Stephen Dinan

National Archives apologizes for blurring out anti-Trump messages in photo

The National Archives apologized Saturday for altering an image in a display about women's voting rights to delete nasty references to President Trump, and took down the display in order to replace it with one that fully shows the anti-Trump sentiments at the 2017 Women's March in Washington.

January 18, 2020

ICE chief tells New York to ‘own’ sanctuary city deaths

The acting chief at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement challenged New York officials on Friday to embrace the deaths caused by the city's sanctuary policy.

January 17, 2020

Illegal immigrants lying in wait for Trump to lose election

If the illegal immigrants waiting in Mexico had a vote in the presidential election, they'd vote to oust President Trump, according to an immigration expert who is touring south of the border and speaking with those snared by the president's get-tough policies.

January 17, 2020

GAO finding bolsters impeachment case, Democrats say

The Government Accountability Office said Thursday that the Trump White House broke the law by holding up military assistance money to Ukraine -- a revelation that Democrats say bolsters their impeachment case against President Trump.

January 16, 2020

Feds bring alien smuggling case against alleged white supremacists in Maryland

Federal authorities brought alien smuggling charges this week against two Maryland men they say helped smuggle an illegal immigrant from Canada into the U.S., then harbored him as they plotted violence against black and Jewish Americans.

January 16, 2020

Kevin McCarthy defends Trump administration’s hold on Ukraine aid money

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy defended President Trump on Thursday after Congress' official legal branch concluded that his hold on military aid for Ukraine violated the law.

January 16, 2020

Nancy Pelosi doubles down on demand for expanded Senate trial in light of GAO report

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ramped up her demands for documents and witnesses in the Senate impeachment trial Thursday morning, in light of a new report concluding the Trump administration's hold on Ukraine aid was illegal.

January 16, 2020

Donald Trump broke law by withholding Ukraine money, Congress’ legal branch says

Congress' official legal branch has determined that President Trump broke the law by withholding military assistance from Ukraine after Congress approved the money -- fueling Democrats' argument that the president should be impeached for his actions.

January 16, 2020

Bernie Sanders-Elizabeth Warren audio revealed on CNN’s ‘Anderson Cooper 360’

The feud between Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Sen. Bernard Sanders escalated after Tuesday night's debate with her accusing him of calling her "a liar on national TV."

January 15, 2020

Virginia legislature votes to ratify Equal Rights Amendment to U.S. Constitution

The Virginia House and Senate each voted Wednesday to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, in a move both historic and controversial.

January 15, 2020

Judge blocks Donald Trump’s attempt to let governors refuse refugees

A federal judge ordered a halt Wednesday to the Trump administration's plan to give states and localities a veto over refugees being sent into their territory, saying the law doesn't allow them a say.

January 15, 2020

Democrats promise attempt to block new border wall money

Top Senate Democrats vowed Wednesday to force a vote to overturn President Trump's reported plans to funnel more money away from the Pentagon and toward his border wall construction, saying the administration is insulting military families by stealing money earmarked for their housing.

January 15, 2020

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez toilet-drinking charge ‘absolutely false,’ Mark Morgan says

The government's top border official emphatically refuted the claim that women were told to drink water out of toilets during the summer migrant surge, telling reporters on Tuesday that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's misleading assertion was the result of "broken Spanish."

January 14, 2020

DHS triples rate of asylum ‘fear’ denials as new policy kicks in

The Department of Homeland Security fielded a record number of "credible fear" claims from asylum seekers at the border last fiscal year, fueling the migrant surge, but figured out ways to push back and tripled the denial rate by the end of the year.

January 14, 2020

New York sanctuary policy forced release of suspect in shocking murder

New York City defied a deportation request from ICE last year and released an illegal immigrant into the community -- and now he stands accused of killing a 92-year-old woman beloved by her community.

January 14, 2020

Equal Rights Amendment clears first hurdle in Virginia legislature

A Virginia House committee gave first approval Tuesday to the Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, sending the legislation to the chamber floor.

January 14, 2020

Texas becomes first state to reject refugees under new Trump veto

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott became the first in the nation to refuse to host refugees in his state, flexing the new veto the Trump administration created last year to give state and local officials a say in whether they become a destination for the migrants.

January 10, 2020

Lower-wage workers harmed by immigration, Congressional Budget Office report finds

Immigration helps the U.S. economy, but it's not as good for individual workers, particularly those at the low end of the wage scale for whom the increased competition for jobs leaves them worse off, the Congressional Budget Office said in a report this week.

January 9, 2020

Illegal immigration across border down for the seventh straight month

Illegal immigration at the southwest border dropped again in December, Homeland Security announced Thursday, continuing a seven-month decline that signals last spring's border crisis has largely been solved.

January 9, 2020

Donald Trump takes victory lap as court rules border wall building can proceed

President Trump got a double-dose of good news from the border this week after the latest numbers showed illegal immigration continues to drop, and a federal appeals court ruling allowed him to divert $3.6 billion in Pentagon money toward building his wall.

January 9, 2020