Stephen Dinan

Venezuelan man files $1.3 million wrongful deportation lawsuit against DHS

A Venezuelan man who spent months in a Salvadoran terrorist prison after he was deported from the U.S. last year has filed a $1.3 million lawsuit saying he was the victim of President Trump's hateful rhetoric and an illegal use of the Alien Enemies Act.

March 24, 2026

Jack Smith obtained secret subpoenas for Kash Patel’s phone records

Special Counsel Jack Smith's team, which was pursuing Donald Trump in the period between his presidencies, obtained two secret subpoenas for phone records from Kash Patel, the man who would go on to become head of the FBI.

March 24, 2026

Minnesota sues to get evidence from DHS shootings

Minnesota filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday asking a judge to force the Trump administration to turn over evidence from the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, two Americans killed by Homeland Security personnel in Minneapolis in January.

March 24, 2026

Supreme Court tries to define where the U.S. border begins for asylum purposes

It turns out that where the U.S. border begins, at least for purposes of asylum, is not actually clear.

March 24, 2026

Senate confirms Mullin to lead Homeland Security

The Senate voted Monday to install one of its own, Sen. Markwayne Mullin, as the new secretary at Homeland Security, giving President Trump a chance to change the narrative of a department many Americans say has crossed lines in its zeal to arrest illegal immigrants.

March 23, 2026

Judge says embarrassing videos of DOGE staffers can be posted to YouTube

A federal judge gave approval Monday for a group to post online videos of former DOGE staffers struggling to answer questions about how they chose targets for the White House's attack on the federal bureaucracy, saying the public's right to know outweighed any threats or risk of harm.

March 23, 2026

Supreme Court skeptical of states receiving mail-in ballots past Election Day

Several Supreme Court justices expressed skepticism Monday over states that allow ballots to be received and counted days after Election Day, though they worried about where to draw lines and whether tossing out late-arriving ballots would also eliminate early voting.

March 23, 2026

Sen. John Cornyn announces legislation to defund Cesar Chavez national park site

Sen. John Cornyn said Friday he will try to boot Cesar Chavez's home and burial place from the national park system, saying the monument to the now-disgraced Hispanic rights icon doesn't deserve taxpayer support.

March 20, 2026

House committee subpoenas Arlington’s prosecutor over handling of threats against Stephen Miller

House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan issued a subpoena Friday to the chief prosecutor in Arlington County, saying she appears to have stymied an investigation into a "left-wing agitator" who was harassing White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller.

March 20, 2026

New Jersey sues to block ICE detention facility

New Jersey sued Friday to try to head off ICE's plans to turn a massive warehouse in Roxbury into a detention facility, saying the Trump administration is flouting immigration, environmental and procedural laws as it rushes to refurbish the building.

March 20, 2026

DOJ sues Harvard over antisemitism, says school ‘tolerated’ harassment of Jewish students

The Justice Department sued Harvard University on Friday for civil rights violations, saying the school has discriminated against its Jewish students by not forcefully cracking down on antisemitic behavior.

March 20, 2026

ICE bars staffer for Democratic representative from visiting detainees

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Thursday that it has banned a staffer from the office of Rep. Veronica Escobar from entering any of its detention facilities, saying the man lied and broke the rules by letting detainees use his phone.

March 19, 2026

From hero to zero: U.S. grapples with how to cancel Cesar Chavez

American communities spent the past few decades memorializing Cesar Chavez in their roads, schools, a National Park Service site and even a U.S. Navy ship. Now the rush is on to erase them.

March 19, 2026

Senate committee approves Trump’s DHS nominee; Fetterman’s support overcomes Rand Paul’s opposition

Sen. Markwayne Mullin, President Trump's pick to lead the Department of Homeland Security, cleared his first hurdle Thursday by winning approval in a Senate committee, overcoming the opposition of fellow Republican Sen. Rand Paul.

March 19, 2026

‘Anger issues’: Rand Paul denounces Trump’s DHS nominee Markwayne Mullin as unfit for job

Senators on Wednesday questioned whether one of their colleagues, Sen. Markwayne Mullin, has the temperament to helm the Homeland Security Department -- with Sen. Rand Paul, a fellow Republican, calling the nominee "a man with anger issues."

March 18, 2026

Left turns on Cesar Chavez after horrific allegations of rape, sexual abuse

Governors in Texas and Arizona said Wednesday they are canceling their state celebrations of Cesar Chavez Day, and communities across the west were looking to follow suit after stunning new allegations that the late Hispanic civil rights hero groomed and raped women -- including young girls -- who volunteered for his movement.

March 18, 2026

Rand Paul threatens to cancel DHS secretary vote over dispute on transparency

Sen. Markwayne Mullin acknowledged to colleagues Wednesday that he took part in an ultra-secret operation a decade ago as a member of Congress that he can't speak about in public -- and the matter could derail his path to a speedy confirmation as the next Homeland Security secretary.

March 18, 2026

It’s not just pizza: Feds say threats against judges are surging

The CIA has been helping out in an investigation into a bizarre intimidation tactic used against federal judges in which someone has been ordering pizzas sent to their homes, the head of the U.S. Marshals Service said.

March 18, 2026

Rand Paul lashes out at Trump’s DHS nominee, says Markwayne Mullin is ‘a man with anger issues’

Sen. Rand Paul unloaded on fellow Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin Wednesday, calling him "a man with anger issues" and saying his combativeness makes him a questionable choice to become secretary at the Department of Homeland Security.

March 18, 2026

House asks Fairfax County officials to testify on sanctuary status

The House Judiciary Committee has called Fairfax County Sheriff Stacey Kincaid and Commonwealth's Attorney Steve Descano to testify and defend their sanctuary policies at a hearing next month.

March 17, 2026