Stephen Dinan

Trump’s RNC spreads emotional, big-tent MAGA message — a show lauded even by Democrats

From the stage to the floor to the made-for-television production, former President Donald Trump has owned the moment at the Republican National Convention, presided over much of it personally and focused nearly all of the time on his push to sell MAGA to a broader audience.

July 18, 2024

Kamala Harris now more likely to win White House than Biden, oddsmakers say

Oddsmakers now give Vice President Kamala Harris a better chance of winning the White House than President Biden.

July 17, 2024

‘You’d better start packing now’: GOP convention vows deportations

The man who ran the government's deportation force under President Trump vowed Wednesday to restore order to the border and to begin ousting some of the millions of new illegal immigrants who arrived under President Biden.

July 17, 2024

Feds charge mental patient with threats to Biden

The Justice Department announced charges Wednesday against a man at a mental health facility in Florida who prosecutors say made illegal threats against President Biden.

July 17, 2024

Biden to start illegal immigrant spouses amnesty Aug. 19

Immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally may qualify for President Biden's new deportation amnesty by dint of their marriage to U.S. citizens will be able to apply for the program on Aug. 19, the government said Wednesday.

July 17, 2024

Kamala Harris becomes high-profile target with Biden campaign in question

Anne Funder, whose son died from fentanyl, is angry at top Democrats, including President Biden and California Gov. Gavin Newsom. But she expressed a particular disdain for Vice President Kamala Harris. She wasn't the only one.

July 17, 2024

WATCH: Families at GOP convention blame Biden’s border for relatives’ deaths

Anne Funder struggled through tears at the Republican National Convention as she delivered one of the toughest lines of the night Tuesday, saying she blamed President Biden for her son's fentanyl overdose.

July 16, 2024

Vance embraced real Trump after breaking through ‘media’s lies’; gives voice to a new GOP generation

Sen. J.D. Vance's political transformation reflects the shift in the broader Republican Party.

July 16, 2024

Neo-Nazi ‘Santa’ plot aimed to kill children; poisoned-candy suspect arrested

Federal authorities said Tuesday that they disrupted a plot last year to have a person dressed as Santa Claus give out poisoned candy to racial minorities in New York City.

July 16, 2024

Federal appeals court rules gun ban on 18- to 20-year-olds is unconstitutional

A law barring young adults from being able to get concealed-carry weapons permits is unconstitutional, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.

July 16, 2024

Biden rejects responsibility for overheated rhetoric: ‘I’m not engaged in that’

President Biden laid blame for the country's overheated rhetoric at the feet of former President Donald Trump in an interview Monday and saying he sees no need to change his own behavior.

July 15, 2024

J.D. Vance’s abortion record faces scrutiny after VP nomination

Major national pro-life organizations hailed Sen. J.D. Vance's record on abortion Monday but some dissonant voices argue he is not fully committed to the pro-life cause because of recent comments on mifepristone, the abortion pill.

July 15, 2024

Biden struggles to explain Trump ‘bull’s-eye’ remark: ‘I didn’t say crosshairs’

President Biden struggled Monday to explain his recent demand that Democrats put former President Donald Trump in the "bull's-eye," saying it was a mistake but also saying he could have said worse.

July 15, 2024

Biden sees best monthly border numbers in three years

The border chaos cooled off in June as illegal crossings at the southern border dropped, marking the best month since just after President Biden took office.

July 15, 2024

Senate announces bipartisan investigation into ‘failures’ that led to Trump attack

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee announced a bipartisan investigation Monday aimed at getting to the bottom of the "security failures" that led to the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump.

July 15, 2024

Liberals cool to Biden’s call to tone down anti-Trump vitriol

As news of the attempted assassination of former President Trump spread over the weekend, there was little grace to be found in the liberal corners of the internet.

July 15, 2024

Judge dismisses classified documents indictment against Trump

A federal judge dismissed the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump on Monday, saying the appointment of special counsel Jack Smith was unconstitutional.

July 15, 2024

Biden calls to ‘cool it down’ after Trump rally shooting

President Biden addressed the country Sunday night with a plea to "cool it down," a day after a gunman fired on former President Donald Trump at a political rally.

July 14, 2024