Stephen Dinan

Illegal immigrants and temporary visitors give birth to 9% of U.S. babies

Nearly 1 in 10 newborns in the U.S. in 2023 were delivered by mothers who were either in the country illegally or on a temporary visitor's pass.

April 23, 2026

Inspector general will probe DOJ’s handling of Epstein files

The Justice Department's chief watchdog announced a probe Thursday into the release of files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, with a particular eye toward whether the department released everything it was supposed to while protecting the names of victims.

April 23, 2026

DHS has identified 24,000 potential noncitizens on the voter rolls

Homeland Security has flagged more than 24,000 names on U.S. voter rolls that may be noncitizens who are ineligible to vote, the department said Thursday.

April 23, 2026

Supreme Court ponders deporting green card holders

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to make it easier to deport green card holders with criminal records who leave the country and try to reenter.

April 22, 2026

Appeals court blocks California’s No Vigilantes law forcing ICE to display names while on duty

A federal appeals court ruled against California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday, putting on hold his state law that tried to force federal immigration officers to display their names on their uniforms while they are out enforcing laws.

April 22, 2026

Nebraska agrees to end in-state college tuition for illegal immigrants

Nebraska reached a consent agreement with the Department of Justice this week to stop enforcing its law allowing illegal immigrants to receive in-state tuition at public colleges.

April 22, 2026

Appeals court upholds state law requiring posting of Ten Commandments in classrooms

Texas' law requiring public schools to have a copy of the Ten Commandments posted in classrooms does not violate the Constitution, a federal appeals court ruled, plowing new ground in religious law.

April 21, 2026

Patel, Blanche blast Atlantic piece alleging FBI director’s drunkenness

FBI Director Kash Patel lashed out at reporters Tuesday as he vehemently denied a media report that he was drunk on the job, saying he's not only never been intoxicated while working but he's also put in more days than his predecessors.

April 21, 2026

Alligator Alcatraz prevails in court as judges shoot down environmental groups’ challenge

A federal appeals court gave its imprimatur to Alligator Alcatraz, Florida's detention facility built in the Everglades to house illegal immigrants for the federal government, rejecting a challenge by groups who said the facility violated environmental law.

April 21, 2026

Justice Department indicts Southern Poverty Law Center on fraud charges

The Southern Poverty Law Center announced Tuesday that it is under a federal criminal investigation related to its past use of paid informants to infiltrate "extremely violent groups."

April 21, 2026

Judge blocks Trump administration from removing bike lanes near National Mall

A federal court blocked the Trump administration from getting rid of a dedicated bike lane along 15th Street on the National Mall, ruling Tuesday that the National Park Service didn't think the decision through.

April 21, 2026

Democratic Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick resigns amid campaign scandal

Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick resigned from Congress Tuesday, minutes before she was about to face an embarrassing decision by the House Ethics Committee on how to punish her for siphoning ill-gotten pandemic money into her congressional campaign.

April 21, 2026

Polish man convicted of taking photos at military’s secret Area 51 in Nevada

A citizen of Poland has been convicted and sentenced to time served after he admitted to coming to the U.S. to photograph the secret military base in Nevada that contains the famed Area 51.

April 21, 2026

FTC drops probe of Media Matters

The Federal Trade Commission has rescinded its investigation of Media Matters, a left-wing group that monitors the news, marking the second retreat in less than a week for the FTC.

April 21, 2026

Lawsuit accuses DOJ of illegally compiling database to take over elections

Voting rights groups asked a federal court Tuesday to shut down the Justice Department's attempt to build a nationwide database of voter registration lists, saying it's part of an illegal bid to inject the federal government into the way states run their elections.

April 21, 2026

Illegal immigrants becoming ‘more evasive’ as they try to defeat Trump’s tougher border

The Department of Homeland Security last year reported more than 70,000 "got-aways," or illegal immigrants it believes managed to evade capture, according to new government data that offers a dark spot on an otherwise strong border record under the second Trump administration.

April 20, 2026

Supreme Court to decide if Catholic schools can participate in Colorado’s pre-K program

The Supreme Court will wade back into church-state matters, announcing Monday it will hear a case out of Colorado over whether its program that pays for kids to attend public or private preschools can block a devoutly Catholic school from participating.

April 20, 2026

Supreme Court says D.C. police can block a suspicious vehicle from fleeing

The Supreme Court backed a Metropolitan Police Department officer Monday in a case that goes to the heart of when a police officer has enough reason to detain a suspect.

April 20, 2026

Judges slam Trump admin over social media censorship, limits on transgender treatments for kids

The Trump administration faces more legal setbacks after judges found the government illegally censored anti-ICE activists online and acted beyond its legal authority in trying to block doctors from delivering certain medical treatments to transgender kids.

April 19, 2026

Federal judge calls HHS Secretary Kennedy ‘unserious,’ complains of ‘flouting of court orders’

A federal judge chastised the Trump administration in a ruling this weekend, repeatedly calling the government "unserious" as he blocked Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s attempt to limit medical treatment for transgender children.

April 19, 2026