Stephen Dinan

Kansas mayor charged with being a noncitizen who cast illegal votes

Jose Ceballos, the mayor of Coldwater, Kansas, shouldn't have been allowed to vote for himself because he isn't even a citizen, the state's attorney general said in bringing criminal charges against the man.

November 6, 2025

IRS to get rid of Direct File program that offered free tax prep service

The IRS has told Congress it will scrap the controversial Direct File program it created during the Biden administration, doing away with a government-run free-filing alternative to paid services such as TurboTax.

November 6, 2025

Pelosi’s departure opens high-profile San Francisco seat; Ocasio-Cortez’s ex-chief of staff in race

Rep. Nancy Pelosi said Thursday she'll retire at the end of this term, closing out a historic 20-term congressional career that saw her become the first woman speaker of the U.S. House.

November 6, 2025

Clocks and soap: Judge orders ICE to improve conditions at controversial Chicago-area facility

A federal judge has ruled that ICE has been keeping illegal immigrant detainees in squalid conditions at its facility near Chicago, and ordered a list of changes including cleaning cells twice a day, three full meals, soap and toothbrushes, and clocks in each room.

November 5, 2025

Trump admin notches fewest border encounters with unauthorized migrants in record October

Homeland Security said Wednesday that it has just completed its sixth straight month without catching and releasing any illegal immigrants apprehended at the southern border.

November 5, 2025

GOP chiefs demand Roberts silence unruly judges criticizing Supreme Court over Trump cases

Two senior Republicans asked Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. on Wednesday to shut down lower federal judges who have been carping over how the courts have been handling Trump-related cases, saying they are undermining the integrity of the judiciary.

November 5, 2025

Judge orders Trump to restart sign language interpreters for White House briefings

A federal judge on Tuesday spanked the White House for its decision to cancel sign language interpretation of presidential events, saying the law appears to require it.

November 4, 2025

Congressman moves to impeach Judge Boasberg over ‘weaponization’ of courts against Trump

A Republican congressman has drawn up an article of impeachment against frequent Trump adversary Judge James Boasberg, saying his decision to authorize the FBI to secretly snoop on members of Congress crossed lines.

November 4, 2025

Trump says SNAP benefits won’t resume until government reopens

President Trump said his administration won't restart the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or food benefits, for 42 million low-income Americans until the government shutdown ends.

November 4, 2025

Trump’s vindictive streak could bite him in court

Trying to get a criminal case tossed on the basis of vindictive prosecution is usually considered a Hail Mary, but experts said the Trump Justice Department is about to test that.

November 4, 2025

Dick Cheney, one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents in U.S. history, dies at 84

Former Vice President Dick Cheney, who served multiple Republican presidents before helping President George W. Bush lead the country into the global war on terror, died Monday, his family said.

November 4, 2025

DOJ says Lindsey Halligan valid prosecutor in Comey, James cases

The Justice Department told federal judges Monday that acting U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan, picked to prosecute the cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, is legitimately holding her office.

November 3, 2025

Trump to pay 50% of food stamp benefits this month, but says no more money after that

The Trump administration said Monday that it will pay out 50% of food stamp benefits this month amid the government shutdown, but delays and other issues are expected as states rush to reconfigure their systems to make partial payments.

November 3, 2025

Judge orders Trump to keep paying food stamp benefits amid shutdown

A federal judge on Friday directed the Trump administration to pay out some food stamp benefits for November using contingency funds, rejecting the government's argument that the government shutdown has effectively shuttered the program.

October 31, 2025

Judge rips up feds’ subpoena to transgender treatment clinic

A federal judge has quashed a subpoena the Trump Justice Department issued to QueerDoc, a firm that specializes in telemedicine for transgender individuals, saying the administration was attempting to "intimidate and coerce" the firm to stop offering its services.

October 30, 2025

Trump caps refugees at 7,500, earmarks most slots for White South Africans

President Trump set a ceiling for the U.S. to accept no more than 7,500 refugees in fiscal 2026 and said most of those slots should go to White Afrikaners from South Africa.

October 30, 2025

Migrant arrested after getting hung up on Texas laundromat sign

An illegal immigrant landed in a sticky situation this week after he fled ICE officers in the Houston area and got stuck on the rooftop sign of a business.

October 30, 2025

DHS reports 8,000% increase in death threats against ICE

The Department of Homeland Security on Thursday said death threats against ICE personnel have increased 8,000% as the agency moves to carry out President Trump's deportation plans.

October 30, 2025

ICE says Fairfax County protected repeat gun offender from deportation

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement assailed Fairfax County for protecting an illegal immigrant who was arrested 10 times and charged with 19 crimes but whom local officials refused to cooperate in turning over to deportation officers.

October 30, 2025

Supreme Court probes Trump’s attempt to send National Guard to Chicago

The Supreme Court began to delve into President Trump's troop deployment in Chicago on Wednesday, asking the opposing sides to brief the justices on what sort of conditions a president must see in order to federalize and send in the National Guard.

October 29, 2025