOP as House votes to overturn D.C.’s noncitizen voting law

The House delivered a bipartisan rebuke Thursday to the District of Columbia over its new law allowing noncitizens -- including illegal immigrants -- to cast ballots in local elections.

May 23, 2024

Congress investigates Jordanians caught trying to sneak onto Marine base

A worrying incident earlier this month in which two Jordanian migrants were caught trying to push their way onto a Marine Corps base has members of Congress demanding answers into whether the men had terrorism ties.

May 23, 2024

Federal health officials expand punishment of EcoHealth over Wuhan virus lab

The Biden administration has delivered another blow to the firm that sent taxpayer money to the Wuhan virus lab, announcing it has suspended EcoHealth Alliance's president from being able to work on government-funded projects.

May 22, 2024

Biden’s border bill loses Democratic support

Sen. Cory A. Booker announced Tuesday that he will reverse himself and vote against President Biden's border bill, complicating fellow Democrats' hopes of an election-year messaging triumph.

May 21, 2024

U.S. gave Cuban delegation inside look at security at Miami’s airport

Homeland Security gave a delegation from Cuba a look behind the curtain at airport operations at Miami International Airport, in a move critics say may have given the hostile communist regime inside information on security protocols.

May 21, 2024

Judge spanks DHS for sending officers to illegal immigrants’ homes

A federal judge delivered a rebuke to the Department of Homeland Security over deportation officers' practice of approaching illegal immigrants at their homes, ruling that "knock and talk" violates the Constitution.

May 21, 2024

Former DHS disinfo chief says department can’t even agree on definition of disinformation

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas' pick for his disinformation chief said the department couldn't even settle on a good definition of "disinformation."

May 20, 2024

White House employees who campaign on government time can now face discipline

The federal office charged with policing the Hatch Act, which tries to keep government employees from mixing their official duties with politics, said Monday that it will no longer give a pass to White House employees who cross the line.

May 20, 2024

Federal judge rules against Biden’s expansion of gun background checks

President Biden's attempt to expand the universe of gun sales subject to background checks likely violates federal law, a federal judge has ruled.

May 20, 2024