Stephen Dinan

Charlie Kirk’s supporters trounce opponents in crowdfunding battle

Hours after Charlie Kirk's assassination, the first major crowdfunding campaign was launched to support his family.

September 22, 2025

What a would-be assassin’s internet history looks like

Months before ever beginning to target Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh, Nicholas Roske was obsessed with finding someone to assassinate.

September 21, 2025

Trump demands Venezuela take back criminals, threatens ‘incalculable price’ if they refuse

President Trump demanded that Venezuela accept "prisoners and people from mental institutions" that are in the United States.

September 20, 2025

DHS puts sanctuary states ‘on notice’; New York, Illinois rebuff detainer requests

The Department of Homeland Security said Saturday it is ready to escalate pressure on sanctuary states that refuse to cooperate in turning over deportation targets after putting New York, Illinois and California "on notice."

September 20, 2025

Trump asks Supreme Court to rebuff lower judge, end deportation amnesty for Venezuelans

The Trump administration accused lower courts of defying Supreme Court rulings as the Department of Homeland Security asked the justices to step in yet again and allow the end of a Biden-era deportation amnesty program for migrants from Venezuela.

September 19, 2025

Vaccination case heads to Supreme Court as mother challenges California’s mandatory immunization law

A mother and son in California have asked the Supreme Court to intervene and let the child back attend school again, saying the state is refusing to allow her a religious exemption to mandatory immunization laws.

September 19, 2025

Protesters riot at ICE facility near Chicago

Protesters rioted outside of a migrant processing center near Chicago, sparking clashes with federal law enforcement and drawing a rebuke from Homeland Security, which said local "sanctuary" politicians were sparking the mayhem.

September 19, 2025

Judge dismisses Trump’s $15B libel suit against New York Times, allows president to refile complaint

A federal judge has dismissed President Trump's $15 billion lawsuit against The New York Times, saying the lengthy campaign-style diatribe against the newspaper wasn't professional or proper in a court of law.

September 19, 2025

WATCH: Trump asks Supreme Court to block ‘gender identity’ passports

President Trump took the transgender fight back to the Supreme Court on Friday, asking the justices to block lower court rulings that would force him to issue passports conforming to applicants' own gender identity, saying it's at odds with "scientific reality."

September 19, 2025

Illegal border crossings ticked up in August, still near record lows

The number of illegal immigrants detected crossing the southern border rose in August, though the numbers are still far below any month under President Biden.

September 19, 2025

Former fed who stole $650,000 due to ‘pandemic stress’ gets year in prison

A federal judge has slapped a one-year prison sentence on Levita Ferrer, who used her position in the State Department to write more than $650,000 worth of checks to herself on the taxpayers' dime.

September 19, 2025

Poll worker who faked MAGA bomb plot sent to prison

A man who faked a bomb threat while pretending to be an angry conservative voter during last year's presidential election was sentenced to 20 months in prison this week.

September 19, 2025

Nursing homes aren’t reporting residents’ serious falls, inspector general says

Nursing homes didn't report 43% of serious falls suffered by their residents to a federal agency, according to an inspector general's report that said the homes may be cooking their numbers to try to win business.

September 18, 2025

Federal judges spout anti-gun views from the bench

A federal judge this month declared that having guns was "an invitation to get into trouble," drawing fierce denunciations from Second Amendment groups that saw a shocking instance of ignorance, if not an anti-gun bias.

September 18, 2025

Judge spanks Trump administration over ‘hasty’ attempt to deport migrant kids

A federal judge issued an injunction Thursday barring the Trump administration from deporting hundreds of migrant children to Guatemala, saying the government's "error-laden operation" blew through safeguards designed to protect the children.

September 18, 2025

Louisiana, non-Black voters ask Supreme Court to overturn state’s congressional map

Louisiana Secretary of State Nancy Landry asked the Supreme Court this week to strike down the state's congressional map that carves out two majority-Black districts, saying the focus on race runs afoul of the Constitution.

September 18, 2025

Firing offense: People celebrating Kirk assassination targeted with termination letters

Olivia Krolczyk has been on a mission since Charlie Kirk's assassination, scouring social media to find those celebrating his death -- then alerting their employers.

September 18, 2025

Erika Kirk to carry on slain husband’s work at Turning Point USA

Turning Point USA has named Erika Kirk, widow of founder Charlie Kirk, to carry on his work as CEO and chair of the board of the organization.

September 18, 2025

Trump asks Supreme Court to support his firing of Fed’s Lisa Cook

President Trump went to the Supreme Court on Thursday to ask the justices to let him carry out his firing of Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, saying lower courts are interfering with his ability to manage the administration.

September 18, 2025

Judge finds Khalil misled DHS on immigration application; ruling paves way for possible deportation

Mahmoud Khalil, one of the high-profile anti-Israel protesters targeted by the Trump administration, faces a new danger of deportation after an immigration judge ruled that he knowingly misled the government on his immigration application.

September 17, 2025