Stephen Dinan

They earned more than a million dollars — and still took unemployment

The crisis days of the pandemic were easing in 2021, but plenty of people still rushed to collect unemployment, including more than 300 people the IRS says made at least $10 million in income that year.

December 14, 2023

Trump put EPA on course to end animal testing; Biden has started it up again

President Biden's EPA scrapped a Trump administration plan that would have cut animal testing by 30% in 2025 and ended it altogether by 2035. Instead, the agency says it won't be bound by any time limits and is following "the best available science."

December 13, 2023

‘Slap in the face’: Hispanics warn of political payback if Biden strikes border deal

Immigrant rights groups are alerting President Biden of political consequences if he strikes a deal with Republicans to try to fix the chaos at the southern border, saying Hispanic voters won't forgive him when he needs their votes next year.

December 13, 2023

IG urges firmer rules after prison inmate stuck in cage for 21 hours

Federal prison guards left an inmate for 21 hours inside a wire cage little bigger than a phone booth, according to an inspector general who issued an emergency alert prodding the government to come up with new rules to govern the practice.

December 13, 2023

Biden’s border bungles threaten his Ukraine legacy

President Biden finds himself trapped, demanding nearly $100 billion from Congress to help Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan defend their borders, but reluctant to negotiate with Republicans over the kind of policy changes experts say would reduce the flood of illegal immigrants.

December 12, 2023

Philadelphia pays settlement to illegal immigrant student after school violated sanctuary policy

Philadelphia has reached a settlement with an illegal immigrant student and his family after a school principal inquired about the boy's legal status, a violation of the city's sanctuary policy.

December 12, 2023

Arrest-related deaths up at border; new figures from Justice Department paint tragic picture

More people die while being arrested by Homeland Security's border agency than any other branch of federal law enforcement, according to Justice Department data that showed a sharp rise in deaths in 2021, the first year under President Biden.

December 11, 2023

Man arrested after texting he would ‘kill everyone’ at Ramaswamy campaign event in N.H.

Federal authorities announced charges Monday against a New Hampshire man they say sent threatening text messages to presidential campaigns and targeted one candidate with a promise to "blow his brains out."

December 11, 2023

House subpoenas Mayorkas for files on illegal immigrants accused of rape, homicide

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan issued a subpoena Friday to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas demanding he turn over the case files of more than a dozen immigrants Congress is investigating.

December 8, 2023

Firearms fallout: Study says pregnant women who lived through D.C. sniper trauma had complications

The fear and stress felt by area pregnant women during the 2002 D.C.-region sniper attacks was acute enough to cause a 25% spike in premature births and low birth weights, according to a new study that argues mass shootings take an even deeper toll than the body count.

December 7, 2023

Lawmakers punt overhaul of controversial FISA spying statute to 2024

Attempts to overhaul the government's chief spy tool will wait until next year, the Senate's top lawmakers said Thursday.

December 7, 2023

Idea to fill empty federal buildings with illegal immigrants solves two problems for Biden admin

The Biden administration is desperate to find places for all the new illegal immigrants who've been caught and released into the U.S.

December 6, 2023

Voice of America reverses course, says reporters can call Hamas terrorists

Voice of America, the government-funded news agency, reversed a previous ruling and said Tuesday that its journalists are now able to label Hamas a terrorist group.

December 5, 2023

FBI’s Wray says nobody was fired for anti-Catholic memo, but some could miss out on raises

The FBI has not fired anyone involved in drafting the memo that labeled "traditional Catholics" as potential domestic terrorists because their overstep was not "intentional," FBI Director Christopher Wray told Congress.

December 5, 2023

‘We’re united’: GOP says no Ukraine money without major border changes

Republicans drew a deep line in the sand Tuesday over border security, saying no new spending bill can pass until Democrats agree to major changes that would stop the unprecedented surge of illegal immigrants.

December 5, 2023

FBI director says U.S. facing high level of threats: ‘I see blinking lights everywhere’

FBI Director Christopher Wray told senators Tuesday that he has never seen the U.S. face as dire a set of threats as it does today.

December 5, 2023

Appeals court gives reprieve to Texas on razor wire border fence

A federal appeals court on Monday issued an order stopping the Border Patrol from cutting through Texas's razor-wire border fence as the judges wait to hear more arguments on the issue.

December 4, 2023

Organ traffickers prey on migrants seeking U.S.; kidnappers find lucrative market for juveniles

The market for illegally trafficked human organs such as kidneys, livers and lungs is small but growing -- and at least some of the supply appears to be provided by traffickers who target migrants trying to reach the U.S.

December 3, 2023

Court rules against Texas’ floating border wall

An appeals court ruled Friday that Texas' floating border wall in the Rio Grande is illegal under federal law, delivering a victory to President Biden as he battles Gov. Greg Abbott over the surge in illegal immigration.

December 1, 2023

The brownout spreads: San Francisco’s public poo problem hits record level

San Francisco authorities have recorded more than 125,000 cases of human feces found on public streets since 2020, according to data compiled by OpenTheBooks.com, a government watchdog.

December 1, 2023