Stephen Dinan

Jeff Sessions: Rethink for sanctuary cities after Kate Steinle verdict

Attorney General Jeff Sessions said that blame for Kate Steinle's death lay at the feet of San Francisco, and he urged sanctuary cities across the country to rethink their policies in the wake of Thursday's verdict in the trial of her illegal immigrant killer.

November 30, 2017

Jose Garcia Zarate Not guilty of homicide charges Kate Steinle shooting

A California jury acquitted the illegal immigrant who killed Kate Steinle of murder Thursday but found him guilty of lesser gun charges in a case that helped ignite a new national debate over sanctuary cities and border policy.

November 30, 2017

Govt. to breach debt limit again by April

The federal government will run out of borrowing space in late March or early April next year, the Congressional Budget Office said Thursday.

November 30, 2017

Border Patrol agent kills migrant who tried to steal partner’s gun

An illegal immigrant tried to wrestle a Border Patrol agent's gun away then was shot and killed by the agent's partner, officials said Thursday, in the latest of a growing series of assaults on agents.

November 30, 2017

Paul Ryan says Dems blew DACA negotiations by skipping Trump meeting

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan said Thursday that Democrats squandered their ability to demand a so-called "DACA fix" as part of the year-end spending bill when their leaders refused to show up for a meeting with President Trump this week to conduct negotiations.

November 30, 2017

Nancy Pelosi tells John Conyers to resign

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi turned against Rep. John Conyers Jr. on Thursday and told him to quit Congress immediately, as sexual harassment allegations continued to build against the chamber's longest-serving member.

November 30, 2017

DHS says country facing ‘surge’ of terrorism as threat expands

The U.S. is seeing a terrorist "surge" as the nature of the threat turns from large-scale operations to "do-it-yourself" attacks inspired online, acting Homeland Security Secretary Elaine Duke told Congress on Thursday.

November 30, 2017

Bill would reauthorize FISA Section 702 for 4 years

The House intelligence committee announced a bill Wednesday to renew the government's chief foreign intelligence snooping program with some moderate changes, cutting a middle ground between civil liberties advocates who want major changes and surveillance hawks who say it's fine as-is.

November 29, 2017

Mick Mulvaney, lawmakers take on ‘politically motivated’ appointee at CFPB

Mick Mulvaney made a name for himself in Congress fighting bloated government, an approach he now brings to two jobs at the same time for the Trump administration.

November 29, 2017

House passes rule requiring anti-harassment training for Congress

The House voted Wednesday to force its members and employees to take anti-harassment training, but all sides said there must be more bloodletting -- including full disclosure of the secret ways lawmakers have used taxpayer money to hush up complaints of bad behavior.

November 29, 2017

Trump’s judge picks spur internal battle within GOP

Conservative activists mounted a full-scale assault Wednesday on Sen. John Kennedy, a Louisiana Republican, after he expressed concerns over some of President Trump's judicial nominees and hinted he might not be able to vote for one of them.

November 29, 2017

Ron Johnson demands answers on how Leandra English got job at CFPB

A top Republican demanded answers Wednesday on how Leandra English, the woman Democrats are pushing to be acting director of the government's top consumer advocacy agency, managed to "burrow" into her job and outlast the Obama administration.

November 29, 2017

Chairman details ‘hush fund’ Congress uses to shield harassment complaints

The compliance fund Congress has used to shield complaints of sexual harassment has paid out about $17 million over the past 20 years, but it's unclear how much of that actually went to hush up harassment itself.

November 29, 2017

John Conyers hangs on amid harassment allegations, but Democrats line up to take his job

Rep. John Conyers Jr. hasn't resigned yet, but his colleagues are already lining up to permanently take over his post as the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee.

November 29, 2017

Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi move closer to shutdown showdown

Democratic leaders ignited a new shutdown showdown in Washington on Tuesday after they refused to show for what was supposed to be a bipartisan meeting with President Trump, trying to cut him out of negotiations as Congress faces a long to-do list before year's end.

November 28, 2017

Trump slams ‘Chuck and Nancy’ for skipping meeting

Trump slams 'Chuck and Nancy' for skipping meeting

November 28, 2017

Voters increasingly skeptical of allegations against Roy Moore in Alabama Senate race

Alabama voters are increasingly skeptical of the accusations against GOP Senate nominee Roy Moore, according to new polling released this week that also shows Mr. Moore has recovered his lead in the race.

November 28, 2017

Schumer, Pelosi refuse to meet with Trump as shutdown showdown begins

The top two Democrats in Congress abruptly canceled a meeting with President Trump on Tuesday, saying he's no longer a viable negotiating partner but rather a "destructive force" in trying to strike an end-of-year spending deal.

November 28, 2017

CFPB acting director fight is third constitutional clash since 2010 formation

With billions of dollars in penalties, fines and new regulatory costs at stake, it's not surprising that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has become the nexus for the latest constitutional clash of the Trump era.

November 27, 2017

Nancy Pelosi now says she believes John Conyers Jr. accuser

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Monday she has spoken with and now believes one of the accusers who've lodged complaints of harassment against Rep. John Conyers Jr., as the country's top female official tried to clean up the mess she'd left a day earlier.

November 27, 2017