Stephen Dinan

John McCain rejoins immigration debate with broad amnesty bill

Sen. John McCain rejoined the immigration debate Monday with a generous amnesty proposal for potentially 3 million illegal immigrants in exchange for promises of future border security -- but the White House quickly rejected the plan, saying it fails President Trump's test.

February 5, 2018

ICE agents slam Donald Trump’s immigration plan

They endorsed President Trump during the campaign, but now the nation's deportation officers say they oppose his immigration framework, concluding that the proposed amnesty would leave "gaping holes" for a new wave of illegal immigration.

February 4, 2018

Donald Trump threatens tariffs on China for refusing to help deportations

President Trump threatened Friday to slap tariffs or other sanctions on China and other countries that refuse to cooperate in taking back their illegal immigrants and criminals, saying he was determined to get serious about the problem.

February 2, 2018

Jeff Sessions in wake of explosive memo: ‘No department is perfect’

Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Friday that he will push the Justice Department to clean up any shortcomings identified in the wake of the new House intelligence committee memo, saying "no department is perfect."

February 2, 2018

Democratic leaders tell Trump not to use memo to fire Rosenstein, Mueller

Democrats said Friday that congressional Republicans are guilty of obstruction of justice after the House intelligence committee released a GOP-authored memo arguing the FBI used tainted anti-Trump sources to justify spying on a Trump campaign figure.

February 2, 2018

Trump says Democrats would ‘rather see us not do well’

President Trump said Thursday he was surprised that Democrats at his State of the Union speech wouldn't applaud his announcement that black unemployment is the lowest on record.

February 1, 2018

Donald Trump demands Senate vote on his immigration plan

The White House asked GOP leaders Thursday to put President Trump's immigration framework up for a vote in the Senate when the chamber begins its debate in coming weeks, moving to make his four-point plan the basis for the looming floor fight.

February 1, 2018

Immigration deal sought to protect Dreamers, avoid contentious issues

The president's forceful calls over the past week for bipartisanship on immigration failed to move the needle at all, as lawmakers began to look for a slimmed-down deal to protect Dreamers without broaching the big issues in the immigration debate.

January 31, 2018

Syrians’ protected status extended by Homeland Security

The Trump administration said Wednesday it will fully renew special humanitarian protections for Syrians caught in the U.S. during the height of that country's civil war, but won't open the window to anyone who came after 2016.

January 31, 2018

Voters approve of Trump immigration plan: CBS poll

Congress may not be big on President Trump's four-point immigration plan but those who watched his State of the Union address liked it, according to a CBS News poll.

January 31, 2018

U.S. asylum system facing rampant ‘fraud and abuse’ from illegals

Homeland Security has reached a "crisis" in the asylum system with illegal immigrants gaming the system, the department said Wednesday, announcing new changes to try to speed things up so undeserving applicants can be deported.

January 31, 2018

Trey Gowdy to retire

Rep. Trey Gowdy, a rising star among conservative Republicans, said Wednesday he will retire from politics and return to being a lawyer.

January 31, 2018

Bob Menendez won’t be tried, Justice Dept. says

The Justice Department moved Wednesday to cancel its corruption case against Sen. Bob Menendez, saying that it no longer saw a path to conviction given the constraints the court has placed upon it.

January 31, 2018

Court upholds Obama-era Wall Street cop bureau as constitutional

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau -- the controversial Wall Street cop Congress set up in the wake of the 2008 collapse -- is constitutional, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday, delivering a major win to liberals who had pushed for the independent watchdog.

January 31, 2018

Trump campaign’s speech fundraiser breaks ethics rules: Watchdog

A campaign watchdog demanded an ethics investigation Wednesday into whether Congress broke its own rules by allowing President Trump to use a live video stream to raise money for his re-election campaign.

January 31, 2018

Democrats reject Trump plea for bipartisanship on immigration

President Trump's call Tuesday for Congress to reach a bipartisan deal on immigration failed to entice Democrats, who called him everything from divisive to "explicitly racist."

January 30, 2018

Trump on immigration deal: ‘Americans are dreamers too’

President Trump offered Democrats a bipartisan opening on immigration in his State of the Union address Tuesday night, saying he's willing to work with them to legalize illegal immigrant "Dreamers," but Americans cannot be left behind.

January 30, 2018

Democrats bring politically charged guests to State of the Union

The real action at State of the Union speeches has leaped from the House floor to the public viewing galleries up above, where lawmakers are increasingly using the guest list to make pointed public statements.

January 30, 2018

Democrats refuse to stand for Trump arrival at State of the Union

Most Democratic lawmakers, dressed in black, refused to stand to greet President Trump for his first State of the Union address Tuesday night, setting the tone for one of the most divisive receptions for a president in modern history.

January 30, 2018

Melania Trump gets lukewarm State of the Union greeting from Democrats

First lady Melania Trump's arrival at her husband's State of the Union address Tuesday night drew enthusiastic applause from Republicans, but Democrats were less than attentive.

January 30, 2018