Stephen Dinan

Biden targets Chinese suppliers in new front against fentanyl

The Biden administration pinned blame for the fentanyl crisis on Chinese operatives and moved Tuesday to try to punish them, bringing a series of federal charges and slapping banking restrictions on companies and individuals the government says are responsible for poisoning tens of thousands of Americans.

October 3, 2023

Supreme Court grapples with constitutionality of Elizabeth Warren’s consumer watchdog agency

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Sen. Elizabeth Warren's brainchild, fought for its life Tuesday at the Supreme Court, arguing there's nothing unusual about Congress giving the Wall Street regulatory agency the power to set its own budget without having to ask lawmakers for money each year.

October 3, 2023

Trump campaign demands RNC cancel all future presidential debates

Former President Donald Trump's campaign demanded Monday that the Republican National Committee cancel all the remaining presidential debates, saying the party is wasting money and attention that should instead be focused on attacking Democrats.

October 2, 2023

Immigrants strain communities nationwide; cross-section shows destinations, parole violations

New York may be complaining the loudest about the influx of illegal immigrants, but government data shows the migrants from the Biden border surge are reaching every corner of the country and straining communities' ability to accommodate them.

October 2, 2023

Supreme Court returns to the bench, bats away 800 appeals, including challenge to Trump’s reelection

The Supreme Court batted away an appeal Monday from a man trying to disqualify former President Donald Trump from the 2024 ballot and shot down a request from a Trump lawyer who wanted to erase a lower-court ruling that he had probably engaged in illegal activity surrounding his advice after the 2020 election.

October 2, 2023

Justice Sotomayor’s lack of ‘respect’: Justices stew as high court opens new term

Justice Sonia Sotomayor seems to have lost respect for her colleagues on the Supreme Court -- literally.

October 1, 2023

Feds charge IRS contractor with leaking wealthy taxpayers’ information

Federal prosecutors announced charges Friday against Charles Littlejohn, an IRS contractor they accused of leaking the secret tax information of a major government official and thousands of wealthy Americans to the news media.

September 29, 2023

Biden to allow in up to 125,000 refugees in 2024

President Biden said he will allow in up to 125,000 refugees in fiscal year 2024, including up to 50,000 from Latin America and the Caribbean.

September 29, 2023

House gives subpoena ultimatum to Mayorkas, demands data on terrorism suspects jumping the border

Three House committee chairmen delivered a final warning Friday to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, telling him to turn over details about terrorism suspects who've sneaked across the southern border or else they'll seek to issue a subpoena to force him to comply.

September 29, 2023

House subpoenas bank records for Hunter Biden, James Biden

House Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer announced subpoenas Thursday for the personal and business bank records of Hunter Biden and James Biden, taking the first concrete steps in public to advance the impeachment inquiry into President Biden.

September 28, 2023

Experts tell Congress no evidence for Biden impeachment — yet

Top legal and tax experts told Congress on Thursday that it's premature to impeach President Biden, though most agreed there were enough questions to continue investigating Hunter Biden's activities to see where it leads.

September 28, 2023

Republicans, in first impeachment hearing, say evidence points to Biden’s corruption, cover-up

House lawmakers launched their impeachment inquiry into President Biden Thursday with newly released documents they say strengthen their claims that he helped his son Hunter secure foreign business deals and that the Justice Department worked to cover up those actions.

September 28, 2023

Civil liberties board backs U.S. snooping program, but demands big changes

The civil liberties board on Thursday urged Congress to renew the government's top snooping tool, which scoops up communications from thousands of targets, saying that even with all of its flaws, the program has sniffed out serious terrorist threats to the U.S.

September 28, 2023

Candidates call for end to birthright citizenship at GOP debate

Republicans called for building more border wall, surging more security personnel to the border and stripping birthright citizenship from children of illegal immigrants as they found common ground in Wednesday night's presidential candidates' debate.

September 27, 2023

GOP aims to shut down DHS intelligence board with embattled former Obama officials

House Republicans said Wednesday they will try to shut down a new Homeland Security intelligence panel, whose members include several Obama administration figures, that spread disinformation about Hunter Biden's laptop.

September 27, 2023

New York to stick migrants on risky national park site with no police or jobs

The Biden administration is slashing through environmental protection rules and worries about policing and the health of illegal immigrants as it rushes to erect a migrant camp on a national park site in New York City, local lawmakers told Congress on Wednesday.

September 27, 2023

Chinese nationals sent $260,000 to Hunter Biden in 2019 at father’s address

Chinese nationals sent $260,000 in bank wires to Hunter Biden in 2019 and listed President Biden's home as the address, House Republicans revealed Tuesday, calling it more refutation of the president's repeated claims of having nothing to do with his son's business dealings.

September 26, 2023

ICE hits post-pandemic high for detaining illegal immigrants

The administration is now detaining 35,000 illegal immigrants, the most since President Biden took office, according to new data released Tuesday that shows Homeland Security increasingly turning to Trump-style get-tough measures to respond to the record border surge.

September 26, 2023

Trump up big among Hispanics in GOP, but Biden dominates head-to-head matchup

Former President Donald Trump gets 50% of the support of Hispanic voters in a Republican primary but still trails President Biden by a wide margin in a general election matchup, according to a new poll released this week.

September 26, 2023

Fraud, errors cost food stamp program nearly $1B a month

Officials in Maryland several years ago managed to disable one of the systems that was supposed to check whether food stamp applications had a low enough income to qualify for the benefit.

September 26, 2023