Stephen Dinan

DHS to double seasonal guest worker increase

Homeland Security will dole out an additional 30,000 seasonal guest worker passes this year as it pushes to make good on President Trump's new promise to bring in more foreign labor amid a strong economy.

March 29, 2019

Donald Trump vows ‘closing’ border to punish Mexico for illegal immigration

President Trump threatened Friday he will be "closing the border, or large sections" next week in response to what Homeland Security officials say is a complete breakdown of border security.

March 29, 2019

House conservatives’ 13-page takedown of Green New Deal

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Green New Deal runs 14 pages long. The Republican Study Committee is countering with a 13-page takedown.

March 29, 2019

Lindsey Graham: Adam Schiff’s conspiracy theories make him ‘the Oliver Stone of the House’

Sen. Lindsey Graham on Thursday said the chairman of the House intelligence committee has strayed so far from facts that he's bordering on conspiracy-theory level.

March 28, 2019

GOP launches path to nuclear option rules change in Senate

Senate Republicans took the first step Thursday toward triggering the "nuclear option" and cut down on the amount of time Democrats can obstruct presidential nominees.

March 28, 2019

92 percent of illegal immigrant families ignore deportations: Lindsey Graham

Nearly every illegal immigrant family slated for deportation over the last six months has ignored those orders, according to the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

March 28, 2019

Trump halts deportation for thousands of Liberians

President Trump granted a reprieve Thursday to thousands of Liberians who were about to become illegal immigrants, giving them another year to get their affairs in order before they must leave the U.S.

March 28, 2019

GOP: Release Clinton, Obama, Comey docs along with Mueller report

The push to release special counsel Robert Mueller's report is quickly turning into a demand to rip the bandage off the past few years of political investigations at the FBI and Justice Department, in what could be a colossal bloodletting.

March 28, 2019

Nancy Pelosi, Steny Hoyer reject ousting Adam Schiff

The top two House Democratic leaders flocked to Rep. Adam B. Schiff's defense Thursday after Republicans called for him to be stripped of his post as chairman of the intelligence committee.

March 28, 2019

Cody Michael Matousek, Aryan Brotherhood member, pleads guilty to immigrant smuggling in Texas

A member of the violent Aryan Brotherhood of Texas gang pleaded guilty Wednesday to his role in an illegal immigrant smuggling operation. Authorities say Cody Michael Matousek, 33, had already been under investigation for his role as coordinator of a smuggling operation affiliated with an Aryan Brotherhood chapter in Galveston, Texas.

March 27, 2019

Judge tosses travel ban lawsuit, says families don’t have right to demand visas for relatives

A federal judge tossed out one of the remaining challenges to President Trump's travel ban policy on Wednesday, ruling that the government had the power to refuse visas for people under the affected countries.

March 27, 2019

Elijah Cummings, House Oversight chairman, demands Trump’s accountants explain inflated assets

House Oversight Chairman Elijah Cummings sent a letter Wednesday demanding one of President Trump's accountants detail how it determined the size of his wealth, saying he believed the president may have been inflating and deflating his value.

March 27, 2019

Border Patrol forced to restart ‘catch-and-release’ of illegals at border

The Border Patrol will have to restart a policy of catch-and-release at the border, the top border officer said Wednesday, saying there's not enough bed space to hold them and, under the law, they can't be immediately sent back.

March 27, 2019

John Kennedy urges feds to bring charges against Jussie Smollett

A Republican senator said Wednesday that the federal Justice Department should look into bringing charges against actor Jussie Smollett after local prosecutors in Chicago expunged their case against him.

March 27, 2019

At AIPAC, Democrats, Republicans agree to support Israel, but are divided on how to do so

Both Republican and Democratic leaders pledged fealty to the U.S.-Israel relationship this week, but found little common ground in how to go about proving it.

March 26, 2019

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal loses big in Senate

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Green New Deal withered in the heat of the Senate on Tuesday as Republicans delivered a decisive spanking to liberal activists' plan to reshape American society.

March 26, 2019

Donald Trump wins wall battle as House fails to override veto

House lawmakers failed Tuesday in their bid to overturn President Trump's first veto, effectively upholding his declaration of a border emergency and leaving him with a free hand to build more of his border wall.

March 26, 2019

Dems back Palestinians over Israelis: Poll

More Democrats back the Palestinians than back Israel when asked about their views on peace in the Middle East, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll Tuesday that underscores the deep divisions plaguing the Democratic Party.

March 26, 2019

Rep. Adam Smith denies $1 billion defense funding for border wall

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith attempted Tuesday to block the Pentagon's move to shift $1 billion in defense money to an account that could be used to build President Trump's border wall.

March 26, 2019

House Democratic Caucus Chairman Jeffries: ‘We didn’t run on impeachment’

The chairman of the House Democratic Caucus said Tuesday that he and his colleagues have moved beyond impeachment talk after the release of the special counsel's report, saying they're ready to tackle health care, equal pay and other issues.

March 26, 2019